When Lakers rookie D’Angelo Russell tweeted that Tracy McGrady might have been the greatest of all time, a history lesson from Kobe Bryant was all but forthcoming.
Honestly Tracy McGrady might have been the GOAT!
— D'Angelo Russell (@Dloading) August 13, 2015
The now emoji-friendly Mamba indeed checked his 19-year-old protege with a simple response on twitter.
Not wanting to be in the legend’s doghouse, Russell quickly apologized to KB.
@kobebryant lol my bad he was nice though
— D'Angelo Russell (@Dloading) August 15, 2015
Kobe laughed off the whole exchange, replying to the rookie, “Let’s shock the world this season.”
Ha! All luv lil bro lets shock da world this season #history https://t.co/IByKOGwFxn
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) August 15, 2015
And with that encouraging message, Russell answered back with three “100” emojis.
@kobebryant 💯💯💯
— D'Angelo Russell (@Dloading) August 15, 2015
