Trevor Ariza Shares Photo of Old Kobe Bryant Text on Lakers Legend's 45th Birthday

On what would've been the 45th birthday of the late Kobe Bryant, his former teammate Trevor Ariza shared a funny text message exchange between the two of them.

Ariza's text to the legendary Hall of Famer was a picture of Bryant shooting a jump shot that was contested by three players, to which Bryant responded, "Means someone should have an easy putback if I miss!"

Ariza and Bryant were teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers for two seasons. Ariza was a member of the 2009 championship team that earned Bryant the fourth of his five championship rings.

While the world is celebrating a legend gone too soon, Ariza sharing his text exchange with Bryant provided a reason to smile.