Kobe Bean Bryant – The Black Mamba (Career Documentary)

Kobe Bean Bryant, The Black Mamba. Kobe grew up in front of the world and left a mark on many people, from many walks of life. This original documentary examines the entirety of Kobe Bryant’s playing career. Drafted out of high school, the youngest to ever play in the NBA, won the slam dunk competition, the lakers dynasty, the combo, Shaq and the feud, three in a row, the dunks, the defense, the MAMBA mentality, the rise with Gasol, the return to glory, overcoming the odds, injuries, being tougher, stronger, more dedicated than his peers, his historic farewell game, and his tragic end…this original documentary examines it all. Relive all of Kobe Bryant’s career.

Voice Over Narration By:
Andrew Scott

I had a purpose I wanted to be one of the best basketball players to ever play Kobe Bryant and done woo I think that’s what the fans came to see and you talk about elevation welcome to the Kobe show take two a Quick Silver Needle threading the eye of the storm with audacious

Dunks Kobe was a cultural Force he has a $71 million contract with the Lakers plus Millions more for advertising endorsement wow did you see the move by the kid that’s a five-time champion a two-time gold medalist I would watch Magic play I’d watch Michael play an Oscar winner can I

Get to that level I don’t know but let’s find out let’s find out one half of the greatest duo in NBA history he possessed a dedication to the game which bordered on Madness a never quit all go win itall cost mindset that became known as the Mamba mentality MAA as he’s known

As the best player in the league Kobe [Applause] Bryant the Black Mamba Bryant has the NBA in his DNA his father is Joe Jellybean Bryant this exposure to the Pro game helped develop Kobe at an early age for young Kobe there was little doubt he’d foll in his Father’s Footsteps I’ve played other

Sports I played baseball grown up in Italy you know I was forced to play soccer but basketball really moved me no other sport touched me like the game of basketball in Italy Kobe learned to play fundamental basketball while hanging around his father’s team you know we

Went over there and U moved with my father started I started first grade over there went to Italian school and um and I think that that helped us bond together even more because you know how to speak the language when he first went over there so we didn’t have anybody to

Rely on but ourselves so now to move back the age of 13 in in middle school and being completely different you know I had a hard time reading had a hard time kind of getting adjusted to the culture the culture shock of moving back to the US was eased

By Kobe’s time on the court Kobe Bryant was a different kind of kid with a different kind of upbringing even before his NBA career you had an awareness of him coming into the league he felt like this kind of like prodigal figure I feel like we’ve known him probably started

Hearing about him when he was maybe a junior in high school but it was reading all the stuff about uh his high school coach saying that they would they would get there and he would be shooting baskets in the dark cuz they hadn’t even turned the lights

On yet when did you know no one is going to outwork me I never looked at it as work I didn’t realize it was work until my first year in the NBA the aces of lower Maran featuring the best player in high school basketball of 1995 Kobe Bryan what I remember would be

Him coming in as a kid and tremendous expectations talk about academically he speaks fluent Italian there he is Mr Bry flying jamit highriser he scored 1,200 on his college boards good enough to get in any school uncommon amongst uncommon people the 18-year-old was a star even Landing a date with Brandon the uh

Um now we’ve heard reports that you guys have are dating or you’re it we went to the plom together did you hear that Bryant added a new dimension to his celebrity by taking TV and recording star Brandy to his prom the exception among the exceptional yeah he was named

USA today’s high school player of the year and a McDonald’s allame 18-year-old Kool-Aid smile fresh out of high school Bal headed Kobe as a senior Kobe averaged 30 points and 12 rebounds a game he has been one of the most followed high school ath athletes in this state all winter long you’re the

Best player in the nation for anybody in high school be Bryan who is going to go the distance up and slams at home as JBS at home and that got him up out of the seats and some high fives hey Kobe Bryant K taking it to the Flying

All over that you’re the one player here who’s thinking seriously of making the transition right from the high school ranks to the professional ranks how serious is that part of your decision well there’s definitely a possibility I think I’d be foolish like can look into that so mentioned in Sports Illustrated

You said I go to college but if I don’t think I can get better in college I’m just going to skip it that’s just what I was going to ask him maybe he’ll surpris me what’s it going to be college or the NBA I don’t know I haven’t made up my mind

Yet no wow Kobe Bryan Is For Real it’s over L Maran has one 1996 state champs and that ends a 53e drought for going College Kobe Bryant opted to make the jump from high school to the NBA and Kobe Bryant showed his true medal show

What he could do and there’s a young man that has been so B hoed and has packed this Arena tonight saw a great poignant moment father Jelly Bean Joe Bryan son Kobe embracing Kobe embraced his father after winning a state championship both knowing Kobe was NBA bound he

Averaged 31 points a game last year 12 rebounds he got six or seven assists a game and his team won the state that state championship really me a lot to me you know in the previous years it’s all been individual goals and you know coming to my senior Year everybody put

So much pressure on myself and my team to win a state championship and after we won it was just like this the biggest relief in the world I Kobe Bryant have decided to take my talent to uh no I have decided to skip college and take my talent to the

NBA what people don’t know about that is I I had a bet with my classmates so whether or not I would do that or not do what you like the pause an opportunity of a lifetime I feel it’s time for me to go out and seas while I’m still young

You had some people who you know we just hating on a 17-year-old kid it’s our High School superhero a star or Star Struck we don’t want him in the NBA people don’t want a babysit 18 and 19y old kids he can go get a shot for

Himself anytime he wants in the NBA um even in the NBA he’ll be able to create shots yes he will yes he will at the age of 18 I knew that I was not going to be stopped this was my life with the 13th pick in the 1996 NBA

Draft the Charlotte Hornet select Kobe Bryant from lower in high school in Pennsylvania a coming out party for the high school kids Jerry West told me today that greatness lies ahead for this young man thought he was going to be absolutely fantastic Kobe Bryant he was acquired from the Charlotte Hornets in

