Imagine living through this moment, watching it with your own eyes, then get on the internet 25 yrs later and an ugly kid tells you Kobe got carried and Duncan was better LMAOOOOOOOO
On my mama when I was watching the shit Kobe was doing to niggas live back then I never could’ve envisioned a day where he would be disrespected this much. I just swore that he was the best thing to ever touch a rock outside of MJ and thought everybody else simply knew that too.
In my view, this is the most skilled shot in NBA history
The footwork, core balance, elevation, shooting mechanics, vision on display here is unmatched
Against 2 defenders w/extremely limited space
When Stu Lantz enters “this guy is God” mode, you KNOW it’s special
I just signed my extension with the Lakers. Excited to keep working to bring championships to LA and make Laker Nation proud. Grateful to the Lakers, my teammates and all the fans who’ve shown so much love since day one. This is just the beginning. 💜💛
2010
7 Game winners
Championship
FMVP
Broken Finger
MAMBA MENTALITY
Ring #5
The NBA media tried to scrub this season and make it insignificant. literally one of the greatest individual seasons of all time. He should have won MVP
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Julius Randle on being mentored by Kobe Bryant: “I grew up in Dallas, so I had this early-season road game against the Mavericks circled on my calendar. I was excited. Excited to feel that sense of accomplishment, of being that kid from your neighborhood growing up who made it to the league.
So then we get off the plane, we ride to the hotel, and — ha. Wow. I will never forget this. We’re coming up on the hotel in Dallas, and Kobe turns to me and he goes, ‘Julius, what you bout to do.’
I’m like, ‘I’m about to see my family, chill with some friends, you know. Have a night.’
And Kobe, he just cuts me off. He’s like, ‘Nah. We’re going to the gym.’
I mean, that right there, it’s just the power of Kobe. If anyone else in the world had said that to me, in that moment, I might have hit ’em with an eye roll and went on with my business. But when Mamba is telling you that it’s a change of plans, and you’re coming with him to the gym tonight? You don’t ask questions. You just do as you’re told.
And of course Kobe knew we were in my hometown. Of course he knew. But that wasn’t him being a bad dude or anything. It was more like — it was him trying to use the situation to teach me a lesson. The lesson being: To get to the next level in this league, you can’t be putting in that next level of work only some of the time. Has to be all of the time. No such thing as sacrifice without sacrifice.
That was November 2015, Kobe’s last season. And from then on, everything he showed me that night, straight up: it’s become my routine. If we’re on a road trip, as soon as we get off the plane, there you go, that’s my night — before I do anything else. I’m heading to the gym, I’m getting my shots up, I’m putting in my work....
I guess how that story connects this season to everything else for me, is like: I think I’ve always known what a blessing it was that I got to be teammates with Kobe for his last two years in the league. I’ve really understood why Kobe mentored younger players like me. Not just so we could flourish ourselves, but so we could pass down what we learned to other players as well.” https://t.co/dqKXJ08m7f
“To be successful at anything, you don’t have to be special.
You just have to be what most people aren’t: consistent, determined and willing to work for it. No shortcuts!”
— Tom Brady