An enthusiastic Lakers fan makes a bizarre, heartfelt plea for Kobe Bryant’s personal friendship.
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KCAL 9 outside the Staples Center live for the first round of the playoffs. How you guys feeling? You proud of your Lakers? Yeah. Kobe Bryant love you Kobe, the Black Mamba. Hey Kobe text me some man, I'll text you back something witty. Yeah, let's develop some inside jokes, I want to know you man. I want to make you smile, I want to be your sunshine. Hey Kobe, I want to buy you a drink Kobe. Or, let's take a day trip to Santa Barbara. Me and you, let's head up some charming shops, let's buy some antiques. Okay, so do you guys have anything you want to say to your Lakers? It's a repeat. Oh, hey Kobe, yo, seriously man call me dude. I just want to like have a back and forth, get inside the head of a champion, you know what I'm saying, have a dialogue, like give you some meaningful compliments. Maybe I'll just have some statements that are like, occasionally surprise you and challenge you to like think outside the box, because that's how we learn, that's how we grow, right? We never stop learning, never stop growing. You learn through sharing, I'll share something right now. I don't trust people, I got trust issues. Difficult to change they say, but, uh, you know, maybe with some time, your help, maybe you could be there when I finally learn to trust people again, wouldn't that be something special? Wouldn't that be a wonderful thing? I mean, he's invincible, doesn't matter if it's a broken... Hey man, I got you an orchid baby. You in Diamond Bar, you want to stop by, stop by, man. You are upset, you need to make confiding, I'll be there for you, you know, it's like I, I, I'll just, I'll do that, I won't do that thing where people like try to fix everything and it's like, I got all the answers. Maybe I'll just hold you, you know, maybe we just hold each other and then, you know, be okay with the silence and like not feel like somebody has to say something. We're just listening to what our bodies tell us to do in that moment, and just do what our bodies tell us to do. Whatever you need, because you do whatever we need out there on the court, so like I'm here to do whatever you need. I'm ready to give you all of me. You know, but not in a gateway. KCAL 9 live outside the Staples Center for the first round of the playoffs.
