Will Smith shares a 3-year-old post with Kobe Bryant on his Instagram story

Will Smith Re-Shares a 3-Year-Old Post Featuring Late NBA Legend Kobe Bryant, Just Days After His Birthday

Will Smith [https://www.netflixjunkie.com/tag/will-smith/] and Kobe Bryant were
not just celebrated personalities in their respective fields, but they also
shared a mutual admiration for one another. Bryan’s shocking demise in 2020 took
the world aback and many celebrities, including the Smiths, mourned the demise
of the NBA legend. Jada Pinkett Smith took to Instagram to write a heartfelt
message for Bryant and sent her love to the family, post his demise. Even
Pinkett Smith’s mom Adrienne Banfield-Norris posted a picture featuring Bryan
and his daughter, with a message for the late basketball champ’s wife, Vanessa
Marie Bryant.

The Men in Black actor also took to Instagram to share a throwback post for the
two-time Olympic gold medal winner. And recently, he re-shared the post on his
Instagram story.


SMITH RE-SHARED HIS 3-YEAR-OLD TRIBUTE TO KOBE BRYANT

Celebrating Bryant’s birthday on August 23, many famous personalities flooded
the social media with heartfelt messages. Smith also joined the bandwagon as two
days after the event, he took to his Instagram stories
[https://instagram.com/stories/willsmith/3176709447079349044?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng]
to reshare the three-year-old tribute post for the NBA MVP award. There is no
denying that though Bryant and Smith were not known to be close friends, they
shared a deep admiration and respect for each other. 

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Apart from Smith’s wife and mother-in-law, Will Smith’s daughter, Willow Smith
[https://www.netflixjunkie.com/tag/willow-smith/], also shared a post on her
Instagram story in 2020 in memory of Bryant. In the picture, Bryant was enjoying
a game with his daughter Gianna, who also died in the same accident. The ‘Whip
My Hair’ singer captioned it, saying “Completely and utterly heartbroken.” 

ALSO READ: Brazilian Fans Swoon Over Will Smith After ‘The Fresh Prince of
Bel-Air’ Makes a Stunning Appearance on the Streets of Goias
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Smith and Bryant did not just share a mutual admiration, but were also insanely
similar to each other. So much so that the NBA giant was famously known as the
basketball version of Will Smith. And here is why.


KOBE BRYANT: THE BASKETBALL VERSION OF WILL SMITH

Despite their differing reaction to Chris Rock’s jokes
[https://www.netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-will-smith-could-have-avoided-the-oscar-controversy-had-he-listened-to-kobe-bryant/],
the celebs shared a history of similarities both in terms of their personal and
professional life. For starters, both the celebrities were from Philadelphia and
debuted in the industry with established veterans. Apart from that, they both
had three consecutive achievements in three consecutive years in the past and
also shared a controversial legacy in their respective fields.  

Will Smith gave bonus to the King Richard team
[data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==]LONDON,
ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 17: Will Smith attends the photo call for “King Richard” at
Wimbledon on November 17, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty
Images for Warner Bros.)

The duo of Will and Jeff dominated the entertainment industry, whereas Kobe’s
and Shaq’s partnership made the  2nd-largest 4th quarter comeback in history in
the post-MJ era. In Shaquille O’Neal’s book, he mentioned Bryant saying, “I’m
going to be the Will Smith of the NBA.” 

ALSO READ: How Will Smith’s Friends Helped Him in Landing Some of the Biggest
Roles of His Career
[https://www.netflixjunkie.com/hollywood-news-how-will-smiths-friends-helped-him-in-landing-some-of-the-biggest-roles-of-his-career/]

What are your thoughts about Smith’s latest Instagram story? Let us know in the
comments below.

