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Magic Johnson warned Kobe Bryant before his first Finals series against the Celtics: "It's like playing against no other team"
They beat three 50-win teams en route to the Finals and dispatched the defending champions, San Antonio Spurs fairly easily ...
Basketball Network on MSN2h
"Second place means you're the first loser" - Kobe Bryant explained the mentality the Lakers must've had after losing to the Celtics in 2008
"At the same time, understand that second place means you're the first loser. So, just understanding that mentality and ...
Basketball Network on MSN2d
Kobe Bryant on the exact moment the Lakers knew they had the 2009 championship in the bag against Magic: "Even if we lost Game 4, we felt confident about what we …
Kobe Bryant revealed that the Los Angeles Lakers had the Orlando Magic all figured out at the third quarter of Game 4 of the ...
Basketball Network on MSN4d
When Kobe Bryant backed up his crazy trash-talk against Tracy McGrady: "You know what the difference me and him is? He's done. I'm just getting started"
Various stories have been told of the late Kobe Bryant and how he emulated every bit of Michael Jordan's game, from how he ...
‘Not a good feeling’ – Kobe Bryant once gave Dwight Howard vicious NBA reality check that left fans in awe
Dwight Howard entered the NBA as the No.1 pick, but it didn’t take long for Kobe Bryant to give him a ‘welcome to the league’ moment. With a reputation that saw him widely ...
Basketball Network on MSN14h
Austin Reaves shares how Kobe Bryant's mentality shaped his approach to basketball: "Do whatever you could do to win"
Austin Reaves idolized Kobe Bryant, but fate never gave him the chance to meet his hero. He joined the Los Angeles Lakers a ...
Basketball Network on MSN2d
"I don't need to workout for these bums anyway" - Shaquille O'Neal on Kobe Bryant saying he would be the GOAT if he stayed in shape
"Mentally, I'm so strong; I don't even need to workout for these bums anyway," O'Neal said. "That's what I'm thinking. I ...
Basketball Network on MSN1d
"They keep saying he's soft — he's not!" - When Kobe Bryant shut down Pau Gasol's "soft" label after Lakers' title
People say he's soft; he's not soft. He learned," Bryant said after the Game 7 victory over the Celtics. "That was the first ...
One of the greatest woman basketball player of all time ranks LeBron James, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant
A legendary woman basketball player, considered one of the best in history, created an NBA GOAT ranking between LeBron James, ...
Basketball Network on MSN11d
"Michael had the highest vertical ever recorded in NBA history" - The player who was a teammate with Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant explained the biggest difference …
According to the 17-year NBA veteran, most people tend to complicate this subject and more often than not, they don't get it ...
Basketball Network on MSN6d
"I don't get offended when people do not put my name in the category" - Shaq explains why he puts Kobe in the GOAT conversation and not himself
"I worked hard enough to be dominant," O'Neal said. "I didn't work hard enough to be the best. [Michael] Jordan and Kobe and ...