SCOTLAND'S leading basketball team will pay tribute to two stars of the game following their deaths this week.
Glasgow Rocks will hold a minute's applause in memory of Kobe Byrant and Scottish basketballer Robert Archibald.
Basketball icon Kobe, who was 41, died alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianna in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles on Sunday.
His death was the second to hit Scottish basketball fans in a week, following the death of Robert Archibald.
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The 39-yearold, from Paisley, was the only Scot play in the NBA.
He played as power forward and centre for the Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors.
Archibald began playing with Dunfermline Reign before he moved across the Atlantic to pursue his career.
He was drafted to the NBA in 2002 after four years at the University of Illinois.
Internationally, he represented Scotland throughout his teenage years before joining the GB team in 2007.
He went on to feature at three major international tournaments, including EuroBasket 2009, EuroBasket 2011 and London Olympics 2012 – one of only three Scots to play basketball at an Olympic games.
His father Bobby captained Scotland and GB in the 1980s.
Kevin Pringle, chief executive of basketballscotland said: “The news of Robert’s death is a complete shock to us all."
The Rocks will pay tribute at their game against the Plymouth Raiders on Friday.
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