Viral video star impersonates Kobe Bryant, Lakers star approves

This offseason has seen the rise of Brandon Armstrong, a former D-League player whose impersonations of current NBA superstars have been going viral all summer.

This offseason has seen the rise of Brandon Armstrong, a former D-League player whose impersonations of current NBA superstars have been going viral all summer.

The videos began ribbing the likes of Russell Westbrook and James Harden, and now Armstrong has taken on one the NBA’s biggest names with his Kobe Bryant video.

The clip capture Bryant’s on court mannerisms, and love of shooting while double- and triple-teamed, so well that even the Black Mamba himself gave the clip his approval on Twitter.

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Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) Be Like… 😂😂
FT: @That_Guyy23 pic.twitter.com/f74DsGJJsi

— Dot (@BdotAdot5) August 3, 2015

This is hilarious!!! https://t.co/e9EoYRcMyM

— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) August 4, 2015