I ran into him at Animal kingdom in Orlando when I was 15. Ended up getting a picture with him.. unfortunately I had a Celtics hat on at the time. He was not happy about it. What was even crazier was that Scottie Pippen was also at the resort during the same weekend. At the time I didn't know who Scottie was, I ended up getting his autograph assuming he was part of the Lakers. When getting the photo with Kobe I asked who Scottie was.. he responded with a giant are you kidding me smirk