“Miss You” – Nick Kyrgios Remembers Kobe Bryant And His Crazy Basketball Moves

The sudden death of Kobe Bryant took the entire sporting world by surprise. Athletes across the globe united to mourn the basketball legend. From the world of tennis, it was Nick Kyrgios who sent the most heartwarming tribute.

Kyrgios is missing his idol during the quarantine. He uploaded an Instagram story wherein he had written – “Miss you Kobe”. The story also had a video that compared Kobe Bryant to Michael Jordan.

It must be noted that Nick is a fan of both the basketball legends. In fact, he even has tattoos that honor both these stars. He had once revealed the reason he got these tattoos through an Instagram video.

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“When I saw the image, I realized it was that. I wanted to tattoo something from Kobe after everything that happened.”

That’s just a small glimpse of Kyrgios‘ love for Bryant.

Nick Kyrgios honored Kobe Bryant at the Australian Open

Nick Kyrgios was one of the first sports stars to send a heartwarming message to Kobe. He warmed up for his match at the Australian Open wearing the jersey of the basketball legend.

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In the same Instagram video, he also talked about this incident.

“I wore his shirt the day he died at the Australian Open and cried during that day,” he said in the video. “I watch basketball every day and it is an important part of my life. I can never imitate what Kobe did, but there may be times in my life when I try.”

Kyrgios has a lot of the fire and the aggression that Kobe had. However, he is yet to imbibe the champion spirit. That will happen when the Australian star starts winning some Grand Slams. He can learn something from Bryant who was a four-time All-Star MVP in the NBA. That will certainly help him in improving his championship record in the majors.