Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, a big soccer fan, watched Barcelona's practice in Los Angeles on Monday. 

Barca, in the US for a preseason tour, is without Lionel Messi and Neymar, but that didn't stop the five-time NBA champion from stopping by and admiring the Blaugrana squad at practice.

Here is Bryant holding a Barcelona basketball jersey. 

And some more footage, via Barcelona's official website.

Bryant, who spent part of his childhood in Italy, played soccer a lot in Europe as a kid and has been a fan of Barca for a long time. Here he is wearing their jersey and playing.

The question is, who would be the best basketball player on the Barca soccer team? I'll go with Neymar. He probably wants to be like Mike. 

Kobe Bryant
Kobe, and some guy named Iniesta at Barca practice. (Twitter)