Kobe’s Quest for a Title Without Shaq Wasn't Easy (2009 Finals Mix)
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2019
- Mamba had to chase titles without the storied big man, and the journey wasn’t easy. Bryant switched his number, developed more attitude. Two titles later, he’s been GOAT’d in L.A. Relive Kobe's Quest for a title without Shaq.
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I hate how some try to make the 2006 championship more about shaq winning without kobe and not about dwade completely balling out
Some do. It couldn't have happen without Shaquille , how ever any avid basketball guy knows that #3 was the Team.
3:00 is tough tho... when Shaq came he brought a magnitude with him. That made the city n team believe a chip was possible.
lite codes I think d wade had over 32 pg that season he carried that team
or how the Refs were calling "Phantom Fouls" on Dwade? lol
Jawon Coleman he averaged 27 in the regular season and 28 in the postseason in 2006. Great numbers but only a few are capable of averaging in the 30s...
Sad to believe that Kobe's gone now. Glad that we were able to witness his greatness, at least. RIP Mamba
Ofc D-Wade was ballin out it's just that it was so memorable how shaw was sacrificing and gave leadership to Wade which was so against his natural
Amen to that. He was my favorite athlete of all time. To me, Michael Jordan is the goat, but Kobe is right behind him in my book. I still can’t believe the amount of disrespect some people give him by acting like he was never the best player in the league at one time. In all honesty, I think he was the best player of the 2000s. And I’m not saying guys like Tim Duncan weren’t great, but after Shaquille O’Neal was traded they had to go in rebuilding mode, because Kobe was really the only one they had from that original squad. Even the team they had that last year with Shaquille O’Neal they lost almost all of their starters.
And I think that’s the reason why really cold he doesn’t have more championships is because it took a couple years for them to actually rebuild the team and those were the years Kobe was in the middle of his prime.
I don’t think it’s too crazy of a statement to say if the Lakers would’ve had that squad that Kobe had around him from 2008 through 2010 back in 2005 through 2010, that Kobe retires with six or seven rings.
Same Here
Kobe is the best player I ever seen with my own eyes. Best I ever heard of is MJ.
Rip Kobe. I'm done with this conversation.
@G-man LeBron James is great, but I honestly don't have him on the same level as Kobe or MJ. This is my opinion.
@@UnPetitPeuFitness lmao lebron is the goat my guy
nah kobe just had that killer mentality. lebron will never have that
lebron one year in the west and cant even make playoffs
Вы неудачник he is on the same level as Kobe & MJ... it’s just whether or not you rank him ahead
The real ones knew how good Kobe was.
Update. Thanks for the 2k likes. Unfortunately Kobe passed on my 30th birthday in January 26th 2020. This comment will serve as a memorial to him.
Cherechi Osisioma Kobe is super skilled smooth operator. none of the players in todays game can equal those skills.
Cherechi Osisioma Just like that series vs The Pistons. He got guarded 1v1 versus Tayshaun Prince and got locked down. Fuckoutta here. He was good doe
The real ones know Kobe in his prime is the best player ever!
@ZIMINIAR - good thing you're not a real nba player
@@nosmoke6556 Still better than my flopping ass getting locked down by a plumber in Jason Terry and a small midget in JJ Barea. I also let Iggy and Kawhi get finals MVP by locking me down lmaoooo.
Crazy how the media switched up on him
bc 2433 In 2017 people were disrespecting him hard. Now he’s getting the credit he rightfully deserves.
Matthew Spurs ☝🏾✌🏾👌🏾🤚🏾🖐🏾
Matthew Spurs 😂😂😂😂😂 you're funny bro
Matthew Spurs even without those series Kobe would have 4 rings and shaq would have 2
Matthew Spurs also how is liking a sports team gay? Are you sure that you aren't gay?
