Nick Young recalls stealing Kobe's knee pads during college tournament

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Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young admits he once stole a pair of Kobe Bryant's knee pads and wore them during a game at USC.

Young made the confession on Uninterrupted's "Certified Buckets" podcast, saying that he broke into Bryant's locker at Staples Center during the Pac-10 (now Pac-12) Tournament.

"We had the Lakers' locker room. So I just remember telling, 'Nobody can sit in Kobe Bryant's seat but me,'" Young said.

"I don't want to be snitching on myself, but I broke into his locker, the underneath part. I took like two knee pads. They was purple. Our uniform was cardinal and gold. And I played with them, and I said, 'I'm Kobe today, y'all. I stole his knee pads.'"

One Twitter user was able to dig up a photo of Young from the game.

Young and Bryant later became teammates on the Lakers, playing together for three seasons from 2013-16.

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