Dwyane Wade opens up about his friend, Kobe Bryant. He share his favorite memory with the late Lakers star and how he hopes to follow in his footsteps.
and seven others were also victims in the accident.
On Saturday evening, Wade opened up about his friendship with the late Lakers star during the 2020 NBA All-Star game.."The one thing we're trying to do is we're trying to continue his legacy... by continuing to live life. For me, I'm in my second act, as Kobe was in, so I look at it [as] 'Alright, Kob. I gotta do my job to lead the next generation.' Right now, I feel like it's my job to lead.
"There's so much more to life. I miss my friend... we all do," he continued."I feel like we all lost a loved one. But he left such an incredible legacy and so many memories behind that we all keep talking about everyday."Wade also share one of his favorite off-court memories with Bryant, which he admitted was hard to choose because he had"so many" with the late star.
Wade recalls not setting up a date to catch up with Bryant, because he wanted to wait until the play-offs."And I never reached out...," he shared."Because I knew he was busy but he definitely reached out to me. But this is an example of do not wait. I was waiting til the play-offs to catch up and we never got that opportunity to do it. But that's how he was."
Tonight's NBA All-Star game will honor the late Lakers star and the eight other victims of the helicopter crash.
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