Watch: De’Aaron Fox Reveals Conversation With Kobe Bryant That Left Impact On Him

Like Fox said, Kobe was a teacher and the fact that he openly offered these camps to impart his knowledge to the next generation shows just how much he loved the game and wanted to see it thrive. That was also seen in his dedication to coaching his daughter’s team as Bryant just had a love for the game that few others did.

It is why his impact is still felt to this day. Nearly a decade after he played his final game for the Lakers, so many still talk about that Mamba Mentality driving them, and even Fox noted how his mindset carrying over to someone like Stephen Curry makes him even more difficult to defend. There simply are very few people like Bryant to ever walk this earth and Fox counts himself as fortunate to have been able to spend the time with him that he did.

Lakers superstar Luka Doncic admits to being nervous meeting Kobe Bryant for the first time

Luka Doncic, like De’Aaron Fox, was also fortunate enough to have met Kobe Bryant a couple of times before his passing and still counts the Lakers legend as one of his idols. And Doncic recently revealed that he was extremely nervous and could barely speak when meeting him for the first time.