Jim Carrey Pays Tribute To Kobe Bryant With Touching Portrait On Twitter
Actor Jim Carrey’s portrait of NBA great Kobe Bryant amounted to two words, said a thousand times: Thank you.
Always quick with a pen or brush these days, on Sunday evening Carrey tweeted a sketch of Bryant, whose unexpected death in a helicopter crash early Sunday morning rocked fans the world over when it was announced that afternoon.
— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) January 26, 2020
The drawing captures the retired Los Angeles Lakers player in the team uniform he wore for 20 years, glancing back over his shoulder. Beside him, the words:
“Bye Kobe
Thank You
You Were AMAZING!”
Carrey’s signature appears underneath.
The 58-year-old actor has won lots of attention and some criticism for his no-holds-barred paintings that have often targeted U.S. President Donald Trump. Recently however, he told IndieWire he was done with his Trump send-ups.
Tributes for Bryant, 41, came pouring in as soon as the news was shared Sunday, with many basketball greats sharing their grief and disbelief. Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, was also killed in the helicopter crash along with seven others.