Kobe Bryant's high school teammate surprises him in final Philly press conference

Back in 2015, Kobe Bryant returned home for his final game in Philadelphia and Evan Monsky "The Evster" tried track him down to reunite with his high school teammate. Question is, does Kobe actually remember him?

December 1st, 2015 Lakers at Sixers

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[giovahnnigucci]

When Kobe smiled and answered the reporters question, at the same time he noticed his high school teammate

[lunasweats]

Man it sucks so bad watching Kobe videos knowing that he and his daughter are gone RIP to all lost on that day

[tjjeffrey]

Kobe knew who he was before he even dropped the hint on him, and then even pulled a memory out, fame and fortune really don’t change the real ones

[andreharris]

I can’t imagine how he must’ve felt when Kobe died damn

[TheOrthodoxMoor]

Kobe just validated every basketball ball story this guy been telling his whole life right here...Kobe was a class act #RIP

[SdjAdkmfkFtk]

So sad, Kobe became so likable at the end of his career when he retired and fully embraced becoming a family man. You can genuinely see the joy in his eyes, he loved his girls so much.

[millie.and.patches]

Love how he remembered his HS point guard. Rip Kobe Gigi and the other 7. May the lord bring some peace to all the family

[lumbo]

This is proof for his kids for when he tells those back in the day stories

[Yionbot]

When Kob smiled he realized who he was

[funnyartman]

You see real face of friendship in them...kobe is monster in hardcourt but good nature inside...rip idol

[LUMlNOSITY]

The way he asked it gets me every time “Brian Shaw…. ME” and the Kobe’s “yeah” ah man I love this interaction

[leadlefthand]

Nice to see how close Kobe was with his High School teammates even after becoming the NBA superstar that he did. That banter they had was like no time passed when they were in school.

[leandanielvillareal]

"My mother would agree." As a fan, moments like this are fun to watch. I like how Kobe answered his question.

[xNGZx]

He hit him with that gem they only him & KOBE would know about😏

[mikeshipman]

"Evan Monski" cool stuff Kobe🙏

[evancottrell]

So cool, Kobe genuinely looked excited and happy to see him

[darnellwebb]

"My mother would agree" done

[dennisdavid]

I’m not a huge basketball fan, I feel like I missed out on a lot of great Kobe moments as they happened because of that. Every time a clip with him in it comes up I watch it, he’s one of those guys were you feel like the world lost someone special when he died..

[adrianalex]

To be honest, it's really hard watching Kobe videos. I always tear up a little bit.

[joshdelgado]

Mannnn, Evan has the coolest story to tell his kids. And the video to back it up! Awesome