After Swift’s performance on Thursday, fans were moved by the poignant moment she shared with Kobe’s family, and videos of the 2019 interview went viral.

Nobody knows better than Kobe Bryant that a game knows a game.

Following their daughters Bianka and Natalia’s attendance at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Los Angeles on Thursday night, Vanessa Bryant was gushing about the “Cruel Summer” singer’s durability in the music business in an interview that had surfaced from 2019.

During an appearance on The Jordan Harbinger Show in 2019, Kobe stated, “I think it’s important to listen to people who do great things.”

That July, Swift’s seventh studio album, Lover, was released. Her album made its chart debut at number one for the sixth time in a row.

“You can’t have that level of consistent success and not be a k𝔦ller,” Kobe said. “It’s impossible.”

With inquiries like “How does she write?” and “How does she get into that m𝔢ntal space to be able to create things over and over?” Kobe disclosed that he had practically studied Swift’s accomplishment.

Taylor has been at the top of the game for an extremely long period; it’s not simply genre-specific. “How and why?”

Supporters of the five-time NBA champion were aware of Swift’s “Mamba Mentality,” which is a focus and discipline that Kobe found admirable in him. “It’s a lot of pressure for her to follow up a No. 1 album with a better album and then follow that with a better album,” he stated.

Kobe Bryant and Taylor Swift in 2015.

If you don’t enjoy her music, that’s okay with me. “Observe her actions,” he went on. “The ability to carry that off repeatedly is amazing. I therefore attempt to take as much advice from it as I can.”

Because of his girls, Kobe connected with Swift on a human level in addition to his appreciation for her as an artist. “She is a charming young lady. Before she became well-known as Taylor Swift, she was a charming young woman to my girls.”

With the former Laker, the well-liked pop star’s generosity to his daughters had a significant impact. “If she needs something, I’m always there.”

After Swift’s touching interaction with Kobe’s family at her first night of six nights at SoFi Stadium on Thursday night of the Eras Tour, clips of the previously unreleased interview went viral.

The 41-year-old mother of four shared a cute picture of herself and 6-and-a-half-year-old Bianka on Instagram, taken as Swift sang her song “22.”

Vanessa posted the photo, saying, “We love you, @taylorswift❤️.”

A video that a fan and Pop Crave shared on Twitter (now known as X) shows the singer placing her black bowler “22” hat on Bianka’s head, kissing her cheek, hugging her, and pointing to her after she got back up to perform.

Gianna Maria-Onore, the late daughter, and Capri Kobe, the youngest daughter, are also raised by Vanessa.