7 NBA Legends Sharing Insane Prime Kobe Bryant Stories

I remember, I remember a couple of those players like that because he did it more than once and he just stopped guarding me at the free throw line I got the ball at the three point line he always had the free throw line and I thought that would be good I feel good all my life all my life neverIf no one had caught me like that, yes, then it ruined me psychologically. Hey, what's going on? I don't know at the free throw line. I don't know if it should happen. I don't know if I should shoot him like I'm trying to. fall like why are you giving me so much space?

I'm just holding the ball, a guy went up to my head, yeah, two points after that and he defended it, defended it. Cole came out and defended him in the second half and Will Barton had two. points in the second half and when he set his mind to something, he meant it and he was going to do it, he was going to do it, you know, one way or another and that was cold, it went to my head, I'm making the shot on target and now I'm so nervous about shooting a bomb so bad I don't really want to shoot it now I shoot it that thing's not going to go in it's not going to go there Did Kobe say anything to you guys during that second half? when he was locking up, no, he was locking up, it was like he was Kobe Bryant, so it's not like an I told you so.

So, you know, I think one of Kobe's biggest competitors was himself, no matter what he felt, he had a chance to win the basketball game or accomplish what he set out to do inside the line, so he didn't have to To say anything, he was the one who spoke with his actions, so when Shaq left and Amari was healthy and then Alvin Gentry coached us, we had a really good season, we went third seed and beat Portland, we beat San Antonio and then we we faced Los Angeles, they got us the first two games in Los Angeles, we beat them the next two games and then the fifth game, like we were there. against the ropes Jay Rich makes a three-pointer to tie it in overtime Kobe gets a ball, it's a three-pointer the only time he missed once you missed a shot at me like in that situation uh he threw it in the air I'm writing this like I'm right there in his face, he throws it in the air, but Meadow World Peace gets the rebound.

Jay Rich didn't box him, he leaned in and won game five and I don't know if emotionally we recovered and then Kobe. in game six, I mean, it started out great, man, in game six, we're at home and I'm guarding Kobe almost the entire series, we're the Western Conference Finals, in game six we're triple-teaming Kobe, like he was looking at Lamar Odom. The coach says, "Come on, Jason Richardson, Jared Dudley, Grant Hill, we're coaching Kobe, so here's the thing, man, so you know what he's doing, he's doing this and, oh, wait, look with Kobe." like with LeBron, like when I protected LeBron back then." My attitude was: I'm not going to collide with the offensive class when we shoot.

I will find it. I'm not going to let him vent, so you know he had a game plan and I actually did it right. I mean LeBron. He would have moments, but as you know, he didn't have a strategy for the code, like he didn't know what to do and sometimes the guy, like me, would just come up and say, "I just hit his arm." . and as you know, the problem was also that I couldn't attack him back because my role, you know, in Phoenix Nash had the ball in his hand, so I got stuck in the corner and not, you know, I'm not a shooter. punctual, um, so it was hard to defend, but at the time, man, I mean, a couple of times, I guess it's like if it was going to go well, I would buy fate.

I'm not, you know? I know what he's going to do and I say and then you know how hard it is to say this you know when you normally confront him you're saying that in your head like you are like you did it I knew he wanted to go right and I knew he had a big ball fade and I had seen him do it before and, you know, on the last play of the game, I think we're down maybe two points, about 37 in the last minute of the game and I. I'm defending Kobe and I hit it, I mean he hit it, I guess he faked it, I didn't try, I jumped with him as he was coming up to shoot, everything was perfect defensively and he still hits like a three-pointer. in my face and then he hits Alvin Gentry on the butt running down the court with his other hand, so that was something you know, man, he shoots a fadeaway away from God knows where.

Now Toby, I mean, what a shot, I mean, can you not defend that slaps Alvin Gentry on the ass I don't know what he said something that was effective, nice try, you know how hard it is to make a fake shot, reload from three and someone in your group and I, I couldn't. get closer to him without fouling him, man, this guy was like me, I mean, he couldn't stop playing, yeah, like he was thinking there was nothing more he could have done than just stop him from getting the ball, but already You know. What was crazy was when we watched the film afterwards, we were just laughing, you're like him throwing left-handed shots, him yelling plays like our coaches yelling plays like these are things that we can see in the film where you say how he did it.

He does, you know how he does it, but with that attention to detail it's not strange, it's next level, he was the best player I played against and I say that with respect. With George I didn't protect Jordan Pippin and I agreed, yes, but the best player I played against was Kobe. It's crazy, the night before the game we were at the Wing Spot or something and we were smoking cigarettes. Like outside and in Charlotte, you know Kobe was just talking about history so we fast forward to the game and obviously we're down and we're in the huddle and the coaches draw up a play and Kobe literally likes to stop.

Everything like stopping the play, stopping everything as a group, he put it right in the middle and said look, get the ball right here and whoever wants to be part of History, get the ball and throw it to me, and I immediately remember Lamar . saying I want to be a part of history like I was going to throw it and finally Luke ended up throwing the ball at Bobcats for a Toby up Brian how good is Kobe Bryant Kobe had come out like a cut screen got the ball up go ahead and literally look right at me , winked like I told them they like the game and they all just ran, grabbed them, went through the tunnel and literally the rest was history and I hope you enjoyed the video, if you did please make sure. to leave a like if you liked it please subscribe if you are new and hit the notification button let me know if you would like to see another video of Kobe Bryant or any other player let me know below in the comments section below here are two videos new.

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