Naomi Osaka has very fond memories of her friendship with Kobe Bryant. The tennis pro, 22, is on the cover of WSJ. Magazine‘s September Women’s Style Issue and opened up about the supportive texts the late Bryant used to send her. “There would be some really tough losses,” Osaka said. “I didn’t even know he was paying attention, but he would text me positive things and tell me to learn from it.” RELATED: Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka And More Tennis Stars Let Fans Know What They’ve Been Up To In Quarantine She added, “For me, it was definitely helpful.” Osaka shared a tribute post to Bryant over the weekend to celebrate what would have been his 42nd birthday, “Happy birthday Mamba,” she began. “At the US Open right now and I practiced on
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