Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dion Waiters is clearly a Kobe Bryant fan.
In a recent interview with TMZ Sports, Waiters was questioned on if he had heard the Mamba’s rating on the upcoming release of NBA 2K16.
Here’s the funny clip below from the Waiters interview.
What does @NBA star @dionwaiters3 think of @kobebryant 's #2K16 rating?! pic.twitter.com/AKBLZdhC9v
— TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) September 9, 2015
Here’s the transcript of the Kobe questions from the TMZ interview.
TMZ: Hey, you know Kobe has his lowest rating in his career. He’s rated 85.
Waiters:85 ?!?! You gotta ask the Mamba about that.
TMZ:What do you think your rating is going to be?
Waiters: I ain’t sure.
TMZ: You think you should be rated higher than Kobe?
Waiters: HELL NO! That’s the Bean, man !
Waiters pays homage and keeps it honest that his rating shouldn’t be higher than Bryant.
Just goes to show how Kobe is still admired and viewed by his NBA peers.