Kobe single handedly carried the lakers once shaq left and thats facts. He took so many shots because he had too.
exactly and yet people kepts saying his field goals was bad ofcourse its bad who would have been taking those shots and he wouldnt averaged 30plus point a game if he cant try to shoot
I talk about it all the time. I look at what Lebrun and buss are doing to my
Team now, and I know for sure the NBA purposely stopped the Lakers
Jacob Price what exactly is he doing?
DC BUCKETS he having a nice retirement seat, A&R’ing for hip hop albums. Tf you think he was doing all last year?
Look at his teammates lol and he still won 5 rings!
So we are gonna act like the league didn't due the Lakers dirty by vetoing a trade that had already been made for cp3. Kobe was finally gonna have a true pg in his prime.
Daniel Moreno yep. They would’ve wrecked
AMind OfMine CP3 x Kobe would’ve destroyed the league 🔥
or it was vetoed because it didn’t benefit the Hornets at all, who was at the time controlled by the league
@@staffordac there where gonna get lamar odom
Dont disrespect d fish
Most disrespected legend of all time.
He's not because people don't put them in your top five the most disrespectful Superstars Tim Duncan
@@redbogaming6009 I'm going to suggest learning basic English before you attempt chiming in to an adult conversation.
@Young Melo Let's calm down on the "Melo is a Legend" status with his zero championships, zero defensive awards, and the worst playoff records in NBA history (30%). Not every great player is a legend. Melo is a great player, nothing more.
Holden Caulfield gtfo
Jaxson Fabrizo deadass😂
today’s young children didn’t see how Kobe dominate 2009’Fin
Never seen a guy hit so many diff shots kobe was not getting denied during that time watching him then was something special
Him against denver melo WCF was something 🤙
@@jaszzzzxxxc yeah Kobe wanted the smoke from melo and really took it to them melo was unguardable at that time too
2009 kobe was the best
Hansenir Y i was 8 years old when i seen lakers win that championship
Kobe Mentality doesn't care about anyone's feelings.
Matthew Spurs nigga ur mad asf lmaoooo
Matthew Spurs even if the 2002 refs screwed Sacramento, that doesn’t give an excuse to be that salty 😂😂😂
@@Jordan5s Sooooo mad 😂😂😓
Speak on brotha that shit was rigged
@Matthew Spurs skreebeedee reebeedee reeeeee pop POP
Atleast he didn't join another all star or a superstar.. or recruited other superstars.. he figured it out and won
You can't call Kobe a better player because nobody wanted to join him.
The man wanted to get traded because they were losing........ i never heard Lebron or MJ request a trade because they were losing.... stop being naive
@@antoineast I've never seen a guy join another man's legacy / team because he didn't know how to build his own and win a championship..
@@The-Dyland you're making my argument .. nobody wanted to join him yet he figured it out and won! Not join another allstar or yet a superstar
@ForgotMyLine Twice I guess you can say part of it is luck. But what you do with what you got and win is not luck. You don't go and join another superstar . Someone else's legacy because you can't make your own. That's why Kobe ain't at the level of Jordan but still one of the top. LBJs legacy is joining another superstar and make a super team. Making another super team at Cleveland. Now another chapter is joining Lakers, gutting them of their core players and creating another super team. Whatever drama that happened. He said she said. Trade talks.. don't matter. What matters is what he did .. he stayed.. figured it out and won. Laker's legacy, Kobe is a part of that
Funny part is Kobe ended with more rings than shaq
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Kobe Bryant! Your right! I love how you play! I also love your hook shots! I love you! Hope you and Gigi are safe in heaven! Hope you can see my message from heaven! If you can see my message from up there! Please try to write back please! Okay. I love you tell Gigi I said hi and the rest of your family too!
And redeemed his self by beating boston
@@TheJoyprice wym “?”
However most of the 1st three rings were shaq dominant.
K.O.B.E. = King Of Basketball Entertainment
Dark Chuck
Shaq:"kobe cant do it without me"
Kobe:*hold my mentality*
Man literally carried LA through arguably the toughest era of the western conference in history with a mediocore team at best..much respect to the Mamba
Well said!
Mediocre my ass they were a bunch of scrubs.