The exchange for vad div Vibes everybody remembers that trait do you remember what you told me one day in the Forum when I first met you you said you were going to be the the greatest player of all time yes the City of Angels shimmering with Hollywood Allure pulsed

With electric anticip IP ation for the debut of 18-year-old Kobe Bryant I’m every Jerry West and Jerry West opened up a piece of paper I haven’t seen so many zeros in my life I signed right away and the first thing Jerry said to me he said look I’m getting a kid named

Kobe Bryant and you guys going to win mulle championships Kobe Bryant on opening night at 18 years 2 months and 8 days old became the youngest ever to play in the NBA for his childhood favorite team the Lakers he’s expected to play tonight and if he does he’ll

Become the youngest player in NBA history he’ll be 18 years and 2 months that’s quite young but he is quite as a rookie Kobe became the youngest player to ever start an NBA game a teenager against towering vets and Kobe Bryant making his first appearance in Madison

Square Gard 18 years of age and he’ll go to the free throw line now let’s give you some perspective this is the third game of the season a year ago at this time in his third game for lower Mar and High School Kobe Bryant was leading the

Lower Maran Aces to a victory over haford High School there is his first point in the NBA the last time we were here you played I think about 6 minutes I was looking at the box score didn’t get in it was garbage time when you got

In now tonight you being in the real time Kobe’s coach Dell Harris seemed at odds with Kobe from the beginning nice move wow did you see the move by the kid that’s Kobe times I’d sit the bench for seven straight games and then play the

Last 20 seconds of a game and then look around and see other players around the league that are out there playing and Performing I knew I could compete with them but I wasn’t getting the opportunity to show [Applause] him but Kobe finds himself on the bench more than on the court very limited playing time only 10 minutes a game Harris refused to play the kid around his Man Hunter this time Mak a f down the midd SC believing he wasn’t ready for the NBA game this rookie is

Something on the Lakers basketball Network you know it’s you know I’m the coach and uh so I think we play him quite a lot personally you know I I am the coach you know chick’s the broadcaster he’s not your protoy point guard but man the still hardways line

Does Hef skills that’s all right I just keep working on my game every day and uh you know my time comes to get out there and get the B minutes I make sure I’m ready as a result Kobe’s rookie season saw him riding the bench more than playing but even with limited minutes

The world was treated to glimpses of what Kobe would become watching on the show here k k there and that’s what they’re looking for more of of Kobe Kobe plays 22 minutes scores a career-high 21 points the fans called for more playing time but Harris was stubborn many don’t remember he sat on

The bench he didn’t play right coming up next we’ll check in on a Lakers rookie who’s made a Sudden Impact in Los Angeles do you miss your friends do you miss the things that normally come after high school or I really can’t miss it because I’ve never I’ve never experienced it before L

Maran high school it’s just amazing maybe this isn’t right maybe I should have gone to college no by no means not even last year at this time this guy was winning the class 4A State title at only 18 years old Kobe Bryant’s a basketball Prodigy who’s already one of the game’s most exciting

Players SE the youngest player ever to start an NBA game 18 years and 5 months against Dallas and he is a Wonder during this time Shaq treated Bryan like a little brother which Kobe didn’t want he wasn’t looking to be anyone’s little brother showbo played a good game for his first

Game I really look forward to going out have you autograph showbo Bri I’ve been watching you a long time man this would be a source of friction in the years ahead experien is going to be the best teacher for him as long as I’m ring he’ll be

Okay kby kobby that got the fans out of their seats looked like he was throwing it to Hollywood Park next door out of the game Standing Ovation from some of the fans that are left here and that’s for Kobe Kobe’s played he played really well champ he earned a lot more minutes than

He’s been getting the youngest player in the competition from the Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryan he’s Unstoppable and uh I’ll label him the next Michael Jordan following in the footsteps of MJ Kobe competed in the slam dunk contest Kobe Bryant Michael fley and car he worked at his skill level to become

One of the most amazing scorers one of the most amazing offensive players that we’ve ever seen as a rookie Kobe Bryant had won the dunk Contest oh between the legs K Bry look at him check him out check him out check him out look at him so our winner is Kobe Bryant as the youngest Slam Dunk champion ever Kobe’s distinguished himself among this year’s talented rookie Class in the playoffs Kobe tasted failure early having an all-time horrible finish to game five go be BR the young rookie straight from h 8 seconds left Brian right about Russell five seconds left four Brian drives pull out because that air ball game where Kobe shot those a balls against Utah

Right by fake stock away cross left another aall Kobe should not have been in the game it’s short air ball air ball the young rookie three times he shot air ball here pressure put him in the game specifically to teach him a lesson because he got tiedt Jazz stopped him all over 8

Seconds 7 Seconds here’s a three-pointer airball the BR another airb 4 seconds left it’s it’s over it’s over I you know I really thought that was a defining moment’s crib you know why if somebody would have shot an air ball on our team and had shot a second one they W going

To shoot a third one he was Fearless I think that’s one of the things that spurred him to Greatness he wasn’t going to lie himself to fail embarrassing because you shot five airballs get over yourself right and then after that it’s okay well why did those air balls

Happen got it high school year before we played 35 games Max right week in between spaced out plenty of time to rest in the NBA is back to back to back to back to back to back to back I didn’t have the legs how old are we now 18 18

So you are the second youngest player in the NBA yep so I’m one of the old guys in the league now the second year sensation of the Los Angeles Lakers is holding cor the source of Kobe’s true greatness was his willingness to work to improve himself you know basketball for me was

The most important thing hours alone in the gym honing his Craft Brian he’ embrace the role of [Applause] student everything was done to try to learn how become a better basketball player everything Bryant we are one-on-one with Kobe Bryant Kobe unbelievable game last night against the Knicks Kobe Bryant in NBA courtside in his second season Kobe

Debuted the fro this became known as the froby era oh Kobe Bryant to the era the frobe era marked key transition years for Kobe I could see things a lot more than I could last year that’s because you work so hard in the summer I definitely did um I was a

