Throwback in 1998, Kobe Bryant visited the Philippines for the first time for a promotional tour of a shoe brand, he become endorsing at that time. He turned into 19 at the time.
A raw video of the Black Mamba dressed in Barong Tagalog even as displaying his fantastic footwork while dancing Tinikling has trending in social media.
The Pilipino American team spirit for progress (UniPro) published a link on their fb fanpage page saying:
In honor of Kobe Bryant’s last NBA game today, check out this video of him wearing a Barong Tagalog and dancing tinikling in Manila back in 1998.
It looks like the fancy footwork that helped him carve out a legendary career between the baskets also served him well between the bamboo sticks!
WATCH THE FULL VIDEO:
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