The NBA legend wore the no. 24 shirt for the Los Angeles Lakers. Now a soccer team effort aims to reclaim the number, long associated with homosexuality.
Jan 31 - The untimely death of Kobe Bryant has led to a campaign against homophobia in Brazilian football.
The number 24 represents the deer in an illegal but popular Brazilian numbers game. The deer has long been associated in Brazil with homosexuality and many teams and players prefer not to use the 24 shirt to avoid abuse or innuendo.Corner began their campaign with the hashtag #PedeA24 or Ask for 24 with pictures of different club shirts bearing the number.
First division side Bahia said its players will wear the number 24 shirt to send a message there is no shame and it encouraged other clubs to do the same.
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