Gonna treasure every jump shots, fade aways, flashy pass and big dunks you made brother. Rest in heaven 😔🙏

My childhood in 13 minutes. RIP Kobe.

I miss watching Kobe and Nash those teams were so fun to watch

@geraldgabad3371

5 жыл бұрын

i really love those suns 2005-2010 road jerseys.

Mamba! Beast that season. ONE MVP? please..that's why mvp don't mean shit. player gettin robbed left and right but especially kobe

@arturocortes4265

5 жыл бұрын

Armando Koz that's because many people and media hated him. They couldn't apreecciate his Game

@taylor860gang

5 жыл бұрын

@@arturocortes4265 plus of the rape bs the nba didn't want him to be the face of the NBA. His game mad him the face. Got robbed 4 times should have had at least 4 MVPs

@edmichaelalobog8886

4 жыл бұрын

Winning an MVP means being the best player on the best team. If you don’t have a team you ain’t winning.

@macxavier168

4 жыл бұрын

The MVP isn't always the best player on the best team. The Rockets have NEVER been the best team in the league. Neither were the Thunder or the Suns in 2007. But Westbrook, Harden, and Nash all have MVP trophies.

@Kommunik8Moor

4 жыл бұрын

@@edmichaelalobog8886 MVP does not mean being the best player on the team. Kobe was the best player in the league multiple years.

That 100% was not travel. Just beautiful footwork

@geraldgabad3371

5 жыл бұрын

D'antoni is blind.

@TheFunctionalist

4 жыл бұрын

Tae Wiz dude I had to watch it over like 3 times, I real time it looks so much like a travel but when slowed down as you said just pure beauty

@nathanasuncion201

4 жыл бұрын

exactly...

@tonystark-gz5no

4 жыл бұрын

no travel...not even a doubt at first look..just amazement! definitely ill try it on the court! .. kobes move is such a beauty! ... its so unreal the man is no longer with us now....

@taj5062

4 жыл бұрын

Lol D’antoni got juked

Surprisingly, I've never seen Kobe show this much emotion and character in one game.

02:36 Kobe's reaction to Trevor Ariza's poster dunk on Grant Hill! Listen man, they say that a picture is worth 1,000 words, but that reaction by Kobe was worth 1,000,000,000 words!!!!!!!

that dunk b4 the 3rd whoo no other like kobe i swear

@geraldgabad3371

5 жыл бұрын

Dunk then yell like its already happy new year.

He was the best player in the world from 04-2010.

This was Kobe's first MVP season(should have been his 3rd with 2003&2006 being his first two respectively).They dominated the West and outclassed the defending Champion San Antonio Spurs in 5 games which was shocking at the time cause SA could have pushed L.A. to 7 but also Kobe was on fire 29/6/4/on 53%

Kobe mastered both ends of the court. The only other player that mastered both ends of the court is Jordan. Unfortunate the league and media refused to include Kobe in the Goat dialogue. Instead the media chose a player that has a losing record in the Finals (L3-6ron) to compare with Jordan and anyone with basic common sense knows there is no comparison. The media is a complete joke and a propaganda machine. Thank you Kobe for your displaying your discipline, work ethic and skill to the world.

@jbaguam80

4 жыл бұрын

Well said. The media drives the narrative. Kobe did master both ends and has a winning record in the finals. Like how you did the (L3-6ron) take on his name and finals record.

@srkucrickk

4 жыл бұрын

Bron is more complete than both Jordan and Kobe though, as Bron avaerages more rebounds, assists and blocks per game than Kobe and Kordan in the Playoffs. Bron is the most complete player ever.

@lonniethompson758

4 жыл бұрын

Apples and oranges! Kobe was great but not act like lbj is just some scrub

@lakersrdbest

3 жыл бұрын

Even NBA players say Kobe and MJ not LeBron and MJ

@elvinvelos4885

2 жыл бұрын

@@srkucrickk how can you say bron is complete player when his footwork so ugly ?? clown 🤡

Rip kobe your legacy never die.

