Allen Iverson Opens Up About Kobe: 'Killers Respect Killers' | ALL THE SMOKE | SHOWTIME Basketball

Tell us about your relationship with Kobe and what it was like going to war with him all these years. I didn't have a personal relationship with him, but you know how

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respect

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. You know what I mean and that's and that's what Did he know who he was? I know who he is. He gave me that push. I gave it to him. I loved the stories that people who were teammates who were friends told me. I love stories. I wouldn't say he bothered me, but um. I wish I had a better relationship with him, um, as far as how cool other people said he was, I want that energy around me, he was, just, he really looked up to you, bro, yeah, he was the best, he was the best competitive man, like you, lucky. alan hobson no six eight six six that's what he always that's what that man said you're lucky I lied when I heard that it made me feel really good because the

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he gave me was like he knew just like max I you know I saw the first take and you know, I listen to Steve and Max.

A lot of people don't rock with Max, but I love Max because Maxwell, I like him, Mike, Max always supports me. I don't like the other boy. I'm a homeboy, okay, yeah, okay, let's get back to normal, you know, I would totally digress, but he said something like if Kobe and someone had a baby, you know, it would be me, you know whatever and you . I know, just for people to put me in the same sentence with cold, just make me feel good about my routine, my mom, my family, my teammates, all of you, my friends, it's just a tribute to all of you, you know what I mean. in the same category as

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bryant, that's so dumb to me, is this story true? our story that i heard you landed in los angeles and

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picked you up black rank rules yeah he picked you up because he wanted to he just wanted to cut it off with you and after you go out to eat or whatever you decide to go out he tells his ass that I will leave him at the hotel.

This is my stop. I'm going to exercise. I'm going to the gym that's a true story he took me to lunch and I said what are you getting ready to do I'm going to the club and he said I'm going to the gym and that was him that was that that was that that's that that's that that's what he did to me say that greatness, that's where that greatness came from because his second to none work ethic was fair, but I guarantee you it's probably a handful of people on the other team he was playing with that did what they can't. because you know Kobe doesn't talk to anyone during the game, damn nothing about another team so I'm just saying show the respect you got, you got him, he's not going to hit on anyone, hell no, that's all I did .

I know that's not his way, yeah, he won't study you all the time, yeah, studying with you what you were, no, that's how he was, he was sick when it came to that kind of trying to find some kind of advantage or angle where I could possibly get similar stories when I had a chance to play with him and just to see what he would do to study people, study film. It's my, we were flying to Spain once for uh, in the preseason. I have told this story before. but he was like I thought he was there rapping everyone was asleep I went to talk to him I was about to talk to him about rapping but he was there with a piece of paper with like 30 different

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courts on it and he was like I know I'm going to draw at least three people, so I have the guy who protects me, the guy who comes to turn and then the help side, so I'm here looking to see where everyone is going to be, Ron Steve Fish. open when I'm guarded by three people and he had like 30 different courts than this one where you're going to be, this is where it's going to be, just why are we flying like everyone else is knocked out?

I didn't sleep, but it was little things like that and then I'd go to Orange County and work out with him and we'd be on the track before the sun came up and then we put the weight down so hard that okay, let's shoot like I can't lift. the arms. You want me to go play

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right now like her routine is sick, disgusting, yeah that was her thing, man she rest in peace, the cold, rest in peace, man definitely rest in peace, hurry up, more him In that round, he. that on that Mount Rushmore cold cold up there, that's my favorite, you know, so it'll always be Mike, you know what I mean, kobe, you know what I mean, my one and two, you know what I mean and lebron , did you know?

I mean, so cool, but what Mike and Kobe did to me mentally, you know, you met everyone else, you and everyone else, yeah, Kobe and Mike care about all of us, I'm just telling you, bro, you got a mic , one, coke two, uh, bronze, three, yeah. I have I have strength number three. Can Brian jump Kobe in your eyes ending his career in any kind of aspect? No, I'm not as good as him. I just won't do it just because when Lebron was talking about me. You know, saying that he wanted to be me, that he didn't want to be Mike and no is no, it's not you because you know how much he loved Mike, so it's not disrespectful, right?

Do you know what I? I mean, it's just that I love Mike so much and Kobe is the closest thing to me to Mike, you and me, bro, and then Lebron is just Lebron James, yeah, like he's alone in the class, you know what I like I mean and then. You know, Shaq and I, you all know how I feel about Steph Curry, but that damn buck that looks like, Stepford feels the same way about you, although I'll tell you, yes, we have him on the show. Yeah, no, he's great. It was definitely seeing his reaction to seeing who Steph is today, but then seeing how he almost went back to being a kid when he said, you know, when you put him in your top five starting five like he's the same believer you should.

This too, man, yes, yes, don't think I don't see it, although I see everything, each and every one is not going to continue doing it, yes, because it is the best, there is nothing more real than this.