DeMar DeRozan Reveals Amazing Kobe Bryant Story

Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan shared a great Kobe Bryant story

During a recent episode of Podcast P, which is presented by Wave Sports and Entertainment, Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan joined LA Clippers star Paul George on the show. The two discussed several topics, including Kobe Bryant, who DeRozan shared an incredible story about:

"I think my first time meeting [Kobe] was - I was 15-16 years old at the Kobe Camp," DeRozan said. "It was the time when everybody had their own little camp. It's been a picture that has been floating out there when we were at his camp, and I was sitting in the front row. You see Klay sitting in the second row, and we was literally locked in at everything he was saying. From that moment, being at his camp, I didn’t realize he knew who I was. It started with a little conversations like 'Do this, do this,' next thing you know... It started to slowly turn into a whole different type of relationship that just came from respect to me being an athlete, and really paying attention to everything he said. And by the time I was senior in high school, I’m getting his shoes, personally giving me his shoes."

It was an incredible story that DeRozan shared about his relationship with Kobe, and how the Lakers legend formed a connection with a young basketball player from Los Angeles who looked up to him.

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