Kobe Bryant was trying to change the way media talked about basketball - Zach Lowe | The Jump 

"He was given a load of God-given talent but he paid God back everyday with his preparation" -Matt Barnes

Matt Barnes you’ve come a long way in your manhood. From hothead tough guy to brilliant human being who is showing your greatness.

Matt Barnes has been killing it as a voice in the basketball world, he is a great speaker.

Barnes says something I’d never heard that was super inspiring. That Kobe had a load of God given talent, but that he paid it back to God everyday with his unwavering preparation.

It’s been a couple of days now, and I still can’t get over this. My brain just cannot process “Kobe Bryant is dead.” May Kobe And Gigi Rest In Peace 🙏🙏😞

"He had a God given talent and he paid God back everyday with his hard work." wow.. I'm using that

Man I would have loved to see kobe bring detail footage on bill Russell and explain what it was like to see bill Russell play and breakdown Russell's defense. The basketball mind of kobe is just pure genius

When people talk about Kobe Bryant's game, most of the time they'll be talking about his scoring, about his mentality and about his dunks. But often, they're forgetting one of the most important aspects of his greatness. Kobe's defense! He was one of the best defending guards in NBA history. His lockdown D, a thing of beauty! He definitely deserves more credit for his defense. 9 First All Defensive Team selections. 😱😎

4:18 wow Kobe was beyond dedicated 😯

Sadly the truth is the media gives him credit now that he is gone. They were disrespecting him before. Not the players, the media

I hope Kobe knew how many people care about him. Celebrities die early all the time, but this one hits very different. Can’t really explain it.

Kobe we love you and your family so much, and I know I will see you again in heaven and then I can play basketball with you and your daughter again. Rest in peace and thanks for everything you have done over the years.

Kobe is a hero

Sadly the media wants to give him credit now that hes gone but when he was alive they were disrespecting him

Been paying attention to some of the narrative lately as well. Media creates and perpetuates a lot of drama in sports. They should be focused on the game rather than turning it into a constant gossip column. Rachel is definitely guilty of this and Kobe is right for trying to change how the media handles things. They should be focused on the game more than anything.

Never forget that failed inbound scare tactic between Barnes and Kobe! Legendary!

Probably because the media was focused on bad mouthing him for the majority of his career

Kobe wanted people to talk about DETAILS of basketball. Hence the name of his show. I guarantee if so-called "sports analysts" talked about the actual game like screens, jump shot mechanics, footwork etc, he'd have joined ESPN as an analyst himself instead of making his own show Detail

This guy mind was amazing

Man how cool mustve it been to drink beers and talk ball with kobe Bryant .. this man was truly my GOAT im heartbroken man you really helped me get through life SO many times 😔😔

he was hated or a target for attack in any kind of discussion by several media outlets yet he acts as THE BETTER MAN to help the media teach the next generation of aspiring basketball players. yet ppl everywhere keeps on insulting each and every achievement he accomplished.

Matt is ridiculously articulate. That’s why he and Kobe connected so well and that’s why he is hurting so much.

He had so much love to his family, to basketball. I feel sad and hardly to accept the fact.

Bill Russell literally had the Stoic Leadership of Tim Duncan, The Athleticism & Intensity of Kevin Garnett, & The Defensive/Rebounding ability of Dennis Rodman. Kobe understood this. The 30 minute my shorts/documentaries are VERY intriguing. A very Cultured and always Curious individual.

Haters gon hate kobe been a real one 🐐

THE GOAT.

Love you Kobe

Media intentionally left him out of the goat convo which is unfathomable to anyone who knows basketball. Some how a more bankable yet less considerably less skilled option fit the bill

Like Zach said, he was on his way to changing nba media through platforms like Detail. I learned more basketball through watching Detail than other shows that I would watch for years. Detail and Inside the NBA were shows that you would want to watch if you wanted to learn basketball.

Man......Legend!!!!!

Yes Kobe He studied the Game so We'll The Greatest Mindset In Basketball History period in This Generation Love you Kobe

Remember the legacy he left. It's hard to fathom how young he was when he made his journey home😢

No need for KB to speak during the NBA HOF! The entire world will do it for him. HOF will never be enough having life well lived On/Off the court. Rest in Paradise KB and GG and the people involved 💜💛

It has been 3 days since the tragec accident happened to Kobe and yet I can't still believe it happened. Rest in peace The legend Kobe the black mamba and to mambacita Gigi.

The media is textbook "smile in your face talk behind your back" steadily bringing up the Colorado incident when it doesn't have anything to do with the tradegy. To you people in ESPN that are advising the media pundits to bring this up I say a huuuuuge EFF U!

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IM COMMENTING IN SOCIAL MEDIA SINCE KOBE DIED........I STILL FEEL SICK ...GOODBYE MY HERO...YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MISSED....yOURE WITH THE CREATOR NOW...SEE YOU SOON BRO.......

I can't believe he is gone 😲 Kobe ?

Really like how Matt spoke so well about Kobe.

Love you kobe

This hurts bad. 😭

Legends tribute

Oh gosh this all hurts

Thanks ESPN for not putting ads on this

Legend

And I absolutely loved the both of them together truly wanted to see my life from the time I met them being together to the day I last breath I wanted to see them to be together not ever wanting to see them apart Kobe Bryant changed up a lot of things in his life and as he became an older man he became more and more of what was inside of him he didn't fight it he didn't let life take him away from it you can see in each and every step he took that he was changing and becoming more of what was inside of him which was nothing short of a balanced beautiful spirit A true absolute loving father a true absolute loving husband and a true absolute loving brother and a true absolute loving friend giving of himself over and over to so many they killed our brother and took him away from us this is a disgusting world we live in we have to take better care of one another

I Appreciate the way Rachyl Talked about the Kobe Mistakes 🙌🏿

Kobe’s passing hit hard.... harder than Paul Walkers passing.