Student of the game I tried to understand things that wasn’t doing very well last season uh and try to add him into my game Russ shot blocked by Kobe Bryant the Lakers win all I got to tell you have that point of view then literally the world becomes your library

To help you to become better at your craft and now the steal by Kobe foot race with Derek strong because what I found in the NBA is a lot of guys played for financial stability when they came to the NBA they got that Financial stability so therefore the passion and

The work ethic and the obsess the obsessiveness was gone if you see that running left-handed during this time Kobe trans transformed from an exciting fan favorite into the Bonafide Superstar we all know and loved the Lakers 122 you have an unusual name Kobe and uh I know what it

Means but maybe a lot of people don’t yeah it means tender meat tender meat tender young me does it mean tender young meat H the frob era is one of my personal favorite times in the NBA the fans know Kobe’s got game and then some showstopping style skill Beyond his

Years now he and the Lakers are both playing their best basketball of the Season front Kobe drible down the middle in the air all the way nice play and then you had the players that had that passion KOB Bryan knocks in his third Basket in three shots but

Weren’t willing to commit their entire lives to doing that right it’s a choice Kobe was a learner an absorber of basketball knowledge and of course I was explaining to him this is the way Michael Cooper used to play defense uh in the’80s uh in trailing his man and

And not letting the man dictate to him Michael was one of the very best Brian’s minutes are up his scoring is up and he’s upgraded his defense walked away by now the 19-year-old veteran is making the types of impression that van go and Monae would be proud of he’s the

League’s leading score Off the Bench and much [Applause] more oh no don’t do that please one in taller thanks to Mom nature and 10 lb thicker after frequent trips to the weight room in the off seon always adding New pieces to his game Never Satisfied and done woo I think that’s

What the fans came to see and you talk about elevation you’re the youngest player ever to play in an NBA game right you played your first NBA game when you were 18 18 years old you see similarities in his game as well as my game and I think if he maintains a

Certain you know uh mental approach he can become a great professional basketball Play Welcome to Chicago and there is a buzz at the United Center here that you only get for the very special game with Shaq sidelined Kobe would square off with Michael Jordan thanks am well there’s a player in the

Game today that’s been compared more than anybody else to Michael Jordan that’s Kobe Bryan of the Lakers like what happened is when I came in the league and I wanted to take more Kobe Bryant shooting and hitting with Michael Jordan in his face I called Kobe and he

Was like so what was it like what going to against Jordan I was like man this that black cat we tried this we tried that like you know what well you better get ready for the Carol milcat we got a little show going on here between number 23 and number eight

Before the Black Mamba before the Black Mamba his nickname was the caramel cat Fall Away by Kobe Bryant that’s the future and even Michael Jordan will tell you that Kobe Bryant the future of the NBA you’re looking at the present and the future all I heard was we called him

Black pan they call black Jesus and all stuff I said I want to see what this about little advice from the master but what happened is that we W up he W up becoming a big brother kids he’s learned a lot in in short amount of time he’s

Been in the league and believe me he’s going to continue to learn he was the closest thing to Michael Jordan that we saw I tell you that was impressive that was impressive he’s impressive you know Michael Jordan is impressed in his second season the hard work was rewarded HBY Bryant just 19

Years old he’s been voted by the fans to start in next Sunday’s All-Star game making him the youngest player in NBA Allstar history he’s only the third nonstarter to start an All-Star game and the question does he belong pops up there not the than he’s in the world you

Know it’s great compliment it’s a great honor Kobe was selected to start in the All-Star game he just had all the tools all the necessary fundament it’s incredible feeling I’m glad it’s finally arrived how are your nerves I’m a little nervous Mr Bryan wonder if you’d mind

Signing the for me he made sure to leave the fans with a lasting impression going on the break pushing it Bryan to another young one Garnett all dude that’s the kind of play that is serving Kobe Bryant and his Los Angeles Lakers very well that’s fancy felt good

I thought I was going to be nervous I thought I was going to be all shaking uh but you know the ball went up we up and down to court a few times I the people who say that you are the heir to Michael Jordan and that they’re looking at you

In that way how do you feel about that that’s that’s one of the best compliments I think I could ever receive he thought that he was going to be greater than MJ one day when you talk about the bridging of the two generations between Michael Jordan and

Then to Kobe Bryant the players today talk about Kobe Bryant being there Michael Jordan he not LeBron is the closest player to stylistically Michael Jordan oh look out ryam Cowboy Kobe Bryant odm gets it ahead and briyan by himself is when I retire I didn’t want to have to

Say I wish I would have done more you have those extreme winners that literally to the exclusion of everything else including their family including you know other people focused on just one things anyway nobody works harder that’s why they’re and they they love to win in in an almost psychotic way

Despite friction between Kobe and Shaq the pair had remarkable chemistry he is without question one of the League’s most talented players but he has been criticized for poor shots selection and not playing a team game Bryant Dickerson the screen by O’Neal and the pass to sha when Kurt takes you out four quick

Shots with plenty of time left on the clock what do you say what does he say and how do you handle that when you come back in I’m mad Ryan gets a screen by Sha TR down the middle Kobe had become one of the League’s best scorers finger rolls it up and in

Perfect timing by vanex go the other way reverse slam dunk now we’re getting into it what a play well we want to know who the go-to guy is down the stretch the young man is getting it done that basket counts foul what a play another Sensational drive by the

20-year-old week after week 20-year-old Kobe was turning in one jaw dropping performance after another Bri drives by Houston changes the shot as he’s confronted by Ying Bryant was becoming more of a focal point of the offense with youth on his side you’d have to say Kobe Bryant on

That Top 40 chart is number 11 with a pull up we all know he wanted to be bigger than that and at that time that person bigger than life and still is is Michael Jordan R [Applause] spinning another pair home and put theck away Scandal free and cozy in the

Limelight kobby Bryant is a Market’s dream he seems to have as many endorsements as he has moves on the court believe me KOB Kobe was truly a gifted and intelligent student of the game I remember him saying these guys are are playing checkers and I’m out here playing

