For a fierce rival, Kobe Bryant sure is getting the royal treatment in Boston.
The Lakers guard received a piece of the Celtics' parquet floor on Wednesday ahead of his team's matchup against its longtime rival.
Danny Ainge, Rich Gotham and Steve Pagliuca presented @kobebryant with a piece of the parquet floor earlier today. pic.twitter.com/OF5DUk9n99
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 30, 2015MORE: Classic photos of Kobe Bryant | Bryant's retirement tour, final season in photos
It's the same honor the Celtics bestowed upon Hall of Famers Julius Erving and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar before their final games at The Garden.
Bryant faced the Celtics twice in the NBA Finals, losing in 2008 and beating them in 2010. Those series helped temporarily revive what was the NBA's signature rivalry in the 1960s and 1980s. Bryant announced last month that this would be his final season.
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The 37-year-old guard said he was bringing his two daughters and his wife, Vanessa, to Boston for the experience.
"I'm looking forward to them getting a chance to see the city a little bit. And then to experience the green," Bryant told the Los Angeles Times. "It's just a different green. I want them to be able to see it."