The Man, the Myth, the Legend.. Kobe Jellybean Bryant.. GOAT 🐐
if you werent old enough to watch this dude in his prime you'll never truly know how good he was, forget the stats (which he racked up btw), kobe struck pure fear into opposing players and fans
And coaches 😂😂😂
Absolutely
I remember playing NBA Live with Chris Mihm, Chucky Atkins, and Brian Grant on my roster. Was tough 😓
@@Seek_Solitude Why'd you remind me?? The. Absolute. Worst. 😭😭😭
You left out Kwame Brown and Vuacic. Man Kobe was toting pure trash for couple seasons
@@exillens Sasha Vujacic was actually a pretty decent player tbf ...might be biased but i remember him fondly from making clutch free throws in the Finals
@@Seek_Solitude Yeah, he was solid. But Slllllava Medvendenko was another story!
@@koreypaul6698 Slava... OMG. The Staples center was literally a garbage dump besides Kobe
If people understand why we appreciated Kobe so much because he was being hammered down by the media from 2004 to 2008... Just to prove the world wrong by winning MVP and two NBA titles without shaq. One of the best moments ever to not worry about negativity and do you! Kobe was that guy! Happy mamba weekend to the GOAT!
Kobe the g.o.a.t
Deryck Rimson he should’ve gotten 3 more of them mvps he was soo fuckin robbed how he the best player in the world at that time and get one mvp a joke
@@nmasijika7557 yes he should've now that he's gone some people are finding out that he was better than Shaq and his rivalry LeBron James.
@@nmasijika7557 dude was absolutely robbed for at least 2 its a damn shame.
@@nmasijika7557 he didn’t deserve 3 mvp
I hate when people disrespect Kobe, he won 3 championships with ONLY Shaq as an All Star and to get a 3 peat compared to teams now with multiple allstars
yeah because only shaq isn't enough
Now you won't ever see a 3 peat with fucking 4 all-stars in a team
That team he got the 3 peat with was actually a very stacked team. He had a lot more then just Shaq.
Isaac Guillen Facts they even had green rice for one of those.
Jay Stacks lmao old ass glen rice who hit a couple open threes for years
Do part two with his 5 ring
They’re are just showing his path to the 2 championships Kobe actually lead by himself bc we all know Shaq lead the first 3 kid...
@@kevindurant1148 kobe averaged 30 points in the playoffs in either 2001 or 2002 I can't remember. But they both Averaged 30 in those playoffs against those though West Teams. Then when they got to the Finals Shaq destroyed the competition because the East didn't have many good centers like the western conference did. But the East had better guards so Kobe had equal competition
@@kevindurant1148 sure shaq lead em but shaq ain't winning 3 without Kobe or 1 with out wade so either way you look at it
The Flash 2019 - It was 01 brotha against Philadelphia 76ers. Kobe played good that series besides game 1 shooting 31% and game 5 shooting 38% other than that he played good. And yes shaq didn’t have to go against tough competition at the center when he won his championships and that’s why I have Tim Duncan a head of Shaq on my All Time list.
Dust Degaz - Never said Shaq didn’t need any All-Stars to win lil boi learn how to read and analyze kid.
Sad to hear about Kobe's death and his daughter! I'm mourning right now. I lost my appetite, I can't eat! My condolences to Bryant's family! I will surely miss him!
Why its his own fault?
@@AIfactos1 BITCH stfu it was the fuckin pilot's fault. It really could of been safe for everyone to survives on the helicopter if he wasn't being so damn stubborn.
@@AIfactos1 Bruh don't say It's his fault when you know nothing about what happened. We need evidence or proof that you know what happened or your just another phony.
@@smackinasses4lyfe when you fly in a cheap helicopter what do you expect?
@@jhihadoutlaw5549 when you go cheap on a helicopter thats kobes bitch ass fault
Whose else is here after 1/26/20
Rip Kobe Bryant/Black Mamba
You will always be in our hearts #24/#8
Jung Min Son this man one two rings without the most dominate player in basketball twice against a super team Boston like the disrespect to his name is insane
Jung Min Son 😔
All of u can criticize this man. But he has accomplished a lot looking at the team that he was carrying.
That’s what makes him the 3rd goat
Ugh Ronnie *2nd
@@ughronnie3537 *2nd
Ugh Ronnie was right the 1st time.
He didnt carry the team. He got carried by Pau and Shaq.
Just hope no one forgets how great Kobe truly was in his prime,to ME He is arguably the greatest ever
What Kobe accomplished with that roster and under that kind of pressure is simply amazing
Kobe's Legacy gets more Solidified with each passing season despite what Naysayers have to say. There will Never be Another Kobe Bryant.
No one
Gabriel Alele you right especially now ...
Some dudes say that jalen green could be the next kobe
This had to be one of the sickest montages i've ever seen.... VERY well made man. Hope you do one for the 2010 !!
AEMBot big facts!!!
No disrespect to Magic or any other Lakers Legend , but this guy is truly the greatest Laker ever.
I got to see MJ, Kobe, and now LeBron. People argue that Michael won't make it in this era, and they say LeBron won't make it in the old era. I'm telling you KOBE is my GOAT because he put fear in the hearts of men from all three eras that he played in. Watching him operate from 1996 to 2017 was and is still unbelievable. Absolute honour. Thank you, Kobe!
lol what fear?? People feared Shaq and Jordan nobody feared Kobe
@@judahmourneth3211 Yet you're here watching how Kobe won two more rings without Shaq.. lol you win.
Anyone that says MJ couldn't make it in this era don't know shit about basketball. That man would easily drop 35-40 a game in this soft ass era.
@@CHANNELAPOLLO fact
Well said I agree 100 percent!!
True definition of competitive baller. Kobe is just a different breed. Him and MJ are just too damn legendary.
It kills me to see people really acting like Pau was Shaq...He was a great number 2 but barely averaged 19pts a game and was an average defender at best..Kobe carried that team with the necessary help from the role players that everyone needs and doesn't get enough credit for what he did with that Roster
Thats A Fact!
I always say what did pau do b4 the lakers and after the lakers?
After Kobe lost to the celtics, MJ told him that leadership was going to win him the championship. MJ was right. Kobe became a really good leader in those 2 back to back championships. He trusted his teammates and made them better.
Fast forward if we look at Kobe's roster. Those guys were just a bunch of role players with 1 ''allstar'' Pau Gasol.
phil breeds the best damn role players ever
@@whoodyGPonder-fj6hq I agree and I'm a die hard pau fan
Pau,Artest and Bynumm were no bum
This hits different now...
FRFR
Kobe is the Tupac of basketball when can I agree on that.
Lion Boy just saying this
Both greats but both had a sad ending :(
I feel that man. For real.
Happy Mamba Day!!!
@Sakhi Ahmed you got it backwards
happy Pau Gasol day you mean
Now Kobe is 41. Jordan is 56.
$harpshooter24 everyday is mamba day
This why I cry😭😭😭😭😭😭 I remember this no believe you could win without your bro shaq but you did it bro I was behind you all the way rip kobe/gigi
When you say Kobe Bryant, say it with respect cuz this man was legit!!!
I believe I'm qualified to comment because I've been a Laker fan for 50+ years. I watched 99% of the Shaq/Kobe era. There were many times, hundreds of times in fact, where Kobe sacrificed his game and rightfully so. Had Shaq not been there, Kobe could have averaged over 30 for his career easily. Everybody knows this! But I'm sure Kobe would take NBA titles over scoring titles and a higher career scoring avg.
