PHOTO: Kobe, Kevin Durant have dinner together ahead of Lakers-Thunder
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The Oklahoma City Thunder are set to host the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, but that won't stop two friends from catching up over dinner.
Ahead of the battle, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant were spotted together Friday night.
The Lakers are set to face the Thunder in OKC tomorrow. Kobe and Kevin Durant seen at dinner tonight. (@JWherle) pic.twitter.com/5h2rfCHQrI
— GM Hoops (@GM_Hoops) December 19, 2015
Kobe on his dinner w/ Durant: “It was great. We talked about a lot of things, honestly. We talked about basketball. We talked about life."
— Baxter Holmes (@BaxterHolmes) December 20, 2015
When the Lakers veteran announced his retirement, Durant praised Kobe and criticized how the media's treated "The Black Mamba."
Durant on Kobe: "One thing I love about him, he doesn't give a [bleep] about what people think or how he's viewed."
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) December 19, 2015