Los Angeles Lakers' captain Kobe Bryant, 36, has nothing but respect for Los Angeles Clippers' power forward Blake Griffin, 26, and Golden State Warriors' point guard Stephen Curry, 27.
Before the Los Angeles Clippers' epic collapse during Game 6 on May 14 at Staples Center between Griffin's team and the Houston Rockets, Griffin did so well that Bryant took to Twitter to say kudos to the former Oklahoma Sooners college basketball player.
"The game of @blakegriffin32 has grown tremendously #respect," Bryant tweeted.
As for the Houston Rockets, it is the first time for the team to head to the Western Conference finals in 18 years.
"It's the ultimate confidence-booster," the Houston Rockets' shooting guard James Harden, 25, told Fox Sports. "There's only a handful of teams that's done that. We fought back. We fought three really hard games and came away with it."
Also in Games 6 on May 15, Curry also showed a commendable performance during the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Memphis Grizzlies.
When a Los Angeles Lakers fan asked Bryant what he thought about the reigning NBA MVP's performance shortly after the game, Mamba simply replied, "Real Deal."
Meanwhile, Los Angeles Lakers fan Ice Cube recently said he is supporting one team from his hometown Los Angeles and that is not Los Angeles Clippers, which is about to play in Game 7.
"There's only one team in L.A.," Ice Cube told TMZ Sports.
Ice Cube is set to appear in two sequel films in 2016. He will star in "Ride Along 2" with Kevin Hart and Olivia Munn and in "Barbershop 3" with Common and Queen Latifah.