You cannot convince me Kobe wasn't the greatest

It sucks that people don’t acknowledge him as top 5. He’s even top 3 in my book. But I know most people would hate on anybody that puts Kobe top 5. Awards this, awards that, blah blah blah. Let’s just forget how insanely skilled Kobe was and focus on awards that the nba’s league office gives out to players. What a brilliant idea

We love u Kobe. U will already be in our hearts. Thank u.

@AhmedYusuf-ln6mn

Жыл бұрын

Even more so now rip kobe

no travel just great footwork

@dyreman20

7 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY!!! so great sometimes you gotta watch it twice to realize that it's not a travel...lol

@invictuz4803

5 жыл бұрын

@@dyreman20 technically it's a travel because he shifted his pivot foot by a lot, but still great footwork nonetheless and it was so incredibly quick that you wouldn't have been able to call a travel in real time.

@dyreman20

5 жыл бұрын

@@invictuz4803 watch it again brother... his pivot is his right foot on this particular play. He established it as he continued to jab and probe with his left. He didn't move the right foot until he finally bounced the ball and jumped into his fadeaway shot with both feet.. supreme footwork from the most fundamentally sound player ever play this game.

@geraldgabad3371

5 жыл бұрын

D'antoni just didn't see bryant's dribble first before the move then shoots the ball.

@andreaprelestian5443

3 жыл бұрын

@@invictuz4803 he drible the ball dumbass

my young kobe. i miss those days

Bron not better than this guy.

@jonathanwilliams0824

5 жыл бұрын

Skill-wise, yes but overall, no.

@dharmdevil

5 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanwilliams0824 bron is a statpadder with no defense.

@jaydubb2005

4 жыл бұрын

@@dharmdevil exactly. kobe 12 time all defense.

@princesschilumba3889

4 жыл бұрын

G. KING I agree

@srkucrickk

4 жыл бұрын

@@dharmdevil Bron averages more blocks per game than Kobe, and blocks are part of the defensive game. No way is Bron a no-defense player. And what is a stapadder? A stapadder is a player who plays exclusively for the stats. If you win multiple championships, you are more than a mere stapadder, mere stapadder do not win multilple championships. Bron plays to win champiohips, as proved by his 3 rings (that could be 4 if not for the COVID-19 pandemic that stopped the 2020 playoffs). If Bron averages more triple-dobles than Kobe is not because he is a "stappadder" but rather because he is more complete. Bron is taller than Kobe so it is logical that he averages more rebounds per game. And Bron is a much better playmaker than Bryant, hence it is only logical that Bron averages more assists per game than Kobe.

I see Kobe highlights, I click.

damn. we miss you so much Kobe.

Beautiful footwork from the Mamba 9:03. Kobe we miss you. 😭

Miss this goat LLKB 💙

this the year we lost to the celtics but i loved this season too !!

Merry Christmas Kobe!

8:50: Kobe's pivot (left foot) slid while he was twisting so quickly to turn back around (an unbelievable move, let me just say that), and that was a travel because he slid, but honestly on that kind of a move, it didn't even matter. He would've scored anyway. Meanwhile, we have guys taking 3 steps on layups (Harden, LeBron) left and right, and that's when people should get outraged like D'Antoni did. That's the type of travel that needs to get called every time.

@RahulPresentsKobe

7 жыл бұрын

yeah I don't think it's that bad honestly. There's way worse travels not being called everyday.

@jonathanwilliams0824

6 жыл бұрын

RahulPresentsKobe You're right, but I'm not sure that looked like a travel. His left foot was on the floor.

@GoatReactz

5 жыл бұрын

He's made that move with no travel many times

@invictuz4803

5 жыл бұрын

Good gawd, I was about to comment this exact same thing, even about sending that coach to call all of Lebron's and Harden's travels. You must be my twin brother. It's just sad how the NBA lets Lebron cheat to get his layups in. That's my main source of frustration for Lebron and the NBA.

@geraldgabad3371

5 жыл бұрын

D'antoni didnt see kobe dribbles the ball first then move and shoots.

Too bad D'Antoni didn't teach defense. He would have at least 2 rings by now

This lakers team was never built “around Kobe” it was built to grow together. That’s what teams should be like. Kobe Bryant grew with this team and trading for Pau just put it over the top. Instead of building a team to help a player succeed, ahem Lebron, build a team to succeed as a team whether the player is in a great place to get ridiculous numbers or not. Kobe could’ve done better with more shooting but the chemistry of the team, especially defensively, was more important. Lakers ownership knew he’d find a way to do his thing no matter what.

i really love those 2005-2010 suns road jersey.

