Lonzo Ball reveals that his biggest regret is not taking control of his career earlier and opens up about how he used to get in fights with his Dad Lavar over wearing BBB shoes in games because he felt like the shoes weren’t ready to be used for competitive basketball play 😳🏀👀
“I was just following my pops and doing what I was told… If i could go back, I would get an agent, be in the meetings myself, do what I wanted to do. I didn’t like the shoes, I addressed that I didn’t like the shoe’s, but then we would get into an argument. It would be like ‘If you didn’t wear the shoes, you’re going against family type sh*t’… The shoe wasn’t a basketball shoe bro. It wasn’t ready to be used. I tried to play in it, but it would rip and pop out every quarter.”
On that cold night in Beijing in 2008, I got this photo. When LeBron told me no, I turned to the side and saw Kobe—and he said yes.
In 2013, while I was going through a very difficult time, watching Kobe and the Lakers play became one of the few things that brought me joy.
Happy birthday to a legend.
Rest in peace, champion. 🙏🏾
Derek Fisher tells Lil Wayne and Craig Carton about Kobe Bryant’s tragic helicopter crash, revealing he had previously flown with Kobe in the EXACT same helicopter and explains how the news didn’t truly hit him until the reality of the loss set in days later 💔
“I didn’t really break down or cry until… a few days later. They were showing, I think, UConn put Gianna’s jersey, Kobe’s jerseys, flowers on a couple courtside seats… seeing that on TV and, like, the reality that she was gone and how the family must feel. That’s what took me over the top.”
LeBron James on Kobe Bryant winning the 2008 MVP:
“I’ve always stated... that Kobe Bryant’s the best player in this league. And he’s been the best player in this league for five or six years. It’s good he won it.”