Late Lakers great Kobe Bryant eventually morphed into an icon and even a mentor to today's NBA players, and Kyrie Irving learned a lot from him.

Kyrie Irving is widely regarded as one of the NBA’s brightest stars, and his performances with the Dallas Mavericks have only solidified his place among the league’s elite. Recently, he opened up about his close relationship with Kobe Bryant.

One player who many fans of the Los Angeles Lakers have pointed to as the 'one that got away' is Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving. Irving has been link

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant made such an impact on so many people around the world during his time on earth. But when it came to fellow players, there were only a select few that he truly established an extremely close bond with and one of those was Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving.