When Ohio State takes the floor against Northwestern on Sunday night, guard Duane Washington Jr. will be wearing sneakers with a special message on them after the recent, tragic passing of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant.

Washington, the nephew of Bryant’s former teammate Derek Fisher, wrote on his shoes “#8-24 Forever.” Ohio State shared an image of the shoe on Twitter before the two teams tipped off.

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Ohio State and Northwestern are scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. ET tipoff.

Bryant and his daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash near Calabasas on Sunday, on the way to a travel basketball game, according to the LA Times. Bryant was 41 and daughter Gianna was 13.

Bryant was a 20-year veteran of the NBA, winning five championships during his career. He was also a two-time NBA Finals MVP, a one-time league MVP (2008) and an 18-time NBA All-Star. He played his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers.