NBA Legends Explain Why Kobe Bryant Was So Good 

RIP Kobe. Watching you play was some of the best times of my life. I also am a Jordan fan all of the way and hated the Lakers until Kobe joined. Couldnt stop watching him play. It was like God gave us another MJ to Watch.

Been a die hard Lakers fan for 18 years now Kobe was my favorite player and til this day the best player I've ever seen, Kobe was crazy good RIP GOAT 🙏

He was also a hardcore intellectual people tend to forget. He spoke multiple languages, read extensively, and even made a short documentary about the love of basketball

Finally some Kobe on BTM!

We miss you Kobe

What makes Kobe stand out from all others, was his cultural impact. He might have been the most intelligent player of the game. It showed in his creativity.

“ HE WAS GREAT “ I’ve never seen a player like him !! I could watch him play everyday !!! He had MAD SKILLS !!! MJ IS GREAT BUT “ KOBE “ was A ALL AROUND GREAT SKILLED PLAYER “ JUST PLAIN O GREAT !! I miss him soooo much & GIGI TOO !! She was going to be GREAT Like her father !! Gone But NEVER FORGOTTEN !! RIP KOBE & GIGI & HIS & HER FRIENDS !! 😉🥰🤔🏀🥇🐕‍🦺✝️🌹❤️☮️

Kobe is a legend competed against legends from 80's, 90's, 2000's, 2010's, and saw the first wave of 2020's players

Number 8 Kobe Bean Bryant was my favorite one he got all the records he was ruthless he dunked on everyone he was Michael Jordan in his younger days

R.I.P kobe bean Bryant at first I didn't except you as a great player when you were a rookie plus I had the Jordanitist and wasn't ready to move on and didn't care much about basketball afterwards. Plus I felt that everything was given to you on a silver platter by having Shaq on your team. And I was like who wouldn't win with Shaq. But when you showed me you were great and clinched 2 more rings without Shaq and in the fashion you did I instantly had respect and love for your game, and I'm proud to say I witnessed it all from beginning to end and I tip my hat off to you and I prey you rest in peace and may God bless you and your daughter and the other's who lost their lives tragically. Much love from Louisiana.

One of the most beautiful open court fast break dunks was when Kobe dunked on Vincent Yarbrough of the Denver Nuggets……THING OF BEAUTY

Love watching Kobe play. 8/24 was the best. Thanks and much love BTM

I am a die hard Suns fan.. i remember when my Suns were the two seed playing the 7 seed Lakers in 2006.. everyone was picking the Suns to win in four or five... I remember telling everyone that would listen..... "but they have Kobe Bryant!".. to most, including all the sports analysts, it didn't matter, the Suns were so much better as a team.. but I knew better. Kobe Bryant at that time was the most dangerous player in the NBA.. going into that series, I was terrified. I thought that the Suns could be the first two seed to lose to a seven seed in decades. And I was right almost, Kobe Bryant darn near won that series all by himself, took the Suns to 7 games! Kobe Bryant was the second most clutch player (Jordan being first) I've ever witnessed with my eyes. In my humble opinion, he is the second greatest basketball player in history. I know there is a Jordan vs LeBron debate.. but I agree with Shaquille O'Neal and Allen Iverson, y'all just going to pass Kobe Up!?! If I wanted to win a game 7 with all the chips on the line, I take Kobe over LeBron 10 out of 10 times. Kobe Bryant is an assassin... Not only is he the second greatest player that ever lived, but I don't think it's even close. LeBron James is definitely top five, but he ain't no Kobe.. as a Suns fan, I never once feared LeBron James like I did Kobe Bryant.

Kobe Bryant 8/24 is my favorite player and very competitive. He never cheated the game of basketball. I wrote a poem about him throughout his career especially his Oscar winning trophy 🏆. Last words on the court“What can I say Mamba out!” 🐍 💜💛. #GreatestLakerAlltime

My heart hurts everytime I think about Kobe. THE GOAT in his own right. A true Legend. RIP

Kobe helped me grow my love of basketball and then my love of sports… RIP mamba

Still crazy to know he/his daughter are gone!! and RIP to the other victims that are gone 💯 was so sad that day and still am! Hated Kobe when I was younger cause he would kill the Celtics (and a lot of other teams!) haha but man I grew to respect and love his game cause this man worked hard and loved the game 🏀🔥💯💯💯💯

Kobe is the most underrated basketball player of all time.

Kobe you’re one of the best ever RIP legend

He had what only a few have had in the NBA. Passion for the game. RIP Mamba

Can't say enough about how Kobe and his Mamba Mentality impacted my life. Shaq and KG's comments were brilliant. Massive respect to a man and player that worked all day, every day to achieve what he demanded from himself.

RIP Kobe B. 🙏

RIP Kobe.

Kobe Bryant is my Greatest Basketball Player Ever I didn't see MJ when I was Younger

Facts Kobe was that dude bro, Rip Kobe Bean Bryant 😞

Kobe is a icon a legend a blessing.. When you got these kind of labels next to your name.... There's nothing else to say.... And that's a great thing!!!.. God bless kobe and gigi and etc.. We still love y'all.. Lakers Nation 4ever ✌️ 🙏

I still remember that Garnett lob to Kobe... I don't know how he caught that.... It was high as hell... It was like Garnett was treating him like Kemp.

K O B E 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

100% agree. RIP!!! MJ is my childhood hero/player but Kobe being 1 year younger than myself is my 2nd favorite. Especially after MJ retired. I watched Kobe just as hard and as much as I did MJ. Thank you Lord for blessing us and giving us Kobe for the time he was here on earth. Still hard to believe…

Watching the Man you idolized on day 1, brings me to tears everytime I see a video about him, gone too soon, I miss you Kobe.

Kobe was simply phenomenal. #RIP

RIP Kobe 🙏

Why Kobe Bryant was so greatest player of all time * correction

I always wonder if Kobe and Jordan ever had a one on one game. Its like Rocky vs Apollo with no audience off the record.

I grew up watching michale jordan play and as I got older I watched kobe play both those men will forever be legends

Shaq summed it up for me no longer will debate who number 1 is u mamba I love the game but the way he loves it we will never feel

Kobe Bryant forever My Goat 🐐 !

Mike idolizing Kobe makes me 😃 smile..!#ripmamba 😢

Thank you Kobe may god put you in paradise as a MVP inshallah

kobe is michael jordan with a 3 ball

And yet, Kobe was always humble. He always said that Michael Jordan is the GOAT.

True legend. MJ is the number 1 & Kobe is +1.

I miss him so much

Ty legends for showing love to Kobe ….

When you compare the 2, you’ll see that Kobe has an edge because he played longer in the NBA. MJ’s first 2 retirements, he retired on top coming off 2 3-peat championships. I can only imagine what his numbers would’ve been had he not retired. MJ made an immediate impact coming off a gold medal win in the 1984 Olympics and got the attention of the greats, Bird & Magic. I respect Kobe’s game, but head to head, in their prime, I have MJ all day.

Kobe was MJ without the word-class D and paint game. That's saying A LOT. Mad respect and RIP.

The most complete player man that footwork is crazy, but I understand they can never say he’s the goat because he came right after MJ and he destroyed the idea of what most people assumed that MJ wouldn’t have someone so similar in the next 50 years

great video!!

Glad I saw this legend play ty lakers and bean 🙏 ❤ 🙌 an chick and stu calling it 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

RIP KOBE I WAS AN IVERSON FAN UNTIL 02 the year they lost in the finals NEVER MISSED A GAME 82 POINTS 12threes 9-9 before a miss THe wizards game THE DALLAS GAME I SEEN EM ALL RIP KOBE

would have loved to hear some of his stories. RIP Kobe

...one of a kind indeed🙏#kb8:24

KB24, my fav player ever. Watched his entire career. I’ve said it for years now and of course get lots of arguments, which is fine, makes it fun. But honestly believe Kobe is the most skilled offensive player that’s ever lived, hands-down. Sure a few other players better all around, but not when it comes to scoring the basketball. His O game had no weakness, inside, outside, he owned everybody. RIP Kobe

Kobe took what Jordan was and carried it for future generations. The most skilled player ever. Jordan mastered his career, kobe mastered the game, just my opinion. I have kobe and Jordan 1a,1b all time. Kobe deserves to be in the conversation of goat to. He has earned the right to be in it.

At one point the media placed Kobe's name against the leagues best during every debate topic. First we had Vince vs Kobe, then that argument changed to AI vs Kobe. Then when Tmac grew into a superstar it was Tmac vs Kobe. Then when the 2003 class came around, it morphed into Wade vs Kobe, and eventually Lebron vs Kobe. And we all know the all-time great debate of who's the best Laker, Magic vs Kobe, along with the GOAT between Michael vs Kobe. Now if you watched basketball during this era you know the media did not create matchup topics with Tmac vs AI, or Vince vs Wade. The ONLY constant was Kobe Bryant. He was the litmus test, and yet the media used his name for headlines while simultaniously disrespecting his name. Read between the lines: Kobe Bean is the greatest basketball player to ever play for these reasons alone.