That 2009 title run is when I fell in love with basketball
Warriors 2015 title run is when I became invested in basketball
I watched the ‘09 finals and didn’t pay attention to basketball until the ‘15 playoffs
Gurnawaz Gill me too
Gurnawaz Gill I will say the 2010 nba finals where I fell in love with basketball
1989,I was a little kid back then when I started watching nba ..... I've witnessed how good isiah thomas is, leading the pistons' back2back titles, it's so unbelievable seeing a small guy dominating the nba finals like that,that the opposing team couldn't do anything to stop him ...... I saw mj won his 1st ring to his last,so unstoppable, he's so good, & I've witnessed also how good a player scottie pippen is,both offense & defense ...... I became a spurs fan,when the admiral arrived in 1989 ...... I'm also a charles barkley fan, it's amazing to watch a 6'6" guy dominating & overpowering 6'9",6'10" & 6'11" powerful forwards ...... I considered myself lucky to see grant hill played before he got injured,he plays like a combo of jordan & pippen,he was really good,I have never seen a player like him before,when I see lebron plays today,he reminded me of him,both are 6'8",both are good passers & scorers ...... 1996,was the year kobe24 entered the nba,I told myself,this guy is the closest thing to michael jordan,if allen iverson is just 6'6" instead of 6'0",he can easily become the next mj,but unfortunately, he's only 6'0" too short to be the next mj ..... 1997 was the year,tim duncan, finally entered the nba after playing 4 years in college,2 years after the spurs won their 1st title after years of frustration ..... as a spurs ,I was really happy that we were able to draft him no.1 overall & the spurs got lucky again & again when we drafted manu ginobili @ 57th in 1999 & tony parker @ 28th in 2001 ....... I ❤️ nba !!!!
Gurnawaz Gill you disrespect the Black Bulls by mentioning the Warrios in the same conversation as the ‘09 Lakers.
Kobe Bean Bryant is the greatest basketball player since Michael Jordan and if u think otherwise u have been Hoodwinked by the Media & that's facts
@@Zenpaii_YT do u wanna know who the top 3 most missed shots of all time are, Kobe, Karl Malone, Jordan, and LeBron is 7th on that list, also LeBron has missed the most shots in playoffs history, does that mean he sucks? U new NBA fans have got to be brain Dead, when ur a Superstar the caliber of Kobe u take alot of shots and u will make and miss alot as well, doesn't mean shit
@@Zenpaii_YT Kobe missing the most shots has nothing to do with his skills, people try to use that argument against him as if that makes him any less of a player, but they completely ignore the fact LeBron has the most missed shots in playoffs history, missing shots is a longevity thing, when ur that great ur going to be asked to take a shit ton of shots and obviously ur gonna make some and Miss some
@@kckc7140 Jesus Christ. Dude said "I'm Just Saying" But you keep making paragraphs, saying some BS.
@@kckc7140 yeah and once Kobe got hot, it was GAME OVER!
D E P R E S S I O N it’s his comment, you ain’t need to say anything... just saying
Rip kobe💔😢
I miss him already😭💜💛
Add the clip where he says during the finals media post game 3 (I guess), "Do we have the championship? No, then the work is not done" man.
“Jobs not finished what’s there to be happy about? Job finished? I don’t think so.”
I have been watching this video for years and years. This video really showed me WHO Kobe Bryant is and what he is meant to be. From a Raptors fan, I am truly honored to witness greatness.... Or what they call "Kobe Bryants Legacy" R.I.P Kobe Bryant
They should make this a Nba2k story mode 😭
True
Like the mj one from 2k11
FACTS
My Idol Since I was A kid , Since Frobe with The #8 Jersey ,Beating the Magic in 5 & Beating the Celtics in game 7 , then then the Achilles injury & get 60 Point in Your final game 🐐🐐.. Without a Doubt your Are The GREATEST I'VE EVER SEEN .I MUCH YOU 💔
It was an Achilles not an ACL homie lol
@@northsidecj yeah lol
How can you not love Kobe.... my childhood favorite player..
People need to respect this legend. Kobe is a one of the top 5 greatest basketball players of all time.
Its the media that says lebron is better which is not true at all
@@JohnjOcampo no he is
he just passed prayers up 🙏
I've never seen MJ play but I got a chance to see Kobe play live the most exciting player to watch EVER win or lose he never gives up on his team
Kobe had three championships by 25. Went on a five year drought. Won two more. And still had another six years left in him. If this man had a decent team more consistently throughout this career, he’d have at least seven rings. That’s crazy
Pau Gasol: Am I just a joke to you?
