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While in Beijing for the FIBA Basketball World Cup, Kobe Bryant sat down with CloseUp360 for an exclusive interview to discuss his connection to China, role in global basketball and training innovation, emergence as an award-winning storyteller, entrepreneurial leadership and much more—including his thoughts on joining the Hall of Fame possibly next year.

#KobeCloseUp, available at CloseUp360.com/players/kobe-bryant, is co-produced by his former Lakers teammate and CloseUp360 advisor Caron Butler. @kobebryant @caronbutler #CU360 #Global
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#TBT to when Boston Celtics forwards Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown attended an event this summer during their Team USA tour in Melbourne, where the winner of a game of knock-out took home $10,000 ✊🏽
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Get #CloseUp to @jaytatum0 and his family (including his young son, Jayson Jr.) in Australia—at CloseUp360.com/players/jayson-tatum. #JaysonCloseUp #JaylenCloseUp @fchwpo #CU360 #Culture
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This summer, Washington Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas was given an incredible painting by Cal Bonner that honors his sister, Chyna, who passed away more than two years ago in a car accident; the late rapper Nipsey Hussle; every NBA team that he’s played on; his alma mater, the University of Washington; and his first high school, Curtis, in his home state of Washington. 🎨

Go inside @isaiahthomas’ impact in his hometown of Tacoma—at CloseUp360.com/players/isaiah-thomas. #IsaiahCloseUp #CU360 #Culture
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Kyle Kuzma really knows his wine 💯

Go inside @kuz’s helicopter journey and vineyard tour this summer in Australia’s Yarra Valley—at CloseUp360.com/players/kyle-kuzma. #KuzmaCloseUp #CU360 #Culture
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In 1998, Kobe Bryant paved the way for the Los Angeles Lakers to become an iconic franchise in China. 21 years later, he was an ambassador for the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Beijing over the summer, and his purple and gold are in the NBA Global Games in Shanghai this week.

Tune in next week for our #KobeCloseUp feature from Beijing, co-produced by CloseUp360 advisor and Kobe’s former teammate Caron Butler. (In the video: Chinese tennis legend Li Na.) @kobebryant @caronbutler #CU360 #Global
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