Chess and I will say I guess so Kobe I don’t know how to play chess nice [Applause] hand 950 to go who’s the best player you ever played with Kobe number eight definitely Kobe Kobe Bryant gets past Walt Williams Walt Williams has no chance playing briyan off the dribble

The guys were complaining say sh Kobe’s not passing the ball I said I’ll talk to him Kobe Bryan I said Kobe there’s no IR in team and Kobe said I know but there’s an m in that so I went back and told Rick and uh and big shot Baba said just get the

Rebound he’s not passing Kobe Bryant has really brought his game to it up and in he got it easy in second gear went to Goat Mountain and I talked to Magic Michael bird it’s show so I went to them and started understanding the ins and outs of the

Game Michael in particular he become my big brother he’s been my big brother since I first came in the league as the game ends on D layup the Lakers fell flat in the playoffs again to step back and look at my game and figure out how to edit my game so that

It’s uh so that I simplify and I felt like at the time I I could do so much that I was doing too much that off season the team made a change at head coach this is a team that is talented it’s young it’s on the verge

I just had a chance to meet Kobe Bryant he’s dedicated he’s competitive he reminds me a lot of Michael Jordan and uh there’s not too many players that have ever done that in this game Phil Jackson’s triangle offense brought cohesion and turned the Lakers into the

Best team in the NBA with Kobe entering his Prime and Shaq as dominant as ever the Lakers were primed for greatness well I bet you he Hobie had the ability to trigger all of those emotions in me like I I loathed him I respected him I loved him I hated him

Using his body that kind of thing is just such a rare quality in any kind of public figure Kobe comes first with the jab and then you follow with me The Knockout Kobe he’s going to make a around the dynamic duo of Shaq and Kobe was dubbed the combo Kobe can you

Believe it you’re an old grizle veteran of four years now how this young man has grown KOB but for every excited fan eager to watch the kid there was a skeptic miling Kobe he turned around he looked at me and he said you’ll see you’ll see when I put five banners up on

That wall go and Scoops it up and in but he gets help every night especially from Kobe Bryant there’s no question he gets help Kobe Bryan’s coming into his own Shaq and Kobe were a basketball ballet of Grace and Brute Force Kobe just different works hard know getting

Getting to the gym at about five working on his jab steps heads making sure everything’s perfect and uh I BL Kobe and Kobe Bryant was the kind of player that people felt passionate about some people loved him some people hated him K’s got up and Kobe got it and scor so

Kobe of course grew up right in front of our eyes that’s a great move right there and when people grow up in front of our eyes we see all of them well you see the numbers and you see right down there actually Kobe and Shaq have averaged

More this year than ever Jordan and Tien did in the first round of the playoffs the Lakers regular season confidence carried over but against the back backdrop of their past failures they were all too aware of the hazards of postseason play in the playoffs the combos showed they were ready to take

The next step they throttled the kings in round one for stovic by rice into Bryant’s hands what can you say he has 19 and Kobe connects now some way it’s an unbelievable shot this year Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe have established themselves as dominant on both ends of the floor in round two Kobe

Would be called upon in the clutch last shot SS by one they’re going to take it off the dribble this is it now G’s on the line he down one and Kobe Bryan at the point Kobe and his his career had 40 game-winning makes KOB Bryant

Up and hits the basket with 2.6 to go giving the Lakers the lead what a heroic basket by Kobe Bryant and he was defense as good as you can be defense Kobe Bryant with the winning basket with 2.6 seconds remaining where do you expect this team to be the

Postseason we going to the finals the series is tied at three games a piece and this afternoon it’s put up or shut up yet they have lost three times this year once in the regular season and twice in this series to the Trailblazers on their home floor in game seven of the Conference

Finals the Lakers trailed by 15 points in the fourth well the first thing that the Lakers have to realize that they’ve got 12 minutes to play and it’s only a 13-point game not anymore Steve Smith hits on the run and it’s 15 I don’t think you go to the hacker

Sha out of there by Sha I should have appreciated it more and Shaq is of the mindset I should have appreciated you more too that’s slammed down emphatically Kobe Bryant into the lane the fight for everything era the assertiveness the offense now Kobe gives him the two-point lead but I

Think now both of them look back fondly and miss a little bit of what they did have Portland has three timeouts left the Lakers have two Bryant to shot now his assist to Shaquille O’Neal makes it a six-point difference with 41 and 3/10 seconds left together they’d

Brought the Lakers back to the finals tonight game one the Indiana Pacers versus the Los Angeles Lakers now Kobe has been Sensational throughout the playoffs but more importantly First Team all defense now he’s going to be playing four different Pacers but everybody going to be waiting for that glamour

Match up Kobe versus Reggie here is Kobe exploding to the hoop he is without question one of the 10 best players in the history of the league Kobe Bryant cuts it to three doesn’t take him long to get into the lane and hangs in the air they really appreciated that

Competitive fired it was that ability to sort of let it rip Kobe Bryant P it over Jaylen Rose not care if anybody said you’re too selfish you took too many shots like he’s like well I think I’m the best option in game four sha fouled out late

In a one-point game that’s a loose ball foul on Shaq that’ll be number six what a big play that’s it you fouled out I’m thinking you know you already had 50 and 25 great we’re going to tie this series up cuz back then it was 232 we can tie it up

And then win game three all we got to do come back here is win one Kobe Bryant would be called upon to save the day 3 years later in the NBA Finals that same move that I was showing them in my stepback he hit after Shack fouled out

Indiana where I messed up and got in fou trouble and on the bench he said don’t worry about it I got it hits the jumper and then sort of gives it you know take your time everything’s cool I’m not going to let us lose this game Shaq

Fouls out with like 3 minutes left and the game is tight and Kobe at 21 years old takes over as he’s running down the court passing on the button you never should have showed me that step back shot clock at 12 so you don’t want

To foul now because you got one to give they won’t shoot free throws the putback would seal the victory Bryant Shaw tough shot and who is there Kobe Bryant how good is this kid and the are the 2000 NBA champions and just like that Kobe and Shaq were

