WNBA and USA women's basketball star Sabrina Ionescu opened up on learning under the mentorship of Kobe Bryant. Ionescu was one of the players who received one-on-one training from the LA Lakers legend.

During her rise to stardom in women's basketball, Sabrina Ionescu built up a strong relationship with Hall of Fame guard Kobe Bryant.

Five years after NBA great Kobe Bryant, 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash in California, several women’s basketball players reflected on what he meant to their game and how he championed it.

We were on the same plane, and we didn’t even talk. I’m like, ‘Yo, my guy, it’s just me and you. We can’t even

Many WNBA players believe Kobe Bryant would be pleased with the overall progress of women’s sports, which have skyrocketed in popularity and reach in recent years.

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WNBA and USA women's basketball star Sabrina Ionescu opens up on the influence that the late great Kobe Bryant had on her career, the WNBA title-winning shot for the New York Liberty and more.

Bryant served as a coach to Gianna's youth team and had trained and bonded with some of the game's biggest superstars, including the likes of Phoenix Mercury legend Diana Taurasi — nicknamed 'White Mamba' by Bryant himself — and New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu.

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Greatness recognizes greatness. From their trailer on the set of Michelob Ultra's Super Bowl LIX ad, WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu and NFL legend Randy Moss share praise for one another in exclusive interviews with PEOPLE.

It reminds her of her playing days at Oregon, when she, Ionescu and their Ducks teammates connected over Bryant. “I think about ... how we all bonded together over Kobe and how we bonded ...

Is it true that Kobe learned French just to talk trash to you?” TONY PARKER: *”Yeah, it’s true. Me and Kobe were good friends. Every time we played, he’d come up with different