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“He Was Really My Idol”: Sam Darnold on Kobe Bryant

Sam admitted basketball was his first love. “Growing up in Southern California, watching Kobe Bryant my entire life with the Lakers — he was my idol. He always competed at the highest level,” he said. Sam added that he often tried to emulate Kobe, both on the court and in his backyard. Sam also gave a shoutout to Kobe’s “Mamba mentality.”