Champions now you a your 21 years you said you’ve always dreamed to win a championship is it what you dreamed of oh it’s everything in more I mean you have the the leg of col is falling from the ceil the fans going crazy and I look back at Shaq and Kobe

And they were co-stars who in the end they needed each other Stephen A I only got one this is it fellas we work all year long for it man Shaq the man most dominant player in the world championship ours it’s beautiful Mah 2G baby you love

It of people here many of them aren going anywhere well frankly I can’t remember the last time we had this much commotion in Downtown LA celebrated their title in the traditional [Applause] way apparently vandals have lit a police car on fire you can see it in the center

Of the screen there you see people running the police coming in now to clear out and disperse the crowd because I had you I was able to just chill out of something do what I do yeah see that’s what that’s what pissed me off that that was it right there that that [Applause]

Was listen I got beat up I got hacker Shack I a doing no work I’m going home and swimming me and jome we sipping P coladas we eating burgers my ass is in a gym 10 hours a day the next season is where the Sha and

Kobe Feud really took off I wish he was in a g I would have had 12 Rings find one in the off season instead of basically getting surgery Shaq opted to say basically I got hurt on company time so I’m a rehab on company time you didn’t

Like that no I didn’t sit too well cuz you know I’m out there killing myself in the S time trying to get ready you know and then you can’t don’t do that and then come back and complain about not getting the ball sh over a Donald when everything went

Through me the outcome was good with the big dog a me and the house won’t get guarded Shaq comes in he’s out of shape that there have been times or there were times in the past when Kobe Bryan would be on the court working his tail off for

Hours upon hours at a time improving upon his game and then we’ll go in the training room and see Shaq swallowing about three big machs with Shaq beginning the season out of shape Kobe took center stage in the Lakers offense with the one hander how a slingshot from The holster Kobe was

Simply too good to play second fiddle this 22-year-old has been dazzling all year long so much athletic ability is oozing out of him Kobe wasn’t particularly fond of being Shaq’s teammate thanks Captain Obvious people wanted me to just kind of level off my play and just do the same

Thing I did last year and I’m not going to do that you know I work too hard and I improve as a basketball play every day and I want to show that he’d be there an hour 2 hours before everybody that he would show up at these practices and he

Was fully sweated out like he had just done three hours of working out before anybody did anything and then you watch Shaq and he’s the opposite and yet you guys are aligned anyway and like just with a little distance it makes more sense to me why you guys Clash such a

Shame you know the two great players can’t get along sha calling for the ball instead it’s Kobe that’s one of the reasons why Shaq as he would say tried to slap him that day was a big turning point when he saw me challenge him on that he was like

This kid’s crazy all right I can win with that did he connect on the punch you thre no no I was Swift on the on the duck he has kept the Lakers afloat here all night long is because he was so cocky about what his intentions were uh

He was Unapologetic about it 10 seconds to play in overtime here’s briyan defended by Harris O’Neal sets the screen media would take it and run with it and all of stuff and I’m like well bro if you were in shape RS down and a

Foul with 4.8 by the time I run down on a fast break and run back and then run down you’re still coming down the first time bro Kobe’s Ascent couldn’t be stopped KOB Bryant up to 29.8 this season second in the NBA it wasn’t long before Shaq returned to [Applause]

For and with Phil and his genius his responsibility was to get the team to a place to win titles it wasn’t to appease one player it was to get the collective hold to win a championship so he would do whatever it took to make sure that that happened he would see the friction

Between myself and Shaquille and say okay how can I use that Kobe with a beautiful SP the Lakers are the second highest scoring team in the NBA in third in the league and field goal percentage they are an offensive machine I bought into the deeper connection that exists within

The game and Now ladies and gentlemen live from the beautiful stap Center Los Angeles California I had to show this dunk from Vince Carter during this matchup and the puts it down k a right out of his hands C cool and collected on that he won it it was Kobe Showtime Bryant time

Sha gets it up to Bryant Bryan has 45 O’Neal has 25 that’s 7 of the 99 points by the Lakers well two players can beat you if one of them gets 45 points yeah the Lakers leaned on their stars and the combo delivered downtown LA as we get ready for game one

Of the best of five Western Conference series between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Lakers as he put it in the heat of the battle off the stair the Lakers went into the playoffs on a winning streak and forado has a three out of one

Right 2001 when the Lakers were going for their second straight title in round two they faced the Kings and then from that moment on I knew we spoke the same language by kobby Bry off the steel with a three on two and puts it away doesn’t matter if we had disagreement same the

Other our drive to win like we have to win there’s there’s no other option oh so so down a bloody Divas why don’t you double him and force him to pass it he comes all the way from the half court breaks your defense he dropped 48 points

And secured The Sweep taking it to the oh W spectacular shot by Kobe Bryant the smiles on the face of the teammates as Kobe makes that shot early in the year I’m not so sure we should have seen those Smiles or would have seen those Smiles they now are

The way Kobe is crying Kobe Bryant 48 Points Los Angeles Lakers who now make it 15 straight wins they had won 15 games in a Rowan in the Western Conference Finals it counts and the foul Kobe took to the air and dropped 45 in game one as I said

Earlier our names will always be linked you know we talk about who’s this and who’s that but I I truly believe that we will be the most dominant big little onew punch ever for Kobe Bryant who in my 20 years he was probably the best offensive

Player or best player I’ve I’ve seen and faced the table for the first three rounds of the playoffs 19 straight wins 11 and0 and the post season their third consecutive sweep in the finals for a second straight year the Lakers title felt inevitable capacity crowd better than 20,000 on hand the

76ers starting line of just introduced to the crowd there there’s people like that man and you can hate on them you don’t want to know that there’s some crazy Kobe Bryant getting up at 400 in the morning you know doing deadlifts like I want to sleep

I’m going to rip your throat out with my scoring low post fadeaway footwork assassin oh my God many people confus the fact that he wants to beat you scoring Kobe has the same mindset and mentality that MJ had his preparation to win is as good as anybody ever

Lot of talking going on there right now I think you’re going to see the referee step in and separate the two players Kobe will do whatever you ask him to do to win whether it be play defense he just wants to win I’m not denying The Genius of

Michael Jordan I’m saying Kobe Bean Bryant in my estimation Kobe Bryant what the was the greatest basketball player wow K Bryant Mark what what Hustle the low and pey afro Kobe then we had Shack and Kobe I’ll say it again sha and Kobe iveron and the 76ers were hopelessly outmatched

Here’s this man played with a broken finger and won a champ chionship had to rotate the ball off of the broken finger the celebration has begun on the Laker B and the Los Angeles Lakers will make it a second straight NBA Crowns Who finish with a 15 and one run it’s an actual

Discussion you can have now oh I said it a year and a half ago no way in the world would I ever put anybody in the conversation with Michael Jordan but Kobe Bryant is there the Lakers lost only one game the entire playoffs backto back champions and beautiful thing is that

They’re just getting started we going to get another one next year again back to back to back that’s how you have to be if you want to be a winner there’s just no way around it swish holla that’s why I get the money holla look at my

Mansion the Lakers were the kings of the Sports World there was a way to handle Shaquille O’Neal and extend the winning with Shaquille O’Neal I don’t think that was handled well interesting and entertaining people wondered if the egos of Shaq and Kobe would derail a potential historic run of

Greatness he has a $71 million contract with the Lakers R please plus Millions more for advertising endorsements we’re all waking up every day trying to be you know above average or something oh c and this guy was waking up every day wanting to be the greatest basketball player to ever touch the

Earth complicated shots shooting over taller opponents footwork with extraordinary Grace the Elan vital of the athletic balladry it’s a three on two Kobe comes in deep com all the way revers the quest to become a dynasty and go back to back to back had begun Kobe one of the best creators in the

Game Kobe had become a different kind of Beast count up two more for Kobe he has one goal in mind and that’s to be best and he will do whatever it takes just so much speed he decide well what am I going to do on this go Unstoppable Showtime slammed up with no

Weaknesses in his gam Sha Sha left side to Ay looking for Kobe to get some space against George Lynch two seconds 1 second Kobe Kobe for the win Kobe dagger the dagger is the rest of the league lying down saying okay the Lakers you have it because everybody out here say the Lakers are by far the best team nobody can beat the Delta Center in Salt Lake City you he made a nice play the

Rebound is off it’s not three it’s picked up by did I work hard in practice no never and let me tell you why the guy that that that I’m playing against they’re under me so to try to show that they’re worthy of being NBA player they

Would touch me up so it’s my philosophy I’m not going to get touched up twice I’m not going to get beat up in practice and I’m not going to get beat up in the game Jack inside slam up Shaquille O’Neal the Lakers won 16 of their first

17 games a lot of people say you should work harder splits the defense my I I asked him how do you know what do you know I think there has been nobody better than Kobe Bryant I think with the kind of will to win he’s tied at 103 you

Normally wouldn’t be concerned about but he’s hit two in a row so you better be cogent of where that veteran is in Kobe’s hands eight to go Bryant’s had an unbelievable quarter in the clutch he had developed the same type of reputation MJ had he spins he

Shoots Lakers lead timeout m 8 point4 to go 40 points for Kobe Bryant over the summer Kobe Bryant bulked up added 15 PBS of muscle to his frame but I think the growth that the Lakers were really concerned about was the growth going on inside of his head in his mind and

That’s been the key for Kobe and the Lakers he was the most dominating offensive Force Kobe Bryant with 42 remember that streak of seven straight 40-point games Kobe a juggernaut with un stoppable momentum players nowadays don’t dominate the boxes and elbows you and MJ are two of the best at

Doing that we mentioned he gained 15 lbs of muscle right Kobe is the second greatest shooting guard of all time on but KOB get the ball to number eight you never know what’s going to happen in the moment of greatest adversity he he was a killer count it count that

B Showtime was back and better than ever what did I just see when and why did you come to the Revelation that this is the greatest player on the planet Kobe Bryant here we go the ball comes in Kobe’s got it above the three-point line taking a little bit of

Time for the wi he’s got it the Lakers win Kobe Bryant despite clashing off the court on the court Kobe and Shaq were thriving too much is always going to be Kobe Bryant’s gift and and his curse there were times that drove both his friends and his teammates

Away Fisher nice rotation to BR buckle up kobby Bryant just suck the K out of the target a lot of people thought we have problems we never really had problems at all I’m the big brother he’s a little brother I want him to be the

Best player in the world you can have a combed relationship win championships and then sit back 50 years from from them as friends it felt to the world as if the Lakers were set to rain for a decade for the Lakers this was their third consecutive finals appearance

Rolling over all who dared stand in their way Kobe stars on a defensive end if Michael Jordan is the original Kobe Bryant is the remix baby those Lakers have made it three straight they’ve completed the three repeat and cemented themselves as a dynasty they’re scary they wrap it up in

The four game sweep by beating the Nets 113 and by 23 he had helped lead the Lakers to three straight championships I knew it was bad when Kobe got in trouble I said this is a rap for us he’s one of the most wholesome dudes we had Lakers

Allstar Kobe Bryant arrested by Eagle County Colorado sheriff Bryant complied with an arrest warrant turned s in Friday July 4th will have to answer charges of felony sexual assault you know to try to have to go through something like that you know with uh not only individually but you know as a

Family and then you know for the organization the lers organization my teammates I’m Innocent I didn’t en force her to do anything against their will I’m innocent Bryant fell back to Earth and the landing has jolted a nation what if we brought together four players who averaged 20 points per game the season before and put them on the same team

With so much turmoil off the court Bryant seemed to find peace on the court you talked about Shaquille O’Neal where you basically said that he was fat and out of shape I knew I knew the fire that I lit I knew what I said and you knew what he said

