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Social media was flooded with tributes to Kobe Bryant after the NBA icon's sudden death in a helicopter crash in late January 2020. As athletes, fans, and celebrities commemorated Bryant, an odd image circulated online: This was a genuine picture of a man wearing a Kobe Bryant jersey and holding a rocket launcher. However, while some viewers may be under the impression that the photograph was taken in the days right after Bryant's Jan. 26 death and showed a soldier paying tribute to the late basketball player, this picture is actually several years old. The above-displayed image shows a cropped version of a photograph taken by Goran Tomasevic for the news agency Reuters. The photograph was taken on July 15, 2016, and shows a Libyan soldier during a battle against the Islamic State (IS). The original photograph can be viewed on Reuters where it was presented with the following caption: The photograph was one of many Tomasevic took in Sirte, Libya, in 2016. Here's how Time magazine introduced the photo gallery: It may be worth noting that another photograph in the same gallery shows a Libyan soldier wearing a Detroit Pistons jersey.
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