What was Kobe Bryant's Relationship with Rising Basketball star Hailey Van Lith and why is everyone talking about it?

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Throughout his legendary career, Kobe Bryant made many shots, broke many records, and inspired many people. One person who Bryant influenced deeply is Hailey Van Lith. Van Lith is an internet sensation and a popular basketball player who plays for the Louisville Cardinals. In that light, let us take a look at Hailey and Bryant's relationship

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It all started when Hailey received an unexpected text after a Team USA game. In one of her interviews, Hailey discussed the text.

“The text was from one of Kobe’s main guys — I called him ‘T,’ and he just basically said that Kobe knew about me, loved my game and really wanted to get me to L.A. to work with him and talk about basketball,” Hailey said in a phone conversation.

In Support Of Hailey Van, Bryant Attended A Girls' Basketball Game. Van Had Been Training Under Bryant For A Few Months Before That. During An Interview, The NBA Legend Compared The College Basketball Star To Himself.

Van Lith and Bryant shared a teacher-student relationship. He helped her in every way he could to make her a good example of women's basketball.

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It all started when Hailey received an unexpected text after a Team USA game. In one of her interviews, Hailey discussed the text.

“The text was from one of Kobe’s main guys — I called him ‘T,’ and he just basically said that Kobe knew about me, loved my game and really wanted to get me to L.A. to work with him and talk about basketball,” Hailey said in a phone conversation.

In Support Of Hailey Van, Bryant Attended A Girls' Basketball Game. Van Had Been Training Under Bryant For A Few Months Before That. During An Interview, The NBA Legend Compared The College Basketball Star To Himself.

Van Lith and Bryant shared a teacher-student relationship. He helped her in every way he could to make her a good example of women's basketball.

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