One dedicated fan spent years making a quilt dedicated to honoring Kobe Bryant.
Nate Robbins spent several years working on his Kobe Bryant quilt, which was recently displayed at the Long Beach Quilt Festival.Kobe Bryant fans across Southern California are once again preparing to pay tribute to the Lakers legend on Aug. 24 - known as "Kobe Day" for the numbers he wore, 8 and 24.
One talented fan was inspired by Bryant's competitive spirit to dedicate himself to a creative way to honor him. Nate Robbins spent several years working on his one-of-a-kind Kobe quilt, which was recently displayed at the Long Beach Quilt Festival. "I think Kobe was the benchmark, he was the gold standard for my generation," Robbins said. "I kinda missed Jordan but Kobe was our benchmark for excellence and he embodied that competitive spirit, that intensity of dedicating one's self to their craft. He was always trying to push the envelope."
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