Kobe touched so many lives. On the second anniversary of his passing, we’re looking back at moments between his friends, peers, teammates and mentees. #MambaForever 💜 
“I’ve seen him win gold medals and championship rings. But I’ve still never seen him look as happy, in those big moments on the court, as he looked the other day off of it: with an arm around Gigi, sitting courtside, and just….. talking.” —Derek Jeter theplayerstribune.com/articles/derek…
“You’re probably the only dude in the history of the game where the mystique wasn’t exaggerated. The Mamba was no myth, man. It didn’t even do you justice. One, two, three in the morning, we knew where you were.” —@alleniverson theplayerstribune.com/articles/allen…
In a recent #Knuckleheads episode, @jaytatum0 shared details behind his Kobe ink.
“All of a sudden Kobe walks in, and it’s literally like Moses spreading the ocean. Everybody in the restaurant is just looking… And he comes to the table, and he’s like, ‘Kuz, what up man?’ Just completely chill. But I’m like, Oh shit, Kobe knows my name.”playerstribu.ne/Kuz
“He was always ready to go, and he demanded that everybody else be on the same page ... The six and a half years I played with Kobe were my best basketball years. I learned the most about my game, and a big reason was number 24.” —@paugasol theplayerstribune.com/articles/giann…
“I think this year, for the first time, I’ve really understood why Kobe mentored younger players like me. Not just so we could flourish ourselves, but so we could pass down what we learned to other players as well.” —@J30_RANDLE theplayerstribune.com/posts/reputati…
“All that he cared about really was your love of the game. That was the test you had to pass with Kobe: Could you match him passion for passion when it came to hoops. If you could do that, then you had his respect.” —@sabrina_i20 theplayerstribune.com/articles/sabri…
“Kobe was basically my everything.” —@DeMar_DeRozan
For more Kobe moments and stories ⬇️ #MambaForever projects.theplayerstribune.com/legend-of-kobe…
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