Oh the Lakers win Kobe himself was required to constantly fly in and out of Colorado this definitely affected Kobe’s performance on certain nights I felt like there’s so many things coming at once he was just becoming very very confusing I had to organize things so I created the black mamb transforming into

The black mamba mamba as he’s known as the killer black snake Kobe kept it together thank God he he held his game together because if he was cracking under the pression getting like six points a game the whole La would have been like that n is

Guilty I may have ruined my life I may have I may have never come back from this but the one thing I can control right now is what I do on the basketball court wild three hit it public is still giving Kobe the benefit of the doubt he’s one of the few

Black celebrities that get that not cuz he’s a celebrity more because you know the girl showed up with eight different SS to the investigation you can’t do that the crowd’s yelling stuff at you heard it and you almost had to create this alternative character Kobe has to deal with these issues the Black

Mamba steps on the court and does what he does it’s the black member [Applause] the black mber follows a trail of aerial Clues potent Venom floods the system killing it swiftly another three is good one away from tying the franchise records n in a [Applause] row well Dennis Scott if you’re watching

Somewhere you’re your record is in big time Jeopardy he’s got 10 this dude came out and was kicking our butt establishing a new NBA record this was all happening with Kobe going back and forth to court in Colorado between games and my favorite moment that we

Ever had was on the bus leaving the arena leaving in Arco Arena when we got there people were mooning us uh-huh so I after the game all of us put our ass on the window we mooned them got to see a lot of different shades of the Moon that yes

They did yes they did all of us lined up both sides of the Michael Jordan to us is the goat to Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant’s the goat by ya ya had a pie of Jersey around the corner oh jump shot good by kobby right over oh my goodness did he even see the

Basket apprach and I think after the whole Colorado incident too he got it chiseled him even more oh that was unbelievable the dysfunction between Shaq and Kobe was reaching a Breaking Point yeah but a lot of that stuff was created about me I used to push his

Buttons he used to push my buttons and it made us perform at high levels a lot of times as a coach you see guys want to have a space that they kind of Define is this is my area you know Kobe saying don’t don’t talk about my game don’t I won’t talk about

Yours the out of four here first the Lakers return to the finals seeking their historic fourth title in a row my fourth time in the finals thanks to that man right over there most people think they will win they are heavily favored a lot of people

Think they will sweep Gary pton who came from Seattle and then mil walkie last year big pay cut to win a championship Carl Malone to win a championship Kobe now tries to win his fourth championship as does Shaquille O’Neal on the biggest stage the Lakers fell apart we also thought

The Pistons had no chance no chance whatsoever basketball’s culture is about the young Prodigy and Kobe was for about a 10year window The Prodigy they start with sha he gives it to Walton Here Comes Kobe less than five from way outside got it oh man with

2.1 kobby Bryant has it whatever that it is Al he has it he has the ability to make big shots you guys were such huge personalities and maybe that could be why it wasn’t just that they beat the Lakers it was how they beat the Lakers

Were you surprised at how easy it was yeah I I didn’t think they could dominate a team that wanton three rings to the extent that they would completely demoralize them and really take their will to play which is exactly what they did how did they take the Lakers heart

The 2004 Lakers were one of the most hyped up yet disappointing teams of all time but the Detroit Pistons have just shocked the Los Angeles Lakers to 187 to win the NBA title and for the Lakers it truly will be the end of a particular era theyve had

The three championships they brought in the other guys we talked about how much they’ll revamp w three out of four don’t get no better than that doesn’t matter how many fights we had how many scuffles we had the writing was on the wall for everyone to see do you wish you and Kobe

Would handle your relationship differently and if so how many championship you think y’all could have won usually when uh something happens like the firing of a coach I would know about it but I wake up and I turn on ESPN like always do Phi Jackson Fire as leg a coach when

Do you expect this soap opera to end that is going on between you and Kobe and Phil writing a book and all of this stuff Kobe and Shaq have gotten a divorce what caused the divorce he did an interview just the other day where he was talking about uh your work ethic in

Basketball he said he said if the work ethic had been higher he could have been even better we could have won even more Rings uh was he saying that to me or was he saying that to uh all the statues that I have in front of the stable

Center he wasn’t talking to me in the end the Lakers had to choose between Kobe and Shaq they opted to stick with the younger Kobe and traded O’Neal to Miami Los Angeles Lakers in Miami Heat have agreed to a trade that will send Shaquille O’Neal one of the greatest big

Men of all time to Sunny South Florida Shaq traded to the heat Kobe re-ups with the Lakers Sha’s future is certain a big shift in the balance of power in the NBA as the League’s most dominant player is headed back East the newest member of the Miami Heat remember this I’m going

To bring a championship to Miami I promise the Kobe and Shaq era had ended Kobe Bryant was now the sole star in la like a divorce if your parents get divorced only worse cuz I was mad when my parents got divorced but how how do we get through it cuz people really

Feeling it especially around La I think is going to be tough for everybody because change uh is difficult for anybody and he answered the Bell he answered the Bell or he damned near died trying he talks about the Dark Side of these type of athletes a mindset of

Someone like Kobi it is one Mission and one Mission only all he cares about is winning in more than anything else in the world literally more in family more in religion More Money More in Fame Kobe and maybe LeBron James games to make that finish they want to win that game at all

Costs and they’ll do whatever it takes to win that game it was on him to deliver a title and justify the Lakers decision to move off Shack K Bryan in the fourth quarter is seven of 11 he has 19 points Bob Cats by one Kobe up top

Right from the win 9/10 of a second remaining and the Lakers by W 117 116 in Brant with 21 in the fourth quarter that’s what you call a money player and that’s why there’s a Brink truck that backs up to pay him and the game ends Kobe Bryant has also become a top

Defender because he has started to shut down people the other opponent’s top score four a Time Ryan in the wake of Shaq’s trade the Lakers had to endure a few seasons of roster rebuilding do you think that your game was as good as it’s ever been during that period of time oh yeah

