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.

Klay Thompson shared that he knew Luka Doncic would be special when he saw Kobe Bryant come out of retirement to watch him play.

In the five years since Kobe Bryant and eight others died in a helicopter crash, the Hall of Fame hoopster's legend has only grown.

Five years after NBA great Kobe Bryant, 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash in California, several women’s basketball players reflected on what he meant to their game and how he championed it.

"That's my first game-winner. I feel like Kobe." The post ‘I feel like Kobe’: Amen Thompson relishes dramatic game-winner against Celtics appeared first on Boston.com.

Amen Thompson made a game-winning floater with 1.3 seconds remaining to polish off a career night, lifting the visiting Houston Rockets to a 114-112 victory over the short-handed Boston Celtics on Monday night.

Los Angeles Lakers late legend Kobe Bryant is one of the most popular figures in the history of the NBA. Not only is he viewed as one of the greatest players of all time, but he has served as an inspiration to an entire generation of players.