Thousands of residents and tourists are flocking to this basketball court in the Philippines to pay respects to late basketball star Kobe Bryant. <br /><br />The small court, in the middle of a condominium block in Taguig City, Manila, has become the focal point of tributes to the LA Lakers legend who died in a helicopter crash on January 26 alongside his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.<br /><br />Footage shows how tourists and residents in the basketball-loving country are flocking there to paint tributes on the walls surrounding the court. <br /><br />Residents are laying flowers and posing and praying at a shrine with several portraits of Bryant in his LA Lakers kit.<br /><br />''The artwork is a tribute to Kobe Bryant and his daughters and the victims of the accident. It's a form of our prayer, to give love and honour," said Mike Swift who helped create the tributes.<br /><br />''All over the world, people are coming here to pay respect and show love and to mourn, to mourn Kobe Bryant, mourn Gianna. It's all our loss.''
