Kyrie Irving’s emotional 4-minute Kobe Bryant speech earns fans’ respect - “Ain’t nobody toppin this one”

Kyrie Irving appeared on Kai Cenat’s livestream to interact with the Twitch sensation and fans. The Dallas Mavericks point guard and the comedian tackled different topics, including Irving’s relationship with the late Kobe Bryant. Cenat and his friends couldn’t resist asking the NBA star to share a Bryant story.

Irving didn’t just stop with a Bryant story. He shared a few basketball and life lessons from the legendary LA Lakers shooting guard. Irving’s audience couldn’t take their eyes off him as he shared his perspective about Bryant and what KB24 meant to him.

Fans on X (formerly Twitter) reacted to Kyrie Irving’s four-minute speech:

“This ni**a kyrie done killed all your lil past motivational speeches lol ain’t nobody toppin this one.”

@SquidK0 said:

“Kyrie has a different type of wise unc aura, he’s such a talented speaker, and picks and chooses his words well”

@Br0nToLA23 added:

“Kyrie always showing love to Kobe, he a real one”

One fan continued:

“If you’ve ever know Kobe, you know he is a teacher. I listen to his mamba mentality series and it’s a continuous learning experience. Kobe Bryant will never be forgotten”

Another fan commented:

“I like how Kyrie went from being one of the most hated players in the NBA to the most cool or chillest guy”

Kyrie Irving’s spontaneous speech that fans raved about on social media included this:

(2:38 mark)

“[Bryant] was a genuine friend and a genuine big brother. To lose somebody like that was one of the hardest things to deal with, to grieve over with, as well as everybody else around the world ‘cause he didn’t just mean something to me. He meant something to his family, people all around the world.

“That’s when you know somebody did more than just play basketball. They were universal.”

Irving has repeatedly said that Bryant served as an inspiration to him even when they were competing. The mercurial guard shared his perspective of KB24 so the younger generations could take something from the iconic basketball superstar’s life.

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Kyrie Irving shares life lessons with his young audience

The crowd that gathered around the table to listen to Kyrie Irving were all younger than him. Seeing that was the case, he didn’t hesitate to share a few life lessons with them.

(2:22 mark)

“Information is free, but it depends on who you are getting it from but knowledge takes with you forever and turn it to wisdom as you grow older. These are things that my dad used to tell me when I was younger. I didn’t really listen but now that I’m older it makes a lot of sense.”

Kyrie Irving isn’t the most beloved NBA star, but what he said resonated with the people around him. They nodded in agreement and heartily cheered for him after his speech.