MAMABA FOREVER!

That's why Kobe is the best player ever

The dude won two championships without Shaq, playing in a total of four without the giant. Five titles and a litany of legendary performances.

Sean David. Your avatar is my favorite.

IMHO Kobe is the best basketball player I've ever seen with Jordan and LeBron joint second.I can only judge from 1989 because of my age and despite seeing Videos of most of the all time greats I can only go by what I've seen in my time of watching this brilliant game,4+5 are Magic and bird.

That’s the respect Bryant have.. the GOAT has spoken.

Thumbs up 👍👍!! I agree 💯

to think that during his prime, he was the most hated player in the league. and the amount of love he has right now. #ripkobe

Out of the two of the, mj and kobe. Kobe had more explosive dunks not just Okey doke dunks like Jordan with his 48" vert. But mj is the greatest.

Kobe Bean Bryant . . . the Black Mamba . . . he’s my GOAT. Rest In Peace Legend.

Kobe should be the NBA logo, he played in arguably the toughest era of NBA and he was the clear best.

When I used to see Kobe Bryant play yo I'll be like damn he reminds me of Jordan

Kobe was MJ only because MJ had passed Magic and Bird as the best. MJ cared what was said, and felt a close connection to Bird and Magic who, unlike almost everyone else then, openly praised MJ and didn’t pretend they had beat him for any reason other than having the better team. Kobe cared only to do Kobe and he was different. He’s not definable by analytics or numbers and he seemed to intentionally make it hard just to see if he could pull it off. That made him the most incredible and emotionally amazing player to watch and, at the same time, despised by purists. Kobe was simply different. If you lived him from day one in Los Angeles you just couldn’t explain. You didn’t get it. Then he died, the world reacted, and Jordan openly broke giving his eulogy. Turned out we were wrong. People did.

Also skill. Since kobe was less gifted than most of the other greats, he practically had to play better to be on par...lol it doesn't make sense but it is true if you think about it.

LLBean 8/24 🐐 81.

Man thanks for the mamba need more

Kobe Bryant's coach Phil Jackson was on the court playing in another legendary game. During the 1970s, Phil Jackson was a Forward for the New York Knicks. One night, the greatest scoring performance by a white guy ever happened. In Madison square garden, Pete maravich dropped like 69 points. Years later he got the coach Michael Jordan, when Michael was doing similar things.... And then he got Kobe. That coach was the luckiest guy.,..

Rest in Peace #8#24

5 seconds in and it is enough!

Preach

Like jordan is the greatest of his era not of all time nobody's the greatest of all time of no sport

Kobe Bryant was the only other NBA player with a skill set win at all cost mentality play offense defense take over games was scared of no one and intimidated everybody... Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant

Peep how Jordan says other than Kobe because Kobe was in his dms for real Kobe was in all the greatest people dms Michael Jackson magic Jerry Jordan Shaq

Kobe stole all of MJ's moves (except for the "hotel strangle")...Kobe even stole his voice, and trainer. Even still, MJ is the GOAT!

3:59 is an example of Responding like Mike after a shot.

Paul Pierce always looks like he just woke up LOL

6:29 for a second or two I thought this was an animation

Kobe 💜Kobe💛Kobe

Kobe is the GOAT

Man I would have loved to see Kobe and KG on the same team

I miss you Kobe and gigi 😭😭😭😭😭

RIP Mamba.

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"Enough of the bla bla lets get into the video" who remember that intro?

1. Mike 2, Kobe ... Then everyone else

KB824ever

i love the channel and i loved kobe, he was and is my favorite player, mj is the greatest though. but i think you misunderstood mj on that, i don't think he thinks kobe would beat him but that kobe could beat him. like it's possible but not probable. i don't think he thinks that way about any other player though

I used to watch every lakers game but when he retired, I haven't watched a single game. Just not interested in watching full games anymore.

For some reason the Cherelle song doesn’t get old

Oh god the day is approaching in 2 weeks or so....

Him passing is like Michael Jackson passing away

Kobe is the new NBA logo

What is the beat playing at 1:16?

RIP Kobe! MJ said match him up against anybody he don't think he'll lose. Duh? lol but only Kobe because he steals all my moves. Facts lmao

Closest thing to MJ.... RIP