We knew that point guard Isaiah Thomas considered Kobe Bryant a mentor and role model, but his tweet about texting the late Lakers legend on Father's Day put tears in our eyes. Thomas grew up a fan of Bryant, and as he rose to stardom in the NBA, the pair formed a special relationship. So it’s like — I just had talked to him last week. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/oiTO4iz0Fx.
Kobe has always been a source of inspiration and motivation, and he even challenged Thomas to make first-team All-NBA after the Celtics traded IT to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the summer of 2017.
“I started basketball because of Kobe Bryant. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Check out these funny and informative golf instruction videos on TikTok, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. And that's something that I hope to do when I'm out there playing, when I have a chance to win the tournament, I want to have that Mamba mentality, if you will, to try to close it out.".
Thomas has spoken about Bryant’s influential role in his own career several times. Connect with friends faster than ever with the new Facebook app. Isaiah Thomas himself knows something about tragedy. Bryant and his daughter were on their way to a youth basketball tournament when the aircraft crashed in Calabasas on January 26. I've always loved watching him play, just loved hearing about his work ethic and stuff that he did on and off the court and how he just always worked harder than everybody else. Teams, players profiles, awards, stats, records and championships. Transactions. Vanessa Bryant posts special Father's Day message to Kobe. "It's probably the reason -- I mean, obviously, he's freakishly talented but why he was better than everybody else because he was going to work harder to get there and just kind of will himself to be a winner. These questions and many more, are answered here.
Kobe Bean Bryant(/ˈkoʊbiː/KOH-bee; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketballplayer.
USATSI We've seen a lot of 8s and a lot of 24s, but Justin Thomas sported the first 33 I've seen as it relates to Kobe Bryant. It's crazy, it's sad.
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Kobe … We've seen a lot of 8s and a lot of 24s, but Justin Thomas sported the first 33 I've seen as it relates to Kobe Bryant. The tragedy sent shock waves throughout the NBA community and the world. Different animal, same beast.
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