Kobe who?

There’s a new star in town for the Los Angeles Lakers now that they have Lonzo Ball. But instead of coughing up the money to buy the rookie's new jersey, an enterprising young Lakers fan decided to make one of his own — using his old Kobe Bryant jersey.

SportsCenter posted a photo of the now-infamous jersey on Twitter.

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The fan covered up the No. 4 on Kobe’s famous 24 and used the “B” on “Bryant” while adding the “all” to fashion his “new” Ball jersey. Talk about passing of the torch.

He was even able to get up close and personal with Lonzo’s dad, LaVar, before the Lakers’ preseason opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Honda Center.

So did LaVar consider this move from the fan a “big baller” move? Seeing as the elder Ball also has experience co-opting something of Kobe (like the Kobe 11) and making it his own (looking at you, ZO2), he probably did!