Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant will be a global ambassador for the 2019 FIBA basketball World Cup in China. Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will also share the same role.
Kobe Bryant will be a global ambassador for the 2019 FIBA basketball World Cup in China. Yao Ming will also be an ambassador.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 31, 2018
World, I've been watching! You want the #FIBAWC 🏆? Come and get it in China. #MambaMentality pic.twitter.com/QP4opTMeYi
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) October 31, 2018
As a global ambassador, Kobe Bryant will help promote the World Cup and take part in activities on the Road to China 2019.
“Growing up in Italy and spending many years visiting China, I have always appreciated the global impact that basketball has had on the positive development of young people,” Bryant said, via FIBA.com. “I'm honored FIBA has invited me to serve as an ambassador for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019. I hope my participation inspires and motivates the best players from the 32 participating teams to represent their respective country on the world's biggest stage. I look forward to seeing who will lift the trophy next year.”
Kobe Bryant is beloved in China. The Black Mamba is the most followed NBA player by Chinese fans.
In 1,346 career games for Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant cemented himself as the greatest Lakers player of all-time. He holds career averages of 25.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game. The 6-foot-6 shooting guard was an 18-time All-Star, two-time scoring champion, made the All-NBA team 15 times, was a two-time Finals MVP and won five NBA championships.
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