Hriddhi Maitra

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/tag/will-smith/">Will Smith</a> and Kobe Bryant</strong> were not just celebrated personalities in their respective fields, but they also shared a mutual admiration for one another. Bryan’s shocking demise in 2020 took the world aback and many celebrities, including the Smiths, mourned the demise of the NBA legend. <strong>Jada Pinkett Smith took to Instagram to write a heartfelt message for Bryant</strong> and sent her love to the family, post his demise</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Even Pinkett Smith’s mom Adrienne Banfield-Norris posted a picture featuring Bryan and his daughter, with a message for the late basketball champ’s wife, Vanessa Marie Bryant. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><strong><i>Men in Black</i></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong> actor also took to Instagram to share a throwback post for the two-time Olympic gold medal winner.</strong> And recently, he re-shared the post on his Instagram story.</span></p>
<h2><strong>Smith re-shared his 3-year-old tribute to Kobe Bryant</strong></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Celebrating Bryant&#8217;s birthday on August 23, many famous personalities flooded the social media with heartfelt messages. Smith also joined the bandwagon as two days after the event, <a href="https://instagram.com/stories/willsmith/3176709447079349044?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&amp;igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he took to his Instagram stories</a> to reshare the three-year-old tribute post for the NBA MVP award. There is no denying that though Bryant and Smith were not known to be close friends, they shared a deep admiration and respect for each other. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apart from Smith’s wife and mother-in-law, Will Smith&#8217;s daughter, <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/tag/willow-smith/">Willow Smith</a>, also shared a post on her Instagram story in 2020 in memory of Bryant. In the picture, Bryant was enjoying a game with his daughter Gianna, who also died in the same accident. The ‘Whip My Hair’ singer captioned it, saying “</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Completely and utterly heartbroken</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.” </span></p>
<p><strong>ALSO READ: </strong><a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/hollywood-news-brazilian-fans-swoon-over-will-smith-after-the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air-makes-a-stunning-appearance-on-the-streets-of-goias/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brazilian Fans Swoon Over Will Smith After ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Makes a Stunning Appearance on the Streets of Goias</a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Smith and Bryant did not just share a mutual admiration, but were also insanely similar to each other. So much so that the NBA giant was famously known as the basketball version of Will Smith. And here is why.</span></p>
<h2><strong>Kobe Bryant: the basketball version of Will Smith</strong></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-will-smith-could-have-avoided-the-oscar-controversy-had-he-listened-to-kobe-bryant/">Despite their differing reaction to Chris Rock’s jokes</a>, the celebs shared a history of similarities both in terms of their personal and professional life. For starters, both the celebrities were from Philadelphia and debuted in the industry with established veterans. Apart from that, <strong>they both had three consecutive achievements in three consecutive years in the past</strong> and also shared a controversial legacy in their respective fields.  </span></p>
<figure id="attachment_89055" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-89055" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-89055 size-full lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1353872700-scaled.jpg" alt="Will Smith gave bonus to the King Richard team" width="2560" height="1720" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1353872700-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1353872700-300x202.jpg 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1353872700-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1353872700-768x516.jpg 768w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1353872700-1536x1032.jpg 1536w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1353872700-2048x1376.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-89055" class="wp-caption-text">LONDON, ENGLAND &#8211; NOVEMBER 17: Will Smith attends the photo call for &#8220;King Richard&#8221; at Wimbledon on November 17, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Warner Bros.)</figcaption></figure>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The duo of <strong>Will and Jeff dominated the entertainment industry, whereas Kobe’s and Shaq’s partnership made the  2nd-largest 4th quarter comeback in history in the post-MJ era.</strong> In Shaquille O’Neal’s book, he mentioned Bryant saying, “</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m going to be the Will Smith of the NBA.</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">” </span></p>
<p><strong>ALSO READ:</strong> <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/hollywood-news-how-will-smiths-friends-helped-him-in-landing-some-of-the-biggest-roles-of-his-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How Will Smith’s Friends Helped Him in Landing Some of the Biggest Roles of His Career</a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What are your thoughts about Smith’s latest Instagram story? Let us know in the comments below.</span></p>


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Hriddhi Maitra is a Hollywood News writer at Netflix Junkie. She skillfully breaks down nuances in stories on polarizing figures Kanye West and Meghan Markle. A Markle moment she covered was when the Duchess faced backlash for wearing Princess Diana’s Cartier watch. Hriddhi connected it to the missing ring controversy with her research skills. When not analyzing news, you will find her lost in the musical world or reviewing the latest movie and series releases on her social media.

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