--- title: Game of Thrones Fan Kobe Bryant Meets George R.R. Martin description: Game of Thrones super fan Kobe Bryant got schooled in the 'art of the story' from none other than George R.R. Martin. canonical: https://time.com/4777088/game-of-thrones-kobe-bryant-george-r-r-martin/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-12T16:51:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-06-24T06:56:47.247Z og:title: 'Game of Thrones' Fan Kobe Bryant Met George R.R. 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Bryant, who’s such a superfan of the show that he binge-watched the entire series after [he finished his last NBA game last year](http://time.com/4128802/kobe-bryant-retire/), took to his Twitter account to share a photo of him with Martin, along with the caption: “Learning about the art of story from one of my muses today. Thank you.” Bryant also used the hashtag #musecage, which refers to Mamba’s [storytelling venture](https://theringer.com/kobe-bryant-musecage-7dfb48ac8496). > [](https://twitter.com/kobebryant/status/862828273645965312) Next up on Bryant’s list of literary heroes to meet? J.K. Rowling, who he’d like to discuss “characters and story” with. > [](https://twitter.com/kobebryant/status/862835639712075777) This isn’t the first time that Bryant’s shown off his extreme fandom for _Game of Thrones_; last Christmas, he took to Twitter to share a photo of his favorite gift, an autographed set of _Game of Thrones_ books. > [](https://twitter.com/kobebryant/status/813170871095308288) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4777088/game-of-thrones-kobe-bryant-george-r-r-martin/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4777088/game-of-thrones-kobe-bryant-george-r-r-martin/"},"headline":"Game of Thrones Superfan Kobe Bryant Just Achieved His Goal of Meeting 'Muse' George R.R. 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