Kobe Paras pays tribute to Kobe Bryant on legend's birth anniversary

In a tribute to the late Kobe Bryant, Kobe Paras posted on his Instagram Stories a message for the Mamba.

"Happy birthday, goat! Watch over us," the UP basketball star wrote in one of his posts.

Paras also shared a photo of him wearing jersey number 24 during his days in Creighton University.

"24 for you, bean," captioned Paras.

Courtesy: Kobe Paras/IG

Courtesy: Kobe Paras/IG

The Basketball Hall of Famer would have been 42 today.

Bryant died on January 26 of this year after a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. — Justin Kenneth Carandang/LA, GMA News