Kobe has few Details episode; and youtubers followed through. May not be with ESPN but he made the impact, and started discords with game plays for basketball entertainment.

Im already drain can't pour my tears anymore. This is sick 💔😢

People post these post that he had the most career misses and all that, but never look at that he also averaged 44% his whole career, 33% career 3’s which is always good, see people look at the numbers but they don’t look at how he still kept his averages above anyone else. And he was always studying players, he watched film of AI, TMac, you name it like the guy dissected and everything reasons why when players burned him for 40 he went back and worked... and got them again, when he lost in game 6 to the Celtics went back and worked, like the guy knew why he had to do, if he never got injured I assure you that he would have been closing in On being number one in all time Scoring and averaging more numbers, but Kobe has always been great just hated his career didn’t continue because of Injuries but he went out hard 60 points and leaving this world with great memories, Lebron is up there and I pray he has great durability that he keeps going 🙏🏽

Anyone else’s gonna cry when we see Kobe’s take on ESPN’s 10 part documentary about MJ?

2:02 Rachel exposed

Rachel is doing a great job covering Kobe. She had me in tears a few times.

Lol why is it that they have to mention Colorado every time... this to me essentially confirms why he didn’t get some mvps he was owed because even in DEATH this is how they are, so just imagine how they felt most of the time when he was alive. Shits sad..

The black mamba and little garden snake (we miss y'all) 🐐✌🏽

Matt barnes said it best..god given talent..and he paid it back by being dedicated

Yes basketball needs to be talked about what happen on the court

Why yall keep bringing up Colorado??..let dat man rest in his glory

I miss him so much. I made a tribute video for him that I wish I could share with the world. Mamba Forever

Mamba Forever! 🐍

I hope in NBA 2K21 will have the young Kobe (8) and the mature Kobe (24) as selectable player for legend category.🏀

Personally I don’t care for basketball but I always liked Kobe and liked watching basketball when he was playing

Well put matt Barnes.....it's Crazy Bro I live 2 houses over from your high school home ....lmao keep up the good work Bro

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

He paid GOD bac wow💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛

Why she the only one bringing up kobe marriage & more than once SMFH

Emmy, Oscar, MVP, Finals MVP, 5 championships. He should've done Broadway too

I've never in life seen a Man like Kobe Bryant, I feel sooo sad about this that I wake Up thinking of it Im and Im only a fan of Kobe Bean Bryant the G.O.A.T. .

the media needs to be CHANGED just the way kobe liked stop forcing trades and gossip abt players more actual breakdown of the game and debate

I really hope that the NBA would honor Kobe in All-Star game. Like have all the west players wear no. 24 and all east wear no. 8. I've already seen this message about 30 times since Sunday. Might as well copy it since originality is no longer existing these days.

He is not dead he is relaxing on a island

Matt Barnes said it best. "He has talent, and he paid God back by working hard".

Barnes needs to talk about the flinch

Jimy Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Kurt Kobain self destructed.

What podcast are they talking about?

Is anybody else having deja vu

Lol yeah the emmy and the oscar were not subtle. Kobe was the champion of everything lol, and he didn’t mind reminding you

Can't wait for the Rachel monologue when the Lakers win this chip for Kobe

@4:40

i cannot believe ESPN still has rachel nichols, she should work for TMZ, i guess she the TMZ part of ESPN, its sad to see actually

If he flew in a Helicopter everyday for a commute that is crazy. Those things crash all the time. They aren't theoretically supposed to fly. They only fly because of hydraulics. The blades turn into the wind.

i'm a minute 30 in. Please tell me they talk to Barnes about his ball fake where Kobe didn't flinch. Edit: Nope. Still amazing insight into why Lebron and Kobe are both great at the end of games, but in different ways.

ESPN stop pretending, you never loved Kobe. Now you hear acting like you was a fan.

Rachel and Matt Looking like Zach quit acting like you was Drinking a 6pack with the great KOBE Rest In Peace

They really should make it illegal for news stations to talk about deaths in accidents until it’s confirmed by the police or fire department because it was sickening seeing the lies they posted

Truced all to still

I like Kobe because he wasn't your stereotypical YOYOYO bling bling basketball player. He was true to himself and did things his way and wasn't afraid. I mean, he was a huge Harry Potter fan and wrote books for children unlike YOYOYO up in da clubs gnome-sayin' stereotypical. Na'mean?

He is not dead

Truced all

Hellyeah- Welcome Home Hellyeah- Human Hollywood Undead- Empire

Are we gonna ignore the fact that comedy central did a bit on Kobe's death several years ago!!! Wake up people it's a game to these people!!!!

Had no idea he was such a renaissance man

Does Rachel just keep getting hotter or is it just me?

“It’s Kobe, call me” “Kobe who?” ... “Never mind...”

Matt ill give a buttonup Love you bro Just makes me upset

Kobe was a beast but I clicked watch because of those legs

rachel nichols be like "na...free agency speculations paid the bills around here" 😂

Catch in the beginning where they are talking about Kobe changing the media conversation from the bs topics and then Rachel Nichols says “I don’t know what you are talking about” espn paying her off to protect their image. Espn BS

i love, LOVE, Rachel's legs here

I'm exposing it all.