Well before the Alabama Crimson Tide would face the Clemson Tigers a fourth time in the College Football Playoff National Championship, head coach Nick Saban invited Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant to address his team during training camp.
Bryant spoke with the Crimson Tide football players about his work ethic and strive for greatness, learning to be leader and how to adjust when necessary in order to get the best out of teammates. He specifically mentioned relationships with former teamamtes Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom in his examples.
That Saban would invite Bryant to Tuscaloosa was a fitting decision.