Kobe Bryant and Jimmy Fallon's epic beer run in 1996

Before getting together on Wednesday's "Tonight Show," Kobe Bryant and Jimmy Fallon hadn't seen each other since 1996, when they first met at a party in L.A. Said party ran out of beer, so the two L.A. newbies volunteered to go on a beer run. Here's what happened next:

We're betting that's one of the last times Kobe had to remind someone in L.A. that he plays for the Lakers.

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