Rare footage of a young Kobe Bryant at a 1990 Philadelphia Phillies-New York Mets game has gone viral.

The late Kobe Bryant was a superfan of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, but it was the Phillies’ rivals in the Big Apple who won over his heart in baseball. Of course, the five-time NBA champion also became a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers during his illustrious NBA career.

Incredibly, some alert internet detectives recently spotted an 11-year-old Bryant in the crowd at a 1990 game between his beloved Mets and the Phillies at Veterans Stadium. Bryant is marked with a yellow arrow at the 0:09 mark of the video below:

This amazing footage comes a week after social media dug up an old video of Kobe Bryant signing his last No. 8 jersey before making the memorable switch to No. 24.

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