EXCLUSIVE: John Salley: Kobe Told Me Vanessa was "The One" on His Rap Music Video Set

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In this clip, John Salley opened up about becoming more aware of time on earth being limited after the passing of his mother and his former teammate, Kobe Bryant. He went on to speak about spending time with Kobe early in Bryant's long career with the Lakers, and John revealed that he used to play 1-on-1 with Kobe after every game. He also revealed that Kobe used to have old VHS tapes of players like Clyde Drexler, David Thompson, and Tiny Archibald that he would study. John went on to share stories of Kobe in the studio working on hip-hop albums and believing they were good. To hear more, including Kobe realizing Vanessa was the one for him and Vanessa sticking by him in extremely tough situations, hit the above clip.