K-State Legend Michael Beasley Opens Up With Shocking Kobe Bryant Story

It seems like nearly everyone in basketball has a personal story involving NBA legend Kobe Bryant.

The latest to share his story was Michael Beasley, who opened up about an interaction he had with Bryant in his early-career Miami Heat days.

"I ain't think he knew me, thought it was just basketball.

He just dapped me up and was like, 'I'm pulling for you,' which just surprised me," Beasley said on the Big3 Podcast with Chris Haynes.

Beasley struggled largely with mental health issues, which is why many believe he failed to pan out professionally.

"D-Wade invited me to dinner with him afterwards, but I didnt go because my anxiety wouldnt let me," Beasley said.

"I was too scared to go.

At that point in my career, I was just f****** everything up being me, and I would just rather him think I was too cool to hang with him than sit in his face and say some dumb s***." Beasley remains one of the biggest "What-ifs" in NBA history.

His decorated season at Kansas State catapulted him to the No.

2 pick in 2008.

Beasley's natural talent as a player was unfortunately overshadowed by his off-court history and mental wellness struggles.

MAJOR OUTLET GIVES KANSAS STATE HUGE PROPS IN PRESEASON RANKINGS Kansas State may have just received its biggest acclaim yet.

And that's saying a lot, considering the heaping outside approval the team has received this summer.

FOX Sports pinned the Wildcats at No.

19 in its college football rankings among FBS teams.

The article wrote : "In his first season as a starter, quarterback Avery Johnson set the program record for passing touchdowns (25) while throwing for 2,712 yards, and adding 605 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground.

He was one of just four Power 4 quarterbacks to pass for 2,700 yards and rush for 600 yards last year.

In Year 2, Johnson and running back Dylan Edwards will make up one of the fastest backfields in the sport.

Along with Johnson and Edwards, nine starters return from last years team, including five on the defense." Kansas State received the highest placement of any Big 12 team, with its success attributed to its recent track record and development of quarterback Avery Johnson.

"K-State has won nine or more games in each of the past three years," the article wrote.

"Chris Klieman has kept expectations high with this year looking like his best chance to earn the Wildcats' first CFP invitation." More Kansas State News Kansas State Flexes On Big 12 Rivals With Latest Preseason Ranking Avery Johnson Details Why Kansas State Is Poised For Monster Season Former K-State QB Skylar Thompson Steals The Show In Steelers Preseason Debut.

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