@Balal8281

4 жыл бұрын

gerald gabad I prefer their 90s jerseys that Charles Barkley wore, in a modern fit. I also think the Pistons should definitely wear the same jerseys Isiah Thomas and the bad boys wore but in a modern fit. They already went back to the classic logo so why not

Miss these Days , R.I.H Kobe

R.I.P Kobe Bryant And Gigi 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇👼👼👼👼👼👼👼

Man i miss these days..

This was Bynums coming out party ..his confidence soared after this game

RIP Brother😭😭 rip black mamba

8:53 wow that footwork was so nice Kobe even juked Coach D’antoni

Kobe was so all around I'd pick him today or any day to build a team around

That footwork at 9:03 is on another level

8:07 the small teams in this league will never be the best defensive teams... 2017 golden state warriors making van gundy look like a fool 10 years in the future

@geraldgabad3371

5 жыл бұрын

but zaza steps on leonards right foot.its the a good defense also.

Kobe was just a bad man this man has so many highlights

I’ve always wondered who screamed at 7:05. Was it Kobe or someone else lol

@knowledgechandler2292

4 жыл бұрын

#MAMBA

Man Ariza was a great fit for the lakers! They should’ve kept him instead of signing artest

Man that move at 3:57 is just nasty footwork

@invictuz4803

5 жыл бұрын

Freakin thing of beauty, an artform.

@antpain1156

4 жыл бұрын

raja didnt know where he was going

MISS U IDOL CAPTAIN 1 KOBE BRYANT

3:56 illest shot you’ll ever see I swear !!!

I want to say that The Lakers swept the season series from Phoenix. The second meeting in Phoenix was when Kobe was coming through the arena saying he wasn’t going in to the fight with butter knives anymore. He now had machine guns.

Kobe was a magician. Anywhere anyhow on the court.

RIP KOBE 😭

Kobe miss u bro :'(

Kobe made the Players around him better.

kobe...so miss

Rip Kobe

Miss bean man 💛💜

😭 idol.

miss you kobe!

8:06 i didnt know kobe had a twin who played for the suns

@jamalabdelbaset6469

7 жыл бұрын

Dion Šušulić Hahaha!! Brian Skinner!

@rellrell4796

5 жыл бұрын

Does not look like him at all lol

@invictuz4803

5 жыл бұрын

I freaking broke my back laughing at this comment and his twin's confused looking face.

Kobe was one of the most exciting players to watch because he could do whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted... he could be passive while allowing his teammates to score and then he could just explode out of nowhere. It doesn't make sense how Steve Nash won 2 MVP's before Kobe won his first one that same season, that is a complete joke! If you asked Kobe how many MVPs he should've had, he probably could've cared less because his main priority was winning, but there's no doubt that he should have at least 4 MVPs to his name.

Ridiculous level of footwork and shot-making. Absolutely ridiculous.

Bruh it goes to show you NBA is just highway robbery when it comes to MVP cuz the year Kobe did win he wasn't supposed to win and the years he was supposed to win he didn't win MVP don't mean shit

@avoiceup3222

4 жыл бұрын

AnEn MJ won mvp in a season where his team was under 500 forgot what year maybe 89

My man mamba for life 8-24

this guy was playing vs the mighty suns

🙏🏾💜💛

Miss you Mamba

RIP Mamba

after watching 9:00 kobes fadeawayi wonder how mike d antoni thinks about hardens step back now

@xDreMack

4 жыл бұрын

It looks like a travel but its the same legal move. Harden just does it off the dribble.

@Kommunik8Moor

4 жыл бұрын

@@xDreMack no he travels more times than not AI even says that he does

@xDreMack

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kommunik8Moor who? Harden or Kobe cause at this timestamp it's not a travel. Harden doesn't travel more often than not it's just when he doesn't do the move correctly. It's the 1 or 2 times he travels every 5 or so games other than those times the move is almost impossible to guard.