Pau is hella underrated
Lamar Odom like this comment ! 😱😱
It should have been Kobe’s quest to win a championship as the best player
There are levels to it. Pau was a star but he was by no means a shaq replacement. Tatum is good but he's not kd.
Matthew Spurs lmao a true idiot
Kobe the goat 🐐
This is why Kobe is my favorite of all time. This whole video is why.
FOR KOBE THE BEST LEGEND PLAYER OF ALL TIME
MISS HIM SO MUCH
REST IN PEACE😭❤️😭
Sidney Lordjones dude actually didn’t copy everything from Jordan dumbass u don’t know basketball in the post he learn moves from Hakeem and Jordan u don’t know basketball
R.I.P Kobe Bryant. You will forever be a legend.
"MAMBA OUT"
R.I.P. MY FAVORITE💔😓
kobe is the true competitor doesnt switch teams or join force with other stars
“Kobe couldn’t do it without me” -Shaq 😭😭😭
Critics when Kobe played: he is in the conversation to overpass micheal Jordan
Critics now: he ain’t a top 10 anymore
RIP to the Legend Kobe Bryant
I'm glad they were able to settle their differences you see life is too short RIP BLACK MAMBA
KOBE WILL ALWAYS BE THE BEST PLAYER. NO 1 ELSE CAN MAKE THOES HARD FADE AWAY SHOTS LIKE HE DID.
This was far from a 2009 Finals mix! Thankfully.
Kobe winning twice without shaq made him the greatest laker legend ever
KOBE DIED
REST EASY MAMBA
REST IN PEACE
TRUE INSPIRATION
🐍🐐
"Mama, there goes that man." I miss you Kobe. RIP. When you retired , I wish you were still playing in this generation. Now that you're gone, I wish you were still here. I hope you are in a good place now together with your daughter.
YTSE GAME SEEKER yes bro we all wish the best for him and his daughter up there
Kobe Bryant over any current player as a laker and yes I said
Matthew Spurs I feel like you’re 10 just because the amount of time you’ve been on RUclips
Orange Juice he’s commented that on a lot of comments 😂😂ignore his salty ass
@Matthew Spurs today is Kobe appreciation day, u watch ur mouth
@Matthew Spurs skreebeedee reebeedee reeeeee pop POP
Kobe isn't overrated at all. If anything, he's actually underrated because ESPN always leap frogs him when they're talking about LeBron being the best ever.
Amazing video, this is why i'm subbed. Watching Kobe's incredible career was an absolute joy. What a player...
When they showed Kobe doing the fadeaway like MJ, I was like "Damn, He's that damm good".
2009 Kobe was a Monster!!! The best Kobe for me.
Rest in peace Champ! Thank you for the memories!
everyday at work when im about to throw something out post fade "KOBE" SMH R.I.P LEGEND
Life without Kobe won't be easy
the lakers wasted at least 3 years of this mans prime with a bunch of clowns on their roster
peteybanana Right they wasted his best years from 05 to 07 with those garbage teammates. Those easily would’ve been championship seasons with a legitimate supporting cast especially in 2006 (he was truly unguardable).
Lee St.Louis Correct. Nothing was gonna stop Kobe from winning a ring that year besides those garbage teammates.
It's like they wanted to sabotage Kobe's career. That's why I'm glad Kobe won 2 more, but it should've been more.
@@nmasijika7557 Your grammer confuse's me on what your trying to say. May you please clarify or reptype.
Imagine how many rings Lebron would have had if he didn't have to carry that sorry ass team for so long..
Jordan made me curious about basketball when i was a kid.
Kobe brought me to watch NBA.
LeBron made me love the game.
Legends indeed. Much respect to the best players all of time.
who's here after the legend kobe's death 😕
I truly have the luckiest birthday, 8/24
But I have the best....2/3
R.I.P Kobe
Competitive As Hell! That’s what I’ve always loved about Kobe the most.
