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 shared a moving story about Kobe Bryant and one of the most important lessons he applied to his life.

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.

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.