Kobe Bryant's message to Draymond Green, Steph Curry & Warriors: 'Make history'

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green wasn't supposed to play against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. But the fourth-year big man decided to lace 'em up when he found out that Kobe Bryant was going to play in his final trip to the Bay Area, as Green felt he couldn't miss such a historic game.

Though Green was satisfied that the Warriors secured a 116-98 victory, it was what happened afterward that made the night special for him.

After the final buzzer, Bryant walked up to Green and handed him a signed pair of his game-worn Kobe 11 shoes. The message: "To Draymond, MAKE HISTORY!," with Bryant's signature underneath.

The Warriors' budding trio of Green, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson swarmed Bryant after the game as he told them to chase history and maximize the number of championships they win together, according to ESPN.com:

With a historic 37-3 start to the season, the Warriors are hoping to follow in Bryant's footsteps and do something he did twice: Win back-to-back championships.

Bryant won three straight titles with the Lakers from 2000-02, and then back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010. He knows a thing or two about repeating, and the Dubs wanted to soak up every drop of knowledge the 20-year veteran had in that post-game moment.

Fortunately for Golden State, Bryant believes it's their turn to reel off multiple championships now:

The Warriors' young stars took Bryant's postgame message to heart, and were quick to give him credit for inspiring them and leading by example as one of the greatest players the league has ever seen:

And Curry & Co. are following his path and then some.

Jovan Buha covers the NBA for FOX Sports. Follow him on Twitter at @jovanbuha.