Klay on playing the Lakers in LA in the playoffs As a high school player I dreamed of playing at Staples I'm a huge Kobe fan I'm gonna play my hardest to honor him and Gigi Without his play and all those years of me viewing his tenacity on the court I would not be the athlete I am today

The Press Box Brian Windhorst on LeBron He was chasing the figurative ghost with Jordan and now he has to play against a literal ghost the spirit of Bryant He would have never equaled Kobe in Lakers fans' eyes people are at that statue 247

Starkland When discussing why he signed with the Lakers Sandro Mamukelashvili talked about his Kobe fandom and revealed he has a Mamba Mentality tattoo Or as he calls it Mamu Mentality

Yaxel to LeBron I know you don't like rookies that much but I'm not the average rookie and I would love to learn under you So if you're looking to play with the greatest shooter of all time and a close friend of yours Draymond it would be great to come to the Warriors and we'll be glad to have

Blake Anderson The person who is just gonna be my guy forever is Klayall of a sudden we hear Blake Blake it's this giant black SUV hanging out the window is Klay Hes like get in the carwe ended up walking into the club wmy bro the entire Warriors team it's all bc of Klay

Kobe passing and playmaking

Kobe Bryant puts up an absurd 45 points on 20-26 shooting in December 2000 Kobe has the ball in clutch time in a 1 point game and the opposing announcer has a panic attack when Kobe gets the ball HE'S GOING TO NEED HELP PLEASE HELP