That epitomized the late NBA great's relationship with the women's game. After his 20-year playing career ended, Bryant turned his focus to the next generation, mentoring some of women's basketball's biggest stars, from WNBA champion and Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi to former Oregon star Sabrina Ionescu.

Nestled in a peaceful corner of the quaint Italian city of Reggio Emilia sits a tiny playground with basketball hoops glued on opposing walls.

Thompson is referring to Luka Doncic's second season in the NBA, and the Mavericks were playing in Los Angeles. Doncic is getting ready to inbound the ball, but he hears a fan trash-talking him in Slovenian behind him. He turns around to see it's Kobe Bryant, sitting court-side with his daughter, Gigi.

Thompson had pulled the Rockets ahead at 112-110 with an easy dunk before Jayson Tatum tied the game again with 5.3 seconds left on the clock

He says he felt like Kobe Bryant after making a game-winning floater with 1.3 seconds remaining. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Dallas Mavericks star Klay Thompson recently paid tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant, sharing a heartfelt memory of the late icon while offering high praise for his teammate, Luka Doncic.

Houston Rockets rookie guard Amen Thompson shares how he felt like Kobe Bryant after hitting the game-winner against the Boston Celtics.

2020 - LA Lakers basketball legend Kobe Bryant dies in a helicopter crash in foggy conditions in the hills above Calabasas, southern California; considered one of the greatest players in the game’s history

Amen Thompson dropped a career-high 33 points and hit the game-winning shot in the final second as Houston stunned the defending NBA champs in Boston.

The Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna's tragic death anniversary is remembered by Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. B