Kobe Bryant Opens Up About Being a Mentor to Kyrie Irving

Former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant had a lot of mentors in his career. Since retiring, he has taken Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving under his wing. He talks about his relationship with the superstar and the surprising time he received a FaceTime from him.

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[JoshSamiKibuta]

This is on point. I hate it when people say a player is making others better simply because he passes the ball and has the most assists, it’s more than that.

[AcKnghtz]

Kobe might be the hardest working sports athlete I legit ever saw, you could hear the determination and power in his tone when he speaks nfs, that’s a real leader

[mikec]

Kobe said it: "I'm Probably Closest With Kyrie!!!" Rip😪 sorry you lost your friend

[brianmoran]

Who's here after Kyrie left a game due to Kobe's tragedy?

[andrelewis]

Who here during the Dallas and Wolves series Kyrie coming into that person Kobe describe right now 💯🥺

[gavinchad]

Kyrie has a hard life bc his mother died when kyrie was young and then his mentor dies and no one really respects him bc everyone calls him emotional and weird and I feel very bad

[bpittsk]

I need kobe as a life coach. He make sports sound like life. #goat

[wacozacko]

Ah man this breaks my heart to watch this RIP Kobe and your daughter

[williamhill]

He said"but it's Kyrie". Sums up they bond.

[cflash]

I can see why Kyrie was hurt man this feels like a nightmare.

[ThoughtProvocker]

“There was so much going on in my mind that when I started out the game, I actually communicated with my teammates, all right, I’ve got to really just settle into this moment, ” Irving continued. “I think it came going into almost ending the second quarter, that moment right there happened, and I was like, okay, I’m fine.

“All I was thinking in the back of my mind was Mamba mentality, just Mamba mentality. That’s all I was thinking.”

[mcfcDJ]

This is the exact story Kyrie said in an interview. Wow man RIP Kobe and Gigi

[DC-opfs]

Going to miss this dude forever, I'm only a month younger than Kobe an was lucky enough to watch pretty much every game he played. As a Laker fan I grew up getting to watch him grow an dominate the NBA.

[yslwacked]

its crazy because kyrie finally starting to take kobes advise this will age very well
and honestly he looks like kobe out there just 6'2

[MV-ehxf]

Dam...Ky Ky left the arena when he found out....not even playing...this is INSANE!!!! 😢

[varshneyabhay]

THAT'S FUCKIN LEADERSHIP! Colin Cowherd has the balls to say Kobe wasn't a leader SMH. It's not about PASSING - it's about channeling your teammates emotions to get the best out of them.

[chase]

Rip KOBE AND GIANA
THANK YOU FOR INSPIRE
BRYANT FOR LIFE

[ArmandoKozomara]

Kobe made his teammates better. First half of his career he played within the team system and allowed teammates to make plays. Unlike teammates of LeBron or Harden who simply stand around and wait for the ball; that won't win you championships or make the team or teammates better.
In the second half of Kobe's career it became more personal, learning what triggers his teammates, getting the best out of each individual. Media created hype claiming Kobe was a bad teammate who couldn't make the players around him better, and then pointed at LeBron as the perfect player who makes everyone better and all players in the league want to play with LeBron. In recent years we've learned this is complete opposite and it's far from the truth. Kobe is a true winner, on and off the court btw, and had the ultimate package in terms of skills on both ends, heart, mentality and leadership. LeBron is a top 5 player ever, but hogging the ball so that you get the points or assist every possession doesn't make the team or your teammates better. We appreciate you, Kobe! The best to ever play this beautiful game along with MJ.🐐🐐🔥

[ChrisDavisTrumpet]

Wow!!!! This message was perfect for me now and I don’t even play sports!

[smjls]

Kobe finally figured out leadership after 08.