During his final NBA season, Kobe Bryant has been feeling generous. In his farewell tour leading up to his final game Wednesday night, the future Hall of Famer has been autographing messages to other athletes and fans.
Kobe Bryant has been signing his fellow athletes’ shoes like crazy before retiring
Here are 11 times this has happened:
To Draymond Green, with hope that he'll "make history"
Star struck by two players when I entered the league... G Hill and @kobebryant THANK YOU!!! Much respect!!! pic.twitter.com/ygzmaLYI4X
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) January 15, 2016
To Tony Allen: "The best defender I ever faced."
Salute ✊ @kobebryant #Respect pic.twitter.com/vq60gu8XHb
— Tony Allen (@aa000G9) February 27, 2016
To Stephen Curry, who asked for the Black Mamba’s autograph after the All-Star Game:
.@StephenCurry30 gets @kobebryant to sign his jersey after the game. #NBAAllStarTO pic.twitter.com/FEIC8c1boV
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) February 15, 2016
To LeBron James:
Dominate an era. Inspire a generation. #KOBE11 pic.twitter.com/2Nbuj9HsRN
— Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) February 11, 2016
To Paul George:
Kobe gave Paul George a pair of shoes after the game. PG gave Kobe a hug. D’awwwww. pic.twitter.com/dMeYIhvKeA
— Phillip Barnett (@regularbarnett) February 9, 2016
To Klay Thompson, for the “pleasure to watch you grow into the player you are.”
To Kevin Durant: “Be the greatest.”
Durant and Kobe exchanged shoes last night. Kobe wrote on the pair he gave to Durant: "To KD, be the greatest" pic.twitter.com/nB3PuPvHzR
— Doctor NBA (@DoctorNBA) December 24, 2015
To Trevor Ariza, who was like “his little brother.”
And he’s been extending the love to athletes of other sports, too:
To Larry Fitzgerald: “One of the greats.”
To Alexander Ovechkin, also “one of the all-time greats.”
To DeSean Jackson:
Even Lakers coach Byron Scott has approached Bryant, per the L.A. Daily News: "I already talked to Kobe that I want some [signed] shoes and a jersey."
