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Kobe Bryant meets family friend Oscar Schmidt in Beijing

Aug 13, 2008, 13:39 GMT

Beijing - US basketball superstar Kobe Bryant continued to meet friends at the Beijing Olympics Wednesday. Two days after meeting his favourite footballer - Argentina's Lionel Messi - the Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard presented former Brazilian basketball player Oscar Schmidt with an autographed ball. Schmidt - a commentator for Brazilian TV network Globo following his retirement from basketball - was at the Dream Team's training session Wednesday, precisely to interview Bryant. But the appointment turned into a meeting between friends, because the Brazilian played against Kobe's father in the Italian league many years ago. 'I am doing an interview with him after this. I remember him playing vividly,' Bryant said. Team USA spokesman Brian McIntyre told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa that the two shared anecdotes and 'exchanged words of respect for one another and one another's game.' 'Kobe was telling Oscar how much he enjoyed watching the Brazilian team play soccer. When Oscar asked why, Kobe told him he liked the way they played the game - free flowing, on the attack, moving forward, - similar to the way he likes to play basketball.' The chat lasted 10-15 minutes and ended in a hug, McIntyre noted. 'They looked like they both enjoyed it,' the spokesman added.

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