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LUKA X KOBE

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<p>Luka Doncic spoke fondly of late NBA legend Kobe Bryant as he was unveiled as a Los Angeles Laker at a press conference on Tuesday (February 4).</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/2/4/nba-doncic-hungry-for-titles-after-shock-lakers-trade-0236">NBA: Doncic hungry for titles after shock Lakers trade</a></div><p>&quot;It was an amazing moment. Just for Kobe to know my name was amazing,&quot; the 25-year-old Slovenian said, reminiscing about his first meeting with Bryant in 2019 after a Mavericks - Lakers game at the Staples Centre, when the 2008 NBA MVP had jokingly trash-talked Doncic in foul-mouthed Slovenian from his courtside seat.</p><p>&quot;I just wish Kobe and Gigi were here to see this moment,&quot; Doncic added.</p><p>Bryant, a five-time NBA Champion with the Lakers, died in a helicopter accident together with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, nicknamed Gigi, in 2020.</p><p>The Lakers completed a blockbuster trade with the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, acquiring Doncic, a five-time NBA All-Star guard, along with forward Maxi Kleber and centre Markieff Morris in exchange for their 2020 NBA title-winning forward Anthony Davis, guard Max Christie and a future first-round draft pick.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2025/2/2/mavs-boss-defends-doncic-davis-deal-as-trade-stuns-nba-0718">Mavs boss defends Doncic-Davis deal as trade stuns NBA</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/2/2/lakers-acquire-doncic-from-mavs-in-exchange-for-davis-report-1402">Lakers acquire Doncic from Mavs in exchange for Davis: report</a></div><p>(Production: Jorge Garcia, Oliver Regan, Conal Quinn)</p>

<p>Luka Doncic spoke fondly of late NBA legend Kobe Bryant as he was unveiled as a Los Angeles Laker at a press conference on Tuesday.</p>

Luka Doncic spoke fondly of late NBA legend Kobe Bryant as he was unveiled as a Los Angeles Laker at a press conference on Tuesday.

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Luka Doncic pays tribute to late NBA legend Kobe Bryant

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Published February 05, 2025 07:14 AM PHT

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