'I wish Kobe and Gigi were here to see this' - Doncic on Lakers trade - video Dailymotion

Luka Doncic said he wishes Kobe and Gigi Bryant were alive to see him play for the Los Angeles Lakers.

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00:00There's a video the Lakers put out the other day of you notice somebody was

00:03talking to you in Slovenian during a game in 2019. It's Kobe and you turn

00:07around you have the moment with him after the game and think how do you go

00:10from that to then now joining the Lakers with LeBron James and just thinking of

00:14the legacies of those two players and you having the chance to be the next one.

00:17Well first of all I remember the exact moment that that happened. It always

00:24stayed you know in my mind. It was an amazing moment just for Kobe to know my

00:29name was amazing for me and you know I just wish Kobe and JJ were here to see

00:34this moment and you know I'm excited about this new journey and happy to be here.