The One Night Kobe Wouldn't Shoot

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Kobe Bryant decided to not shoot in an NBA Playoff Game 7, but why? #nba
“Kobe sucks, Kobe sucks” In a Game 7, Kobe isn’t even in frame?…**And this wasn’t the only time.**
Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest scorers ever, He has made and missed the most shots ever, he told Shaq , heck he even took this…so how do we get here?
You see Kobe was getting called #2, a guy who couldn’t win without the most dominant player in NBA history, Shaq.
Sure Kobe was a star, he was a 3 time champion, averaged 30 points in the playoffs during a time where teams would score 80 points in a game, that’s so low but since Shaq left, the Lakers had done nothing. In the prime of Kobe’s career, they missed the playoffs in 2005, the first time in a decade, and well, the perception wasn’t so great. Allen Iverson said “There ain’t no No. 34 around here no more.”
but here is Step #1, proving he could carry the Lakers by himself.
You add Kobe who promised the Lakers would make the playoffs and came in averaging 35.6 points a game including a legendary 81 points in a game and maybe you have a chance. Nothing could stop Kobe hell bent on dragging this team to the playoffs and he did it. The Lakers were the #7 seed set to face the #2 seed Suns and the media seemed to be back on Kobe’s side.
The Suns caught on and by Game 5, decided to double Kobe less and leave it to Raja Bell who couldn’t guard Kobe and clotheslined him…
The Suns were frustrated no doubt, but they won Game 5 and kept the same strategy into Game 6, but here’s where it took a turn.
Kobe was hitting shot after shot after shot. I lost track of how many midranges he was shooting over the Suns defenders just to keep the Lakers in the game and then this clutch 3, and layup to put the lakers up by 3, but the Suns hit a 3 to go to OT and despite 50 points from Kobe shooting 57% from the field, 63% from 3, the Lakers lose, the series is tied 3-3.
The Suns get off to a good start and Kobe is just making impossible shots. Fadeaway, 3s, you name it. The crowd starts chanting Kobe sucks and he just takes it in. He dropped 23 points in the first half, but the Lakers were down …ok so it’s time for Kobe to turn up even more right? Well…
Kobe comes out passing into the post and backing up.
Heck he’s watching Smush Parker try to hit a fadeaway?
Phil Jackson wanted to change that in the second half of Game 7, wanting to run things through other guys. The idea was to get everyone else involved to have them be in it more defensively and hopefully string a few defensive stops. The way the Lakers offense was set up didn’t mean Kobe would get an assist. It was designed to swing the ball to the open man once Kobe got doubled. Kobe just had to make a read on who would have the next quickest pass to the open man. This would get everyone involved.
But this? No this looks intentionally low effort.
Kobe would only end up taking 3 shots in the second half and watch as the Suns won Game 7 and the series. And everyone started to roast Kobe.
It was getting called The Night Kobe Quit On The Lakers
And behind the scenes, he cursed out Charles Barkley for 3 hours…
*But what if I told you that this could all be part of master plan set by Kobe to get him to the finals?*
Kobe changed his number from 8 to 24 in the offseason saying he wanted to move on to something different.
It was clear to the Lakers front office that Kobe was unhappy with this team. And by the end of the next season on May 30, 2007, Kobe requested a trade.
And it wasn’t a bluff. Kobe was tired of an aimless rebuild with no hope and was looking at homes in Chicago during the offseason. What made the threat more real was the possibility that Kobe’s Game 7 performance could have all been to prove a point that his team is horrible, that they couldn’t just rely on Kobe to keep the Lakers franchise relevant.
Kobe reported to training camp, but sat out practices in October 2007. It was becoming all real and the Lakers were scrambling.
In February 2008, they would make a trade that would change the future of the NBA. The Lakers acquired Pau Gasol to pair with Kobe and immediately made the finals.
Despite any quitter allegations, he continued to put his legacy on the line and thrive. Winning his first chip without Shaq, Game 7 of the NBA Finals against Boston, and perhaps the most important, his ability to inspire a never quit attitude in chasing your dreams, your goals, to work for what you want and not care of what anyone else has to say in your pursuit of greatness which is why most people forget about the night Kobe didn’t shoot. *Miss you Kobe.*

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@MJ2KALLDAY 10 месяцев назад

"It’s the one thing you can control. You are responsible for how people remember you-or don’t. So don’t take it lightly."- Kobe, miss you Twitter- @MJ2KALLDAY

@EveryDayPeopleHumble 10 месяцев назад

Yo I love your vids!!

@ronaldm.6150 9 месяцев назад

The most-dominant player in nna history is Jordan, not Shaq. Remember that

@julianreed8479 9 месяцев назад

That’s what his ball hogging ass get

@bartmix8994 9 месяцев назад

Kobe was a shot hog, and Shaq was not the most dominant player, or most dominant center of all time.

@sorrell9244 4 месяца назад

40 seconds in, “he even took this” BROTHER THE CLOCK IS AT .9 seconds like what?, immediately clicked off from that lol

@mbone1210 9 месяцев назад

I remember this game. At the time, I hated what was going on, but Kobe was proving a point to everyone who said he was a "ball-hog." He proved that his supporting cast was terrible and could not win without him. Kobe should have won the MVP that year.

@kennethcook3127 9 месяцев назад

Nonsense

@patriciamccormick9321 9 месяцев назад

Kobe was an egotistical ball hog who couldn’t even play with Shaq. The Lakers deep pockets bought him Championships as Kobe was a great individual player who did little for his team.

@bestofdbest934 9 месяцев назад

@@patriciamccormick9321This is actually some next level satire or a completely delusional comment. I can't decide which one lol.

@JuliusCeaser_ 9 месяцев назад

@@bestofdbest934both

@gravedigging 9 месяцев назад

@@patriciamccormick9321who couldn’t play without Shaq? Yeah he’s trolling

@HotGritz910 10 месяцев назад

Score 50 one game..."Man, you shooting too much. Stop being selfish. " The next game came out with 23 in the first half team still losing.."Hey kobe, get everyone involved." kobe passes the ball nobody makes anything. Team loses.."why didn't kobe take over the game? See he's being selfish." Hell of a predicament to be in... Phil Jackson played this one wrong.. he should have held these players on the team accountable. Instead he went with the narrative and that affected the way he coached that series.

@jiggafromstatefarm9997 10 месяцев назад

It’s kinda like damned if you damned if you don’t kind of thing

@MB-cb2he 10 месяцев назад

Phil Jackson probably could of encouraged Kobe. "It don't matter if they call you selfish. Get out there and drop 40. I will hook you up with Shaq's wife if you score 45 points atleast."

@bandjolyn 10 месяцев назад

Yea, that's seriously one helluva Lose-Lose situation. There were probably hours and hours worth of discussions that went no where, Kobe decided to show them instead.

@futureDreamer4 10 месяцев назад

Exactly!

@jp3813 10 месяцев назад

Perhaps people wanted him to balance it out. Score 40 and get everyone involved.

@midnightlumina7 10 месяцев назад

It wasn't just Gasol. It was also the team slowly improving with Bynum and Odom getting comfortable in their roles.

@powerbadpowerbad 10 месяцев назад

Jordan had to learn the same lesson when Pippen and Horace Grant started improving and getting comfortable with the Bulls and MJ.And we all know MJ was a total-PRICK. LOL.

@ultimateyagerman 10 месяцев назад

And who's the one that checked kobe and sat him down to develop that frontcourt that kobe desperately needed to replace Shaq ?

@JaysPlayDays 10 месяцев назад

Jazz allowing Derek Fisher to go to LA, was very generous (thoughtful for his Daughter). Smush Parker moved on, which was big. trading Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, and Aaron McKie, for Pau Gasol, was the beginning. Gasol created a trickle effect. he was a perfect Robin for his teammates. allowed Bynum to play off of Kobe and Gasol, as a Robin's Robin. allowed LO to play off of Kobe and Gasol, as a Robin's Robin as well. Gasol and LO's game just clicked, much like Kobe and Gasol's game. Gasol and Bynum had nice moments too. huge for the Lakers. trading Maurice Evans and Brian Cook, for Trevor Ariza, was crucial. eventually with Vladimir Radmanovic moving on, paved the way for Ariza. that needed to happen in the 2008 Playoffs. except Kwame, everybody I mentioned that went on to other teams, was horrible on D. horrible

@MB-cb2he 10 месяцев назад

@@powerbadpowerbadJordan and Horace Grant are just as much street as each other. Horace Grant talked smack to Phil Jackson's face because in The Hood you don't let people tell you what to do. That was a different era when most NBA teammates fought each other because thats how you handled business. Thats why Isiah Thomas said the Jordan Poole punch from Draymond Green meant nothing in the '80s. Saying it happened all the time on his team and that was normal. Today, social media tells people (and you) to be soft. But in the '80s and '90s it wasnt like that.

@MB-cb2he 10 месяцев назад

@@powerbadpowerbadJordan was a different story. Kobe was called selfish, but everyone wanted to be like Mike. All the commercials were saying Jordan was the best. Bird was saying MJ was the best. Jordan had charisma and protection Kobe did not have. Steve Kerr joined in 1995 and Jordan punched him in 1997. So no, MJ did not change. He is a guy that grew up in The Brooklyn Hood.

@javianjohnson8746 10 месяцев назад

This is a really great breakdown man. Life after Shaq definitely was a struggle and I remember learning about Kobe requesting a trade in 2007. I believe once Pau came around that was the official being of the second era of Kobe’s legendary career

@futureDreamer4 10 месяцев назад

Kobe gave his teammates the ball in game 7 and none of them capitalize on offense. Meanwhile,the media was pissed off at Kobe smdh.

@moneyball647 23 дня назад

Imagine playing one way the entire year then suddenly you change the game style for game 7. Your team wont be ready. Then you have Kobe nuthuggers of course blaming everyine but Kobe

@Azariah-Israel 19 дней назад

@@moneyball647missed the point Then and today…instead of admitting their wrong the Media Switched Up Prior he was being called a Ball Hog, To Going Crazy and still losing at half(Kobe isn’t getting anyone involved) that’s why this Game happened The Media Changes the criteria so they can have a Reason to Criticize Kobe

@lilharold 11 дней назад

@@Azariah-Israel yall making excuses fr imagined if Lebron pulled this stunt lol

@B48Monsta 2 дня назад

@@lilharold found the dude that mentions Lebron for no reason smh

@Azariah-Israel 2 дня назад

@@lilharold No like him YALL commenting about something but either not saying the full truth or don’t know. Phil Said “ the Gameplan was to get everyone else involved” when Kobe was the reason they were up… So he listened to Phil

@jayjonah83 10 месяцев назад

Thankfully im old enough to remember this series and all of the negative press surrounding Kobe. I had zero problem with him quitting that game which highlighted the problem with the Lakers: He WAS the Lakers. They needed to get him a team and it worked.

@shan8245 10 месяцев назад

he a quitter and hella overrated 🤡

@masacre3269 10 месяцев назад

facts bro. it aint like he jus sat in the corner he was trying to facilitate. but the media turned it into "he wont shoot." he literally played how everybody said hed have to to win. and they lost 😂😂😂 proving everybody wrong.

@omgbygollywow 9 месяцев назад

Quitting is good? Yikes, the rationale behind that is so stupid.

@jayjonah83 9 месяцев назад

@@omgbygollywoweveryone was saying Kobe was a ball hog and he needed to play more team ball, so it highlighted the fact that the team was trash and forced them to build a winning roster. Which they did. They won the championship two seasons later and again two seasons after that, so yes my short sighted internet friend, quitting was beneficial.

@omgbygollywow 9 месяцев назад

@@jayjonah83 So quitting on your teammates is good, right? Good for you, maybe, but screw everyone else, right? Good luck living your life like that. I would have more respect for Kobe if he went about it a different way. If you are a true champion, you don't screw others. I don't watch today's NBA, except for the Denver Nuggets because they play unselfish, team basketball. That is the right way to play. All the other super teams are just superstars getting together to form a super team.

@avengingsylph 9 месяцев назад

The memory of this man will never die.

@bradtdarius 9 месяцев назад

Dave McMenamen, from ESPN, wrote an analysis of this game afterwards. The true story...the Lakers game plan, per Phil Jackson, was to get the other guys more involved in the offense, to make the Lakers harder to guard. Kobe stuck to the plan; and, ended up being the only Laker to shoot 50% (8/16) in the game. Poor shooting , and a BUNCH of costly turnovers did the Lakers in. It had nothing to do with Bryant trying to prove to his teammates that he wasn't a ball-hog, or "quit" on his teammates. If anything, the point was made to Phil Jackson that the rest of the Lakers had to improve, in order for that kind of strategy to work. The MEDIA took the stance that Bryant had "quit" on his team, and, ran with it. The truth came out years later. Bryant, himself, talked about it after he'd retired. So, I'm a bit surprised the narrative still exists today. Apparently, in some things, narratives matter more than facts.

@melvinhhcp3615 5 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@Dmahmoud17 4 месяца назад

No excuse for him to not help or take any shots. That clearly wasn’t the point of “getting the team involved” he just took it personal cuz he’s petty

@hybrid1339 3 месяца назад

@Dmahmoud17 you just proved his point by making this statement, he literally gave you the actual facts and you still come with this comment...can't make this stuff up

@Desire2l0ve 2 месяца назад

@@Dmahmoud17funny! So he's a"ball hog" and "selfish" and bossy and thinks he's the shit, rude etc.,, or shame on him for not CARRYING his team, LIKE THEY EXPECTED HIM TOO.. ALWAYS, NO MATTER HOW BRUTAL ÌT GETS! MAN GTFÓ

@threadbarephoenix9904 2 месяца назад

You want a narrative? Phil Jackoff was the most overrated coach in NBA history. Even Jordan himself said that Jackoff got too much credit for what was essentially Doug Collins' team, that Tex Winter was more important than Jackoff. Where was Jackoff coaching Pippen without Jordan? Remember Pippen's similar playoff meltdown because of Jackoff tryna coach like he was in high school? "lEsSA bE AWNSEFFISH aN pAsSa dA bAwL aRoWn, gYzE!" that doesn't work in a fucking playoff game in a professional atmosphere. Or what about when Ho Grant bailed for greener pastures and suddenly the Bulls were barely a .500 team til Mike saved them from what would surely have been getting swept by the Pacers in the first round. And where was Phil during that pathetic loss to a VASTLY inferior Pistons unit? And what about that lethargic and unhungry Lakers team that get shellacked by a less athletic Mavs team and then went all-in on signing every two-time All-Star over the age of 35? Where was Jackoff when the Knicks had some halfway decent talent but he couldn't coax Tex outta retirement? Phil Jackoff doesn't get nearly enough venom for how simultaneously overrated and underachieving he is. I'll never doubt Houston won both its titles legitimately, but you're telling me the Lakers shouldn't have won AT LEAST eight rings during Kobe's career? You're telling me a Knicks squad featuring Melo and Amare IN THEIR PRIMES wasn't capable of shutting down the Miami Boyfriends and Chicago Regularseasoners? Gtfoh.

@Kings0424 10 месяцев назад

I remember that game 7 in 2006 in the first round of the playoffs against the Suns. He didn't show in that game 7 because everyone was saying he was been "selfish" and being a ballhogger. Bruh he had a loaded Suns team down 3-1 by himself with no help around himself. The fact that Kobe had Phoenix down 3-1 by himself is impressive already. I would've done the same thing if I was in Kobe shoes. I would've been like bruh someone do thing, I need y'all to step up y'all game

@jaydot4956 10 месяцев назад

If Lebron was up 3-1 and then quit on his team in game 7 we would never hear the end of it. But I guess since it’s Kobe it’s okay.

@Kings0424 10 месяцев назад

@jaydot4956 Well I won't if he was in this situation as Kobe was in 2006 but since LeBron has played with so many all-stars and Hall of Famers or Future Hall of Famers throughout his entire career that if he ever blew a 3-1 lead, of course I'm blaming him because everyone is saying he's the "GOAT" which is never was

@jaydot4956 10 месяцев назад

@@Kings0424 Lebron was in Kobe’s position for 7 years and I never remember Lebron throwing a game to prove a point. My problem with Kobe fans is they act like Kobe was perfect, Kobe’s shortcomings are accepted and easily forgotten while Lebron’s shortcomings are so overblown. For example nobody likes to mention that Kobe arguably could’ve had a worse performance in 2004 against the pistons than Lebron had against Dallas, Kobe scored a little more but his shooting percentages was way worse than Lebron, and in one of the games Kobe had 11 points and his team was stacked but you rarely ever hear about it. And Kobe was a horrible teammate, I remember a viral video in 2007 of a fan asking Kobe what he thought about the Jason Kidd for Andrew Bynum trade rumors and Kobe literally said out his mouth on camera “trade Bynum’s ass outta here”. People criticize Lebron more for saying “we’re top heavy as f*ck” but somehow most people don’t even remember Kobe publicly demanding a player be traded.

@Kings0424 10 месяцев назад

@jaydot4956 No no no that 2004 NBA Finals Shaq was terrible in that series. He got schooled by Ben Wallace the entire series and as for LeBron there's no excuses. The owner accuse him of quitting against the Celtics in the playoffs multiple times which he did. Why you think LeBron was the first player in history to form a damn superteam. He didn't crying about he didn't have no help well damn they was giving you up, it just that LeBron kept playing so poorly late in those playoff series when the team needed him the most that they basically forced gis way to the Heat and he brought Chris Bosh with him. That's not competitive

@jaydot4956 10 месяцев назад

@@Kings0424 see your just proving my point, Shaq averaged 26 points on 61 percent shooting against Detroit in 04 while Kobe only averaged 22 points on 38 percent from the field and 17 percent from 3, also Shaq was a negative 31 for the series while Kobe was a negative 50, so the Lakers were worse with Kobe on the floor. How are you blaming Shaq??? And the only reason the cavs owner accused Lebron of quitting was because he was butt hurt that Lebron left his wack ass team.

@joshuabryant8504 10 месяцев назад

Am I the only one that loved it when the crowed chanted Kobe sucks he didn't seem fazed one bit. He still kept his composure and liked the chants. Now that is pure badass and why he has my respect. Looking at the scene lights a fire under my ass.

@Bass2121 10 месяцев назад

its not that it didn't faze him, he loved hearing it, he feeds off of it and thats what i love

@marksines1246 10 месяцев назад

LoL it got in his head and didn’t shoot to show those fans if he doesn’t shoot those forced shots the team has no chance, the fans got in maba’s head

@Bass2121 10 месяцев назад

@@marksines1246 the logic doesn't make sense but okay

@marksines1246 10 месяцев назад

@@Bass2121 LOL any other reason why he stopped shooting? is it the master plan?😂😂😂, he’s the most selfish player ever, individual stats is his most priority, no way he’s not trying to win it scoring more points, ball hog comments got into his head, and ball hog he was!😂

@Bass2121 10 месяцев назад

@@marksines1246 his teamates weren't the greatest, the only way theyd win is if kobe just scored, this proved his point when he passed that everyone should let him do his thing

@checkle1 10 месяцев назад

It hurts my heart just to see his face. Knowing he was taken so long before his time. And those with him. Ugh.

@Doc255 10 месяцев назад

I feel you 100% but thats the thing. You never know when your time is up

@leolovelife 9 месяцев назад

He horded lots of money that could have save starving kids.

@checkle1 9 месяцев назад

@@leolovelife what kind of argument is that? "He horded lots of money that could have been used to bomb a cancer research center". There, I just canceled out your crappy argument.

@arogueburrito 3 месяца назад

wow. that's good. @@checkle1

@nfloz11 3 месяца назад

He was an a-hole.

@anthonyhoward-barnhardti4203 9 месяцев назад

Whats really crazy is watching this game live and then 17 years later some kid younger than you in a documentary narrates what you witnessed.

@CoachCarter102 4 месяца назад

I miss Kobe. Growing up without a father, Kobe was a man I could look up to growing up.

@GangGreenGullie 3 месяца назад

That sad bro

@CoachCarter102 3 месяца назад

@@GangGreenGullie if you want it to be.

@CoachParks9 9 месяцев назад

Damn I still can’t believe Kobe is gone. It brings me tears everytime I see footage of him🥲🥺.. We miss you Jelly Bean Bryant #24 #8

@marshalldupuy7111 10 месяцев назад

“Kobe is a ball hog” / “Kobe wasn’t aggressive enough and didn’t shoot” so stupid. He made his point but the coach told him to. He shoots on a double team cause he’s confident that’s better than passing it to an open average player. Respect

@jujurawks 10 месяцев назад

i don't like how you didn't show that Kobe led the Lakers to 35-20 record before Pau, while Pau led Memphis to a 10-29 record.

@fobinc 10 месяцев назад

I mean... Pau didn't have much in teammates that year. Mike Conley and Kyle Lowry were new blood. They had Kwame, Mike Miller, and old Stoudamire with a bunch of players I don't even remember.

@Gemini050788 10 месяцев назад

@@fobincEven then, he never won a single playoff game ever before coming to LA. He was a great complement to Kobe but years of Kobe degradation has inflated Paus greatness. Kobe def made him a champion level player.

@orbit5311 10 месяцев назад

Before the Lakers Pau was a one-time all star as a reserve. It wasn’t until he started playing with Kobe that he gained recognition. Kobe is the most unfairly treated player in the entire history of the NBA. Show me another player who averaged the numbers he did (in ALL of his playoff series’, not just the finals), won with the teams he did and against the teams he did, and tell me why that player isn’t seen as top 3.

@todo9633 10 месяцев назад

@@fobinc Did Kobe have much in teammates?

@jiggafromstatefarm9997 10 месяцев назад

@@fobincyou think Kobe had anything better ? The year after he Lost , he demanded a trade for a reason bc that team sucked

@Kwami357 10 месяцев назад

Mamba mentality 😂😂😂 Shaq always had problem with him for not passing the ball.😂😂

@powerbadpowerbad 10 месяцев назад

And so did MOST of his team-mates !!! LOL.

@relicdad88 10 месяцев назад

They needed his scoring they jus thought they cud do it better which was false and he did pass jus not a lot he wasn't a point guard not his job. I bet if Shaq was in peak physical condition Kobe wudve looked 4 him more he was prolly upset cuz he stopped caring bout his size and effort he was prolly like I'm killing myself training and always getting better trying 2 improve and dis guy jus dnt care screw it I'll get it done on my own basically. miss the Mamba man shoot

@powerbadpowerbad 10 месяцев назад

@@relicdad88 Shaq did get lazy ( he wasn't very good at conditioning since his Orlando days or signng that big contract with the Lakers ) 2 different players with different mind sets about everything. Shaq was the main problem tho,just like with Penny ( shaq always has to be the man ) then in Miami with Wade. LOL.

@drewstevens5771 10 месяцев назад

@@powerbadpowerbadshaq got replaced 😂😂

@Yourlocaladoptmekaren 10 месяцев назад

Rip mamba, you will be remembered in the history of basketball. We will miss you so much😭

@joshuawilliams5642 6 месяцев назад

Lol

@Servalt77 6 месяцев назад

he wont

@mostpolitebot1464 3 месяца назад

right they just gave him a statue in L.A so how dumb are you again? @@Servalt77

@CoreySturkey 6 месяцев назад

Great video bro, amazingly narrated

@ArmandoKozomara 10 месяцев назад

Kobe showed the Lakers and critics that the team isn't going anywhere without him doing his thing. It still took two years before the Lakers made a move and got Gasol. But he played well and scored a lot efficiently in the first half of the game but still wasn't enough with young, below-average NBA players starting along side him.

@ben1ben2ben1 6 месяцев назад

Kobe fans are delusional. MJ never in a million years would ever throw a series to prove a point. Mamba mentality is just discount Jordan mentality

@ArmandoKozomara 6 месяцев назад

@ben1ben2ben1 nah man that's crazy. Mamba Mentality is trying to be the best version of yourself every single day. That's what Kobe did. Got the most out of himself. Even Jordan admitted that Kobe might be mentally tougher than him. And Kobe outworked everyone including MJ because he wasn't blessed like MJ was so he had to outwork him. That's what it means. But that was the game plan versus Phoenix: get everyone involved. Kobe had a great 1st half of that game 7 but it wasn't working so he tried something else. Had Kobe continued shooting like he did in the 1st half then haters like you would say oh Kobe is being selfish and shooting too much, that's why the Lakers lost.

@MrNight-co4ed 10 месяцев назад

Kobe’s Point: “Damned If I Do,Damned If I Don’t.”

@mattcreamer2157 9 месяцев назад

Big up Kobe gone but never forgotten. Even in Celtics nation

@FlexSZN23 4 месяца назад

Class 💯

@mynameisgladiator1933 25 дней назад

As much as players like him disrespected Bird, you should be ashamed.

@socalpunisher 21 час назад

Pau Gasol is one of the most underrated players in the history of basketball. He’s won 2 nba championships and one world fiba championship.

@How679 21 день назад

Imagine if bron refused to shoot in a game 7💀

@isao_the_2nd 10 месяцев назад

Thank god the late great Kobe Bryant never quit, especially while in the middle of his prime

@westbmorecertified5011 5 месяцев назад

Capital G?

@Bj_9 10 месяцев назад

my favorite youtuber post again i love your vids man i always wait for u to post

@RNBRADAR 10 месяцев назад

I loved this so much, thank you for this content 🔥

@firegodmiguel 10 месяцев назад

We love Kobe for the amazing things he did but we love him even more for the crazy petty moments

@powerbadpowerbad 10 месяцев назад

AGREED.And he had a lot of them-TOO. LOL.

@garygallant5390 10 месяцев назад

We don’t want to speak ill of the dead but honestly Kobe disgraced the sport when he acted petty in that game 7. Facts.

@Metasota 10 месяцев назад

@@garygallant5390I agree completely

@cumshot247 10 месяцев назад

@@garygallant5390 That was the only way he could get his point across, and it worked. Sometimes you gotta take the good with the bad. It was genius, but some can't see it that way.

@kylemonsterdrywallfistbump5948 9 месяцев назад

@@cumshot247it was not genius he literally gave up in a game 7 then requested a trade. He let the fans chants get in his head as well. He got lucky with the Pau gasol trade

@zb1033 9 месяцев назад

am I the only one having tears everytime I hear a kobe story that inspire future generations not only in basketball but also in life to be the best version of you no matter what others will tell you. Thats mamba mentality 😢 RIP Kobe 🥺

@marvo323 9 месяцев назад

You lack testosterone crying for a man you’ve never met.

@thulakhumalo3723 9 месяцев назад

3:00 that travel was insane

@Stocky_The_Demi_God 5 месяцев назад

That clip from Nash was cold bruh 🥶

@RufiWells 11 дней назад

the one thing you can control. You are responsible for how people remember you-or don’t. So don’t take it lightly."- Kobe, miss you

@sydneybusby2087 3 месяца назад

He was not a team player. He wanted to play alone the whole time and was mad he had a team with him. Dude would havw been happier playing with robots passing him the ball over and over

@sebastianpuduelreal9694 9 месяцев назад

Not only didnt shoot, he didnt make a screen, didnt help looking for rebounds or assist for his teammates; he let them play 4 versus 5 so he can "prove" his point. Talk about that type of leadership👌🏽

@korosu26 9 месяцев назад

let it rest bro... he was a leader to most people. no need to judge him on one game

@ben1ben2ben1 6 месяцев назад

@@korosu26 At the time Kobe was not a leader at all. Kobe didn't really become a leader until 2008

@korosu26 6 месяцев назад

@@ben1ben2ben1 bro... Tell me, who was the leader during this time? May not be the ideal one but he still was... Why u makin it complicated?

@MrEric2cu 6 месяцев назад

If he didn't get his way, he turned into a huge man child. Why join the NBA if you're going to play one on one. Since his death, everyone treats him like a God. He was a total asshole to his team mates because they wouldn't practice 20 hours per day like he would. They weren't the LA Lakers, they were the LA Koby.

@darkhelldeamon 29 дней назад

@@MrEric2cuAnd MJ gave em candy and chocolates? Sit down bruh. This is a sport where its win or lose and if u dont have that winner mentality why even get on the court? If u wanna have fun play in a sunday league or smthn like that.

@BeUnlimitedX 3 месяца назад

What's crazy about that season is for most of it, he was 25th in assists... with THIS roster... as a SHOOTING GUARD. There are more than 25 starting PGs in the league.

@LuisRamos-ft4ck 9 месяцев назад

I still can’t believe he’s gone R.I.P King

@jacob9538 4 месяца назад

Misleading title

@J_typoi 9 месяцев назад

I think a big part of this was how the Lakers responded. If they did really trade Kobe when he asked, then we would've arrived at a different story and if the trade didn't work out, then Kobe's situation might have been something in the likes of Kyrie's current situation?

@khrystianyrecforcadas1069 10 месяцев назад

Awesome content bruh. 💜

@natpeterson8313 9 месяцев назад

Great video bro 🔥

@JoshBeFreeTV 10 месяцев назад

I remember this game. He proved a brutal point. Oh, & Shoot 🏀💪🏽

@nicolasfierro2143 3 месяца назад

he really didn’t prove anything people realized he wasn’t shooting so they put bad defenders on him and they were able to lockdown other player if any player becames a pass only player they’re getting destroyed he didn’t prove anything except for that he’s petty

@muwop0503 Месяц назад

@@nicolasfierro2143he def proved a point😂

@nicolasfierro2143 Месяц назад

@@muwop0503 not really they didn’t even loose that badly he kind of showed how helpful it was if he passed more

@jamescarterjr.6349 7 месяцев назад

I remember this game,Kobe was trying to trust his teammates, instead of his normal taking multi shots,but they didn't come through for him when he needed them the most....

@leosmit8612 10 месяцев назад

0:56 I need this poster. One of the best posterizer ever next to the shaq over 5 players or the vc dunking over a 7 footer or the vc dunking on Alonzo Mourning

@vintagemonte 10 месяцев назад

Kobe is the only player to get away with a performance like this. Passing is one thing, being passive is another

@powerbadpowerbad 10 месяцев назад

And don't forget that-RAPE-trial folks !!! Kobe was one of the only super-star nba players to go thru a rape trial.I think that put a-BLACK-mark on his legacy.

@foreignkamikaze 10 месяцев назад

LITERALLY, you can barely find his choke performances cause it’s hidden from the media , and like his allegations not saying he did it but imagine Lebron just even had allegations….. his grandchildren wouldn’t even here the end of it

@powerbadpowerbad 10 месяцев назад

@@foreignkamikaze I actually forgot all about this series,let alone the game 7 BS. LOL.

@foreignkamikaze 10 месяцев назад

@@powerbadpowerbad yeah bruh it’s Crazy how much the media pick and chooses the narrative

@kevinbarker9351 10 месяцев назад

Y’all sound like y’all hating over there

@SpicyNFL. 10 месяцев назад

The title sounds so wrong 😭

@elijahroderick1305 10 месяцев назад

No it don’t

@10thletter40 3 месяца назад

It really doesn't. That's quite the stretch

@user-co6mv7kt9n Месяц назад

how?

@user-bo4fy3je1o 4 месяца назад

The love he has for the game is beautiful.

@thatisokay 6 месяцев назад

I like that you made the number change about "him wanting to do something different" and not about "him wanting to not get caught doing something underage different"

@shawnlyjean 9 месяцев назад

the dude was going thru so much in that time period of his life let him rest in peace

@coldones9505 9 месяцев назад

You sound emotional talking about 'Let him rest in peace' . This is just a documentary. Relax.

@sindilacion 8 месяцев назад

Like what?🤣🤣🤣🤣

@GG_Beno 10 месяцев назад

to be fair he got u a first half they gone call me a ball hog if I carry the next half and have 50!!! so team do ya thing. that man needed help he couldn’t win for losing

@RoboticV 9 месяцев назад

I had the video muted and didn't even realize until I was several minutes into the video. It's insane how captivating Kobe is.

@inthebag84 6 месяцев назад

Loved this breakdown. Great video. Cool to see all the details. I remember watching this game, but I don’t recall all the details leading up to it.

@El.Nigga. 10 месяцев назад

Back to the bright ass green thumbnails

@TheMassiveGamer 10 месяцев назад

He did the thing that made his team win. When he got buckets, they lost. When he passed, they won. So that's what he did. What I do think, however, is that he capitalized on this by showing that his team needed him to carry them, so the press would shut up about his "selfishness".

@QuestionEverything562 10 месяцев назад

But did you watch that game 7 in it's entirety? And did you watch the first 4 games of the series?

@TheMassiveGamer 10 месяцев назад

@@QuestionEverything562 Watched the whole series live. Your point?

@QuestionEverything562 10 месяцев назад

@@TheMassiveGamer if you did, then what was the difference in the first four games vs the last three games? Like what was the major reasons that the Suns came back and won against the Lakers? How did Kobe play in the first four games vs the last three games? And specifically, what did Kobe do in G7 in the 2nd half that was different from every other game?

@TheMassiveGamer 10 месяцев назад

@@QuestionEverything562 Difference is he he averaged almost 7 assists on 23 ppg in his wins (team ball), compared to 31.25 ppg and 4 assists in his losses (Kobe show). So, I reiterate: "When he got buckets, they lost. When he passed, they won." As far as what he specifically did in G7's second half: he only attempted 3 field goals; this is despite him averaging almost 17 SECOND HALF (including OT) field goal attempts per game in the series. Is there anything else you need answered? ☺

@QuestionEverything562 10 месяцев назад

@@TheMassiveGamer All that and you missed the biggest point. When Kobe was playing unselfish team ball, he was still aggressive with the ball. Things happened out his scoring aggression, this is what Jackson wanted. In that game 7, in the second half, it was not Kobe trying to be unselfish. When he got passive in the second half, he wasn't looking to be apart of the offense at all. He would pass the ball, then just stand out there like 3-5 ft behind the 3 point line watching his team move the ball without him, he did not do this in the first 4 games. Kobe legit gave up in the second half, so that is completely selfish on his part. In the first four games, when he passed, it was because he actually looked to score and then made the pass out of it for an assist. He posed as an actual offensive threat. In the G7 2nd half, he just passed the ball and stood there like a statue. You weren't watching clearly enough, son. Kobe quit to prove a point, but it backfired on him.

@Mamba-Kush 8 месяцев назад

There will NEVER be a man I respect more than the Mamba. He did more with less, in the hardest era, injured all the time, while the Buss family threw his prime away and ran him too the ground.

@lieutenantdan6709 Месяц назад

He had prime shaq. I wouldn’t say he did more with less. Dirk did more with less then Kobe every did

@Goodguy1ful 10 месяцев назад

The turnaround for the Lakers was really adding Fisher and Ariza ,, and Byumn developing in the fist half of the 2008 season

@easymoneyrad 10 месяцев назад

Kobe was getting hate and seen as the villain the same reason kd is now. But later fans loved kobe again, i wonder if they’ll love kd again too because if older fans forgave kobe for his actions which were warranted but he was being slightly toxic, then kd can be forgiven too

@elijahroderick1305 10 месяцев назад

Bro stop it kobe and kd do not have same reason

@TheBossyMango 10 месяцев назад

Wth lol never compare Kobe and Kd career trajectories. Kobe is Dirk & Steph level loyal. Kobe would have NEVER joined the Steve Nash Suns for instance. There’s a reason why Kobe is beloved and respected, Kd still can’t sit as his lunch table, & honestly I don’t think people will ever forgive Durant he broke the code when he joined GS, the heat wasn’t even a playoff team before LeBron joined

@theonlygoodonehere2259 10 месяцев назад

@@TheBossyMango if KD went to a team like clippers or raps or rockets, I wouldn't have been mad, but joining a team like warriors or cavs, is so disgusting

@easymoneyrad 10 месяцев назад

@@elijahroderick1305 meant same way but reason too because kobe was look at as a villain and wanting to switch teams and openly shaming his team, force trade him out of LA. I guess that more like kyrie but him and kd had the same situation. I’m a kobe fan, I’m just not letting my bias get in the way

@easymoneyrad 10 месяцев назад

@@TheBossyMango it’s literally comparable. Kobe didn’t leave which is why he is loved but as we saw from the video kobe was a bad guy in the nba for like 2-3 years b4 pau came n won a ring. That’s also bcuz he matured as the video also states. Kobe was tryna force a trade, shaming his team. Look as a villain for this bcuz they were saying, so instead of being a better teammate he just goin bail on em. Kobe is overrated. Alot of similar hate was on kobe just like kd.

@user-uc2td4qo1y 10 месяцев назад

A bulls kobe jersey would of been 🔥🔥

@Sagnasty17 3 месяца назад

I remember kobe throwing a jab at lebron and others saying they had to go to dofferent teams to win. Dude literally requested a trade and nobody talks about it. Glad you brought it up

@abuDA-bt6ei 21 день назад

Oh no he requested one trade 😬.. Lebron went to the Lakers, then proceeded to trade all the new players who were the core of the team. Literally joined a team and traded everyone lmao. He only went to Miami and cavs when they came with 2 other all stars, how many had to be traded for them haha… Joining teams 3 times + trading players for all stars>requesting a trade

@user-tb1fq5db3o 3 месяца назад

Kobe was one of the best ballers and a real class act sadly the nba doesn’t have very many players that stand up to what’s right

@judon4908 10 месяцев назад

I watched that game 7 and it was obvious that the gameplan was to get the rest of the team involvement in the 2nd half but that only made things worse. Before anybody knew it the Lakers were getting blown out so bad that there was no point in Kobe shooting. I didn't believe he was trying to prove a point then she I don't believe it now. There's no way Kobe Bryant purposely lost a playoff series. That wasn't in his DNA.

@devonford3836 10 месяцев назад

And yet he shifted the bed. Terrible strategy regardless.

@sidepriest 5 месяцев назад

Thank Phil for that. Yet he seemed to relish in Kobe catching the blame which was kinda bizarre

@mr.m3128 9 месяцев назад

I MISS HIM

@socalpunisher 22 часа назад

Charles Barkley always hated on Kobe and mj.

@dispassionateobserver Месяц назад

I attended this game. Kobe was lighting it up in the first half but it didn't matter. I didn't know it at the time but I was watching Kobe's last game as number 8. RIP Kobe and Gigi

@EveryDayPeopleHumble 10 месяцев назад

RIP Kobe the GOAT 😭

@JohnnymarstonNegsarthur 10 месяцев назад

Lebron better

@Jack-sw1km 9 месяцев назад

@@JohnnymarstonNegsarthurget your L takes out a here. And take this L on the way out.

@JohnnymarstonNegsarthur 9 месяцев назад

@@Jack-sw1km its factual lebrons better in every stat

@gravedigging 9 месяцев назад

@@JohnnymarstonNegsarthurLebron? The same guy with the worst finals record of all time? Ring chasing and still has less rings then Kobe? Yeah no

@JohnnymarstonNegsarthur 9 месяцев назад

@@gravedigging who has more MVPS lebron or kobe

@justsayin669 10 месяцев назад

It's ridiculous how people are admitting that Kobe quit and praising him for it yet you know a LOT of those same people praising him for this try to bash LeBron for supposedly quitting (which I wouldn't say he has). The double standards are disgusting.

@osamasrpg3552 9 месяцев назад

time and time again kobe bryants own fanbase proves lebron has always been held to much higher standards

@Drado2Real 7 месяцев назад

💯💯💯

@xaviervega468 7 месяцев назад

Double standards are the only standards Kobetards have.

@itsinyouryard 26 дней назад

Shot the freethrow for 81 points with 24 seconds left in the game. It was "1" season left to wear number "8" before he went to "24"

@sydneybusby2087 3 месяца назад

That double around the back from nash was nuts though

@Goodguy1ful 10 месяцев назад

I remember this game well... The way Kobe played was clearly the game plan as Kobe had scored 50 against the Suns a few times that season - ad the Lakers lost by 15-20 each time ... and he'd actually shot less in game 3 or 4 in that series for a Laker win. What I recall is Kobe just following Phils game plan.. they just lost to a much better team

@ben1ben2ben1 6 месяцев назад

You remember wrong. He was pouting because Phil wanted him to shoot less. He didn't set screens (or half assed them) he stopped trying on defense, he didn't move off ball and just stood around (Kobe was amazing off ball) sometimes with his hands on his hips. he acted like a bratty child. MJ would NEVER

@Goodguy1ful 6 месяцев назад

@@ben1ben2ben1 None of what you said here is based in reality ..as none of that happened . Y.i.e Kobe actually shot more in that game 7 than he did in gems earlier in that series. In the games where Kobe scored 50 once in that series and once in the regular season The lakers had lots by 15- 20 so Kobe being the smart layer that he is knew that him shooting more wasn't the answer . He was frustrated ... but frustrated that the Lakers weren't spending money as they had a ton of cap space etc that point but were holding on to it and fielding a team with Smush , Luka Walton and Kawame Brown in the starting lineup .. again if Kobe wanted to quit he could have faked a back injury , cramps , cussed out a ref ... or like MJ did and just quit on his team in 93. but carry on ...

@leechrec 9 месяцев назад

When Kobe did this, I couldn't believe what I was watching. It was just unfathomable to me that a superstar of his stature was doing it at that time.

@aaronc4724 2 месяца назад

Great video. Forgot how good Kobe was.

@_SnowJustice_ 16 дней назад

Still can't believe this Kobe is gone 😢

@infinitymixtapes9562 10 месяцев назад

Let's just be as objective as possible. Biases aside, any other star player does this today, in a game 7 no less, we're saying they quit. No other way around it

@ghostflame9211 10 месяцев назад

yeah, just like they did to kobe in 06 when it happened. 17 years later, and most people are still saying that about him. it's just hindsight and retrospective that allows videos like this to be made, to suggest that maybe there was more to it. but imo, if kobe tried to prove a point, he did it by quitting on his team. i think it was either skap attack or jonny arnett who made a similar video, talking about how kobe didnt quit, he was instead following the game plan. this is true, he was told by jackson and coaching staff to get his team involved. but the fact is the kobe we know and remember is the black mamba, the assassin, the one who taught us the mentality. if he had taken over, he couldve easily taken over and won the series. instead he quit on his team and now adds "blowing a 3-1 lead" to his resume. i'm an avid kobe fan, and i think he's leagues better than lebron, at least as a laker, but lets call a spade a spade: kobe gave up on the 06 lakers squad.

@philliprhinehardt6268 10 месяцев назад

Big facts

@christurner2684 10 месяцев назад

You are so right, if Kevin Durant would’ve done this, OMG😂😂😂, they would’ve torched KD lmao

@AEdavirgin 10 месяцев назад

He didn't quit, just game plan changed.

@alexiscando2068 10 месяцев назад

@@AEdavirgin oh he did, not the only time he did this... 2004 Finals ring a bell?? He shot the Lakers out of that series with his horrible shooting and even Chauncey Billups pointed that it was their game plan, let Kobe shoot their way out of the series as he barely passed the ball to Shaq in that series...

@Shreeree441 9 месяцев назад

I think the turning point was him going to play for team USA. Something about playing with the other stars and coach K changed something in him then he won two straight finals after the Olympics

@xaviervega468 7 месяцев назад

He learned how to lead in the Olympics. Before that he couldn't lead flies to shit.

@firstnamefirstlastnamelast9004 3 месяца назад

“Out lash?” Do you mean out cry? backlash maybe? Just FWY. Great video man.

@qaareeshaw2220 13 дней назад

Steve Nash was underrated frfr he tough long live Kobe Bryant fasho

@garygallant5390 10 месяцев назад

I remember this game. He was intentionally sabotaging game 7.

@Bigedub101 4 месяца назад

Exactly but here excuses....

@stevenpenilla-es1ke 10 месяцев назад

I still think Kobe most skilled player I’ve ever seen!

@devonford3836 10 месяцев назад

MJ did EVERYTHING better, literally.

@theonlygoodonehere2259 10 месяцев назад

phil jackson said mj was better, and knew how to run an offense better especially the triangle, while kobe was kind of hard headed or broke many plays

@stevenpenilla-es1ke 10 месяцев назад

@@theonlygoodonehere2259 I just say Kobe was better player I said more skilled he could dribble better shot better but he wasn’t as athletic and what he said was mj had bigger hands! Look up the players that think Kobe is the most skilled of all time there’s a ton!

@theonlygoodonehere2259 10 месяцев назад

@@stevenpenilla-es1ke he said more than that look up other times he compared them, and mj better at midrange shooting than kobe, he was more efficient, where as kobe foolishly took more difficult shots with 2-3 defender guys on him, m could do the same, but has IQ for the game and trust in his team

@stevenpenilla-es1ke 10 месяцев назад

@@theonlygoodonehere2259 didn’t I meant and I don’t know about running a better offense guarantee Kobe was more intelligent if you know how cocky mj is than look at the only person he said could probably beat him he said Kobe. What you should look up is a video on nba players who think Kobe was the most skilled player ever oh yeah Kobe had better foot work than mj so better handle better foot work and could shoot a lil better but there basically identical players mj was more athletic bigger hands and less injured so that definitely helped him I still think Jordan is the best player of all time though cuz he never lost in the finals!

@marcuscastillo514 9 месяцев назад

Master plan? That’s giving him too much credit to call it a plan. Losing will make a front office make changes no matter what.

@Shsnshdbandjdbd 20 дней назад

He was proving a point and I wasn’t mad at it his teammates was wilding and now y’all know we only here cause of me

@jowieonit 10 месяцев назад

Some guy called "king" ran toward's D Wade's legs of a champion for rings even being so gifted on basketball yet we have Kobe, the guy who took on the challenge and improved hard!

@apparentlylivin 2 месяца назад

So Kobe didn't have Shaq?

@jowieonit 2 месяца назад

@@apparentlylivin kobe proved he can be a champ ON HIS OWN doing. Not leCruited allstar talents

@jowieonit 2 месяца назад

@@apparentlylivin kobe proved he can be a champ ON HIS OWN doing. Not leCruited allstar talents

@apparentlylivin Месяц назад

@@jowieonit you really think that Kobe didn't recruit Gasol or Artest? Really?

@savageaf100 8 месяцев назад

The night he played with a broken ankle. The night he shutdown Michale Jordan The night he shutdown Le Bron The night he went from Jelly Bean to Black Mamba So many great Kobe stories. Mamba mentality has inspired generations on and off the court. RIP.

@minch1274 9 месяцев назад

BRO WHAT IS THE OUTRO SONG IVE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT FOR HOURS PLZZZZ

@menorisnoob 10 месяцев назад

RIP Kobe Bryant❤❤🙏🙏

@MysteriousRealities 10 месяцев назад

RIP, my favorite player ever!

@creppsbittorf 10 дней назад

Bernard doesn’t show up in your feed by accident. He shows up when you need him.

@luisespin533 2 месяца назад

the vivaldi adds a nice touch to the video

@sdrice2007 10 месяцев назад

Kobe was a genius.

@ddavis8988 10 месяцев назад

The fact that a Kobe led team lost a 3-1 series lead will never be ignored or excused out. Every other athlete gets crushed for thr their bad moments. So, it will be the same for Kobe.

@glenngriggs6445 7 месяцев назад

Lebron didn’t get crushed last year for losing to Denver or for losing in the first round to phoenix 2 years ago because they were sorry and would never have had a lead like that. Big difference is Kobe had no say so in the way the lakers were constructed after Shaq left. Bron gets criticized because the teams he orchestrates don’t work

@gabrielcharlie3482 8 месяцев назад

People who say “he selfish for that” you are the people the best players have to carry

@Amos84 3 месяца назад

Where do u get these clips?

@AnotherClutchFTW 7 месяцев назад

Love these videos! I grew up in LA and Kobe, is a huge part of this cities history! Awesome content!

@buddha2977 10 месяцев назад

And this is y’all GOAT😂. MJ or Lebron would never

@ralfjadevincegundran6229 7 месяцев назад

Lebron carried cavs tho?

@obatron1 2 месяца назад

Kobe: Hey Luke, guess what? Luke: Huh? Kobe: Tonight is your night bro! Tonight is your night bro!

@suntanironman 10 месяцев назад

1:59 Ahhhh! Kwame! 😱 As a long-suffering Wizards fan, I have a bit of a jump scare reflex anytime Kwame is mentioned. 😂

@suntanironman 10 месяцев назад

3:58 Ahhhh! Kwame! 😱

@suntanironman 10 месяцев назад

4:03 Ahh!

@suntanironman 10 месяцев назад

4:14 Ahh! (I’ll stop now. Seems like Kwame might be mentioned a lot this video, lol.) Edit: Oh, I guess that was the last one anyway.

@Janon743 10 месяцев назад

this is actually a pretty creative comment thread lol

@iTuber012 10 месяцев назад

He did it one other time before this as well. It was a random regular season game against sacremento I believe. It was when shaq was still there. I guess they complained to him at halftime about shot selection so he only took 1 shot the whole 2nd half. Or I could have that backwards... I think Phil Jackson complained to the press before the game about Kobe's shots so he only took 1 shot in the first half.

@jamesbrickner5159 10 месяцев назад

So a guy inspiring a never quit attitude then quits, and this video praises him for it? You say this was his plan, but then its the coach's decision to have Kobe passing? This was his Scottie Pippen moment, Phil just covered for him.

@wm6549 10 месяцев назад

I wish I got to see Kobe during those championship years. I only got to see him play the last few years of his career when he sucked. 😢

@josephjuniorearwax2401 9 месяцев назад

Kobe NEVER sucked! He played with lots of injuries his last years, and still put up 60 his last game!

@JuwanTaylor-jz5zr 6 месяцев назад

Kobe is the goat 🐐 💯..Kobe drop 60 his final game of career

@DatBoiGloomy 10 месяцев назад

shout out jimmy for making random beats so iconic

@michaelbietsch2864 9 месяцев назад

I don’t care what anyone says. It doesn’t matter how dogshit your team is, if you’re up 3-1 and you're not injured, there is ZERO excuse to lose that series. Its a stain on his career that no amount of "mamba mentality" hype men can wipe away.