Kobe Bryant respects Blake Griffin

Kobe Bryant took to Twitter to show his appreciation for a fellow superstar who calls Los Angeles home, Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers:

The game of @blakegriffin32 has grown tremendously #respect

— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) May 15, 2015

Even though the Lakers and Clippers have been "rivals" in recent years, it is always interesting to see which players Kobe thinks are current greats. And it can't hurt that Griffin and his Clippers are on the brink of eliminating Kobe favorite Dwight Howard and the Houston Rockets. Endless shade from the Mamba, who has made no secret of whether he feels Dwight has improved or is worthy of #respect:

Never change Kobe.