Impact of Conversations with Kobe…
San Antonio Spurs’ swift-footed guard De’Aaron Fox just snagged a four-year deal, joining forces with the circus-tall phenom Victor Wembanyama. But before his Spurs sprint, Fox had the fortune of chatting with Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, whose advice hit Fox harder than a basketball to a referee’s head. Fox remembers these exchanges vividly, as though Kobe shared the secrets of basketball and the whereabouts of Jimmy Hoffa in the same sentence.
Appearing on the All the Smoke podcast, Fox opened up about the lasting mark left by Kobe’s sage words. Kobe wasn’t just a player—he was a basketball wizard, bestowing knowledge like a Hogwarts professor minus the broom. His lessons, particularly his famous Mamba Mentality, have even seeped into the plays of Stephen Curry, making him as elusive as a squirrel on espresso. Kobe’s influence continues to dribble through the league, and Fox cherishes the lessons he learned from such an irreplaceable mentor.
