Lakers Fan Gigi Hadid Was “Shitting Herself” Upon First Meeting With Her NBA Idol Kobe Bryant

Published 06/03/2022, 2:03 AM EDT

Kobe Bean Bryant was one of the greatest basketball players to have ever played the sport. He was an icon of the sport for an entire generation. From fellow NBA players to fans off the court, Kobe’s fandom rivaled that of MJ in his prime and LeBron.

Kobe had many celebrity fans, but this fan may out-duel all Kobe fans’ stories.

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Supermodel Gigi Hadid in an old interview talked about her own Kobe story. When asked about what her favorite birthday was and what she did on that birthday, she had a specific event on her mind. Gigi said, “I think it was my thirteenth birthday. I am a huge Kobe Bryant Lakers fan and so for my 13th birthday my parents brought me and some friends to a Lakers game.” She continued, “I got to wear a yellow and purple wig and my braces were yellow and purple. I had my whole Kobe uniform on.”

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When asked whether she met Kobe, Gigi finally revealed her embarrassing story. She said, “I met Kobe last year at Taylor’s show in LA and like I couldn’t even talk. Taylor was like go over and say hi and I’m like I’m literally shitting myself.” She gave a perfect explanation for that by saying, ” Like Kobe Bryant is the only person, one of the only people that I get starstruck around, but his whole family is so nice and his daughters and his wife are, you know, so sweet and I don’t get as nervous around them so I usually talk to them .” See the video below –

Kobe Bryant – The legend who was bigger than the game

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Kobe came into the league directly from high school, and he dominated right away. The Charlotte Hornets selected him as their thirteenth overall pick.

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And traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers for center Vlade Divac. That trade allowed the Lakers to partner him with Shaq, thus forming a deadly duo.

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They would win three NBA Championships together and would go to four NBA Finals. But his relationship with Shaq soured and Shaq would leave in 2004. Let us know in the comments below your favorite Kobe memory.

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Nirjhar Sharma is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He is a sports enthusiast who follows all major sports and has been watching the NBA for the past 7 years now. A firm believer in the 'Greek Freak' being the best player in the league right now, he believes that the Bucks are primed for another championship run unless the injury bug bites them.

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Veer Badani

Lakers Fan Gigi Hadid Was “Shitting Herself” Upon First Meeting With Her NBA Idol Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant – The legend who was bigger than the game

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