NBA legend late Kobe Bryant was one of the most influential players the league has ever seen. He played his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers and helped them win five NBA championships. He has also won multiple individual accolades during his long and illustrious career.

When Bryant made the leap from high school to the league, not everyone believed that he would be a legend of the game when it’s all said and done. Even though there was some hype around him, people didn’t have confidence in a rookie coming straight out of high school.

Another legend who made the jump from high school to the NBA is Tracy McGrady, who was a long-term friend of Kobe Bryant. While the Los Angeles Lakers got Bryant in 1996, the Toronto Raptors drafted McGrady in 1997. And McGrady turned to Bryant for advice now and then, since Bryant was there earlier.

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During an interview with ESPN, the duo talked about various things about their career and friendship. And in one instance, the Rockets legend revealed how the friends were once terrified of boxing legend Mike Tyson.

Mike Tyson terrified Kobe Bryant and Tracy McGrady

Mike Tyson is one of the most feared men in the sports world. During his prime years, he was unstoppable and made a habit of destroying his opponents inside the ring. So any normal human being would be scared to run into the former heavyweight champion of the world. When the host asked McGrady how he ended up at Bryant’s house.

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McGrady replied, “I just felt like you know, he’s been there, in those shoes. And I felt like what better person to learn from. This is all new to me and [he’s] somebody that’s already been through it. And we hit it off. Stayed in his house, watching karate flicks. We went to a spot. I was scared as hell because we ran into Mike Tyson!”

And Kobe Bryant and McGrady couldn’t control their laughter as they went back in time, thinking about the moment they met Tyson.

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Recently, the boxing legend captured headlines again. This time for his comments about his death. In the recent episode of Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson, he had a very emotional conversation with his new guest, therapist, Sean McFarland. Talking about the ultimate truth of life, the 55-year-old confessed that he was inching closer to death really soon.