Most talented player in history. Skilled will.
Best all-time lineup...
PG: Kobe
SG: Jordan
SF: Bird
PF: LeBron
C: Wilt
Kobe at point guard is a nightmare for Kobe himself... I would put Lebron at PG, move Kobe to SF, Duncan at PF & Wilt center is fine... or Bird can be PG as well... if your going to include Kobe in the starting lineup
Interesting lineup but you're asking for problems at the 4 position. LeBron is too undersized and weaker than most 4s. You throw Duncan or Malone or somebody at him and he's gonna get worked. On the other end though he presents a matchup problem as well so idk...
No it will be like
Pg magic Johnson
SG Jordan
Sf lebron
Pf duncan
C Kareem \ wilt
Rip kobe💔😢
I miss him already😭💜
To all thise that said Kobe had "Gasol" ... Well ... Tell me if Gasol is in the list of one of the greatest centers ever ....
Doesnt matter...he was one of the best in the league at that time.
Mike L lmao ok bud
@@Be_Honest_Not_Afraid Pau is a great player but not dominating as Shaq was.
@@Kommunik8Moor no shit...never said he was
Literally NO ONE can talk bad abt Kobe his work ethic is insane
HAPPY MAMBA DAY Y'ALL!
Matthew Spurs first and foremost there is no need for that offensive slur used at the end of this. It’s just sports, don’t escalate it to that level. Second of all I agree that the 2002 series against the Sacramento Kings was rigged, the NBA should be ashamed of that. Dirk lost in 2007 in the first round the year he won NBA MVP, for such a revolutionary player he was only able to get one ring when some of his teams were better than Kobe’s like when Kobe had, Smush Parker, Shaq played on Boston the year dirk won it and he retired a Celtic but his farewell tour was more impressive to me than dirks as it appears as if he played more minutes and the Celtics made the playoffs.
Let us not forget about the Chris Paul Trade Veto. The Lakers were in need of revitalising there core and giving Kobe a Super Duo, they tried to address this by adding CP3. The NBA vetoed it. Who was the owners of New Orleans at this time it was the NBA as the then New Orleans Hornets had no owner at the time, thus David Stern had to be a proxy owner.
By the way to end this post. Telling people to kill theirselves by being merely a fan of Kobe Bryant one of the top ten greatest nba shooting guards in history. Plus Shaq who is the last NBA Center to have won the Most Valuable Player award, which is really impressive. Telling people to kill theirselves over that is obscene and childish and wrong. Look I don’t know how old you are but really take a minute to realise how childish and offensive your post is.
@Matthew Spurs skreebeedee reebeedee reeeeee pop POP
A hardworking assassin but most importantly a genuine great man. RIP Kobe rest easy
rip kobe
Rip Kobe
Lakers made the right decision to let Shaq go. 💜💛#34
Kobe had so much on his shoulders. Fly high in heaven. 💕😢
I miss Kobe man. On this day, Kobe won his 4th ever championship.
Its no coincidence the best players ever were loyal to their teams.. Mj>Kobe>Magic>Bird...
Magic Johnson was not better than Larry Bird. Magic even admitted, up until he seen Jordan, that Bird was the best basketball player he ever seen
Lebron goat
Mike L lmao ok bud
He doesn't care now what the media thinks of him or even disrespects him. As long as the greats recognize him, he cool.
There was a real hate love when it came to Kobe he was the person you hated for being so good and getting hard buckets, personally hated Kobe during his stunt of playing especially me being a Boston fan but the respect this man deserves is unquestioned
What we loved about Kobe is his approach to the game. A proper mentality of an athlete
RIP MAMBA
Really gonna miss him
RIP Kobe😭😢
Shaq: Kobe Couldnt do it without me
Kobe after getting his 5th rings
Got one more than shaq! Talkin bout the last laugh
Why do I feel like this is one of the tribute to him? literally chills man
Who is here after kobe passed🙏