Kobe Bryant Trademarks Phrase: ‘Friends Hang Sometimes Banners Hang Forever’

Being Kobe's friend means you'll always be second-best.

To what, you ask? His championship rings!

The Black Mamba's been busy investing with his business Kobe, Inc., created in 2014, including Body Armor and The Player's Tribune. Even phrases were for the taking.

Most notable of the many claimed, wordsmithed expressions is the camaraderie-inspiring "Friends Hang Sometimes Banners Hang Forever."

With a literal fistful of NBA Finals diamond bands in his collection ...

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