Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant made such an impact on so many people around the world during his time on earth. But when it came to fellow players, there were only a select few that he truly established an extremely close bond with and one of those was Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving.
Many will remember a young Irving challenging Bryant to a 1-on-1 game during Team USA practices and the two would have their moments on the NBA court as well. But the two became very close off the court with Kobe being a big brother to Irving and giving him advice both on and off the court.