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The late Kobe Bryant once told a story about Ronaldinho introducing him to a player he said would be the greatest of all time.

“Unfortunately one of the first Kobe and Gigi murals has been vandalized in Downtown Los Angeles,” said the image caption.

She’ll take the court at Crypto.com Arena, the house that Kobe Bryant built — a player she reveres, being one of the many young women in basketball carrying on his legacy through the Mamba Mentality.

"Competing against the top 160 American players, along with a handful of prospects from places like China, France, Australia, Canada and Russia, Kobe was intimidated by no-one."

Bouncing beneath her trademark bun, moving so effortlessly yet intensely through the court that she reminds folks of Kobe Bryant, Watkins has replaced Caitlin Clark as the face of women’s college basketball.