Indiana Pacers star Paul George has long idolized Kobe Bryant, and now he'll have a Kobe running around his house as he's named his new adopted pit bull after the Los Angeles Lakers legend. George announced the news on Instagram on Tuesday.

Shoutout my buddies @bullybeachouse for the amazing pitbull! My daughter and I love him as you can tell and I know King can't wait to meet him as well.. Out of respect of the mamba it's only right to name him KOBE! #Legend A video posted by Paul George (@ygtrece) on Jun 14, 2016 at 10:10pm PDT

George mentioned in the post that he has another dog King, who has already shown some basketball chops on his own in the past.