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          Naomi Osaka pays tribute to Kobe, as LeBron, others react to her US Open win

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          Seven matches, seven masks standing up for social justice (0:41)

          Throughout her run at the US Open, Naomi Osaka wore a mask highlighting a different Black victim of racial injustice and police brutality. (0:41)

          • ESPN
          Sep 12, 2020, 06:24 PM ET

          Naomi Osaka trailed Victoria Azarenka by a set and faced a break point that would have put her down 3-0 in the second set of the US Open women's championship on Saturday.

          And then the 22-year-old star rallied ... big time.

          Osaka stormed back to win the second and third sets to claim her third Grand Slam singles title with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory.

          From her performance to her advocacy -- Osaka wore a mask with the name of a different Black person who was a victim of racial injustice and police brutality to each of her seven US Open matches -- the sports world saluted the phenom.

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