@Kommunik8Moor

4 жыл бұрын

@@xDreMack you must be looking through harden proof glasses. He walks more than anyone else. He may not get the call on him but he is walking. AI seen it himself. "That used to be a walk when I played" Harden is a good player not great he pushes of usually to create space and his defense is lacking. Plus when he had his opportunity to be that man he absolutely fell flat and has yet to win a playoff series in the role as that man.

@xDreMack

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kommunik8Moor yea the rules have changed since A.I. playing days but when Harden does the move correctly it's not a travel the refs would call it if he was travelling. A.I. might be jaded that he was called for carrying the ball on his signature crossover to the point where he had to modify his dribbling. He's basically doing a backwards euro step into a three which is insane considering that he has to first change his momentum and makes that shot at a high rate. I'm not a big James Harden fan so his playoff success is irrelevant to me. I just like how he's been able to manipulate the rules to come up with an unstoppable move. He'll be doing this the rest of his career so idk what to tell you bro.

merrychristmas

8:50 Kobe might have traveled there... still a beautiful shot though and it wasn't that obvious.

@xDreMack

4 жыл бұрын

It looks like one at first but he doesn't. He pivots, dribbles and then pivots again off the other foot. It's crazy how skilled Kobe was in his prime.

@ArmandoMPR

4 жыл бұрын

After he dribbled he re-established his pivot foot

@juzhang6665

3 жыл бұрын

Well Kobe slipped before the dribble so technically that’s a travel. It’s still a beautiful move tho.

Kobes last year being in his prime. Kinda like gennady golovkin in 2015

If Ariza and Bynum hadn't gotten hurt + the Gasol trade, the Lakers would've beaten the Celtics in the Finals that year.

"Hey bitch"😭

Kobe called him stevie 🙃

ppl didnt expect us to make it this year then we got gasol !!

@GoatReactz

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah but we were already good...I'm more made we later got nash and dantoni

@ 7:05 My goodness!

George Lopez wasn’t playing he really loved him for what he brings to the game of basketball 🏀 #PassionateLikeNoOther #Mamba 💪🏾💯

Kobe shot 45% but those makes were more damaging than a lot of guys 50%. Not all points are equal

Kobe Career Numbers from 00-13: He averaged 29.8 ppg, 6.1 rebs, 5.6 assists on 49% shooting. Michael Jordan Career Numbers from 85-98: He averaged 30.6 ppg, 6.1 rebs, and 5.2 asts on 50% THE NUMBERS ARE BASICALLY THE SAME!!!!! That shouldnt be the case when Kobe had significantly more injuries, and had to put up tougher shots. During that period yes Jordan led the league in scoring 10 times but when you in a league where your the only guard that can score in bunches what were you supposed to do? I say you put Kobe in the same system where there's no zone defense and people have to either 100% guard Kobe one on one or 100% double team Kobe would average more than Jordan's career high which 37ppg. Why do I say that? Because Kobe averaged 35 in a league where teams barely averaged over 95 points per game. Jordan averaged 37 in a league where teams where averaging 100 and above points easily.

@shylo9776

3 жыл бұрын

Your stats are false.

I’m not sure which kobe I like #8 or #24 that’s a good problem, to have

Not gonna lie was this before we got Gasol, or did I hear the commentators say he was hurt??

@jamalabdelbaset6635

3 жыл бұрын

This was before The Gasol trade.

..still #KB24EVER

Raja bell was scared that nite

Wheres kwame?

/(NBA)/ /(espn)/ COMING UP AT 8ET ON ESPN/ Seattle vs Portland/

/NBA CHRISTMAS SPEICAL/ (NBA) PHOENIX 112 (espn) LA LAKERS 115 (balls) /FINAL/

Al live

Bron ain't even close he's a stat padder like Westbrook

COMING UP NEXT/ PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN/ COMING UP NEXT/

@geraldgabad3371

5 жыл бұрын

sparrow will meet kobe in the double header

I like how the announcer at the end says "happy Holiday's" on Christmas LOL. Typical ESPN being Politically Correct 365 24/7.

lmao dantoni look ed like such a clown saying that was a travel. lmaoooo

So I don't

@ 8:52 travel, lol .....

LeBron is not skilled as Kobe , he's just a stat padder

CLOSE YOUR FUNKY MOUTH