Basketball, Respect, and The Game: kobebryant # . Following
 kobebryant My mentor. I sat with Tex and
 watched every minute of every game during
 our first season together (including
 preseason games) he taught me how to
 study every detail of the game. He was a
 basketball genius in every sense of the
 word. Basketball purest. I will miss him
 deeply. Thank you Tex. I wouldn&#39;t be where I
 am today without you. Rest In Peace.
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Kobe pays respect to his late mentor and mastermind behind Triangle offense