Schmidt said he never talked to Bryant as a child but frequently spotted him in the stands cheering for his father. ”He was a bit annoying to be honest,” Schmidt said fondly. ”He went to every all-star game in Italy, jumped onto the court before the game, at halftime and in the end just to shoot until someone dragged him out. At 7, 8 years of age he would not leave the court unless somebody picked him up. We could definitely see he was going to be a great shooter and a great dribbler, he had that from the start.”