Absolutely Kobe wasn’t the most personable person when he played people didn’t like Kobe personally when the Lakers traded Shaq I remember saying at the time oh my goodness don’t discount that man what a shot going to have to eat a dirt sandwich for a couple years

Cuz Kobe’s team’s going to be awful but the Lakers made the right decision one guy practices one guy doesn’t one guy wants to play one guy is literally he going to play for another 10 years Sha’s already sort of checked out KOB on the 36 Bryant was dominant but his team

Struggled the man ran Shaq out of town it’s not easy being his teammate either and I admired him for years but I wouldn’t want to play with him it’s not easy but it’s not supposed to be easy you’re trying to be great BYOB look [Applause] out I don’t think Kobe was beloved in

His time like narcissist selfish that Tomahawk did he Elevate Luke gave him a little rub and that’s all he needed leaves it for Deon final shot of overtime you don’t want to take it as kwami’s got it now look guard please tan left Ramy going up with it too strong

Loose ball he gets it back got a hurry it’ll be Kobe Kobe for a deuce and the win he got it guess what he got it with 6 T of a second to play okayy that’s the guy you want shooting it frequently for the Lakers to

Win Kobe would be called upon to perform miracles Jordan is one and Kobe’s one B Kobe began dropping historic numbers Kobe’s greatness was plain for all to see it’s a tie between MJ and Cole uh two guys that I I think are head above everybody else that ever played the

Game Lamar on a two-on-one with Kobe a again he may be somebody who’s remembered more fondly by history than he was in his time I mean the guy was very polarizing when he played right gets to use and eyes from always criticized him for taking too many shots

Or being selfish or whatever you want to say you just feared him right when you stepped on the court like like his his energy was for you to fear there was a there was a lot of reasons why there people did not like Kobe Kobe on the run

Up against gri with a spin he’s Hing up how hot is Kobe he’s got 10 and he’s four5 B 5 was kind of a go to bed early wake up early BL off very micro focused career I’m not saying it was perfect boom shakalaka even with the contact

Early had a really bad incident and a but he rebounded with another 7 eight n years after a double double by the end of the quarter that is his Kobe singlehanded ly outscored the entire Mavs team scorching them for 62 points in three quarters can get to the 50p point

Mark with three 332 to go in the third the dream I used to read is he the eighth wonder of the world tonight he is superintend you were breaking all types of records for 4 point games 60 point games in three quars out for them by him sh 62 for Kobe

And 61 for the Mavericks he was the best player in the [Applause] league but his controversial image caused him to be overlooked in 2006 when Steve W Nation won the back back MVP Kobe should have run the MVP ignored by MVP voters I was on the

Team with Steve Nash when he won back to back got him got open and finds Kobe the best player in the league was Kobe Bryant Robin Bryant of [Applause] history with Kobe even when you’re not talking NBA Finals there are moments 81 points jumps to mind of course Raptors

And the Lakers Raptors been sding in the basement of the Atlantic for most of the year the last thing we’ve talked about was 81 points you dropped on the Toronto R against Toronto Kobe made history Kobe another tough shot Kobe’s putting up pretty good numbers but he’s not really

Going off Kobe is back in and not a moment too soon and we were winning earlier in the game so it gave us I guess some false security with his team trailing needing Kobe to save the day Bryant delivered we’re down by 18 20 points and uh we

Needed some energy all of the Lakers have to get then I want to say he erupted for like 40 or something in the third quarter Kobe again he was dominant over it knocked Away by Kobe great Hustle by Kobe he’s going to score and D Lakers [Applause]

Lead is he talking to you he didn’t say a word 62 for number eight but obviously a lot of his game patterned after the great Michael Jordan Michael’s high in a game 69 when did you know that you were going for eight yes well there’s 70

Ho 70 points for Kobe one away from a Laker record I just remember realizing at one point of the game this may be something historic happening right now I don’t even know if I believe it 77 we’ll just let you soak it in with the [Applause] crowd ladies and gentlemen you have

Witnessed the second Greatest Story performance in NBA history bringing the crowd to its feet I mean you overcame like a 14-point deficit came back and just I mean you basically demoralized them which is what you like to do thunderous Roars cheers of awe and disbelief 81o game 55 in the second half

You got to get him out of the game somebody got a St Kobe will be replaced and listen to this crowd for number eight Kobe [Applause] br Again the Lakers out of timeouts you got to be matched up here now now the clock the clock cannot allow precious SEC seconds to go off the clock by not being close to a man they’d love to get into in Ash’s hand and they do ball knocked away stolen by Parker Here

Comes George to Kobe Bryant it’s going it’s going tie game 7 T of the second [Applause] remaining here’s John a one-point game walkington Tipp it Bryant with the save oh you got to get a shot here final seconds Bryant for the win [Applause] bang and the chance of

MVP there’s a there’s a whole talk about okay why did he change his number and why did he pick 24 right and there’s a lot of Legend you know it’s it’s that there’s 24 hours in the day and I wanted it to remind me that I should always be

Pursuing greatness 24 hours in the day uhoh I’m changing my number to 24 Kobe will which one is it Kobe BR it’s the one that says bad mother you’ve got the Peaks and valleys in Kobe’s career and some of those are on the court some are off the court Kobe’s dedication

Bordered on Insanity Kobe has 50 he’s done it four three games 50 or more points but it drove him to Heights fought unreachable you think Kobe Bryant is the greatest player of all time he’s the goat Kobe does it how did he get to that baby double on Kobe Kobe he’s one

Of the all time right around Mike Miller all time all time greatan nice pass hey we’ve got a problem here uh this is Houston uh say again please Houston we have a problem now Ming rejected underneath by Kobe tryant to the basket inside 81 points the consecutive playoff appearances his street ball

Mentality he’s down power of bra SC I am the power double cutch reverse pop off C pop it a little bit I think the adrenaline is flowing in here pop it pop it and pop it right to a Pacific Division title number 24 when Mitch cjack came to you and said

Something like I can get you Pal Gasol for kwami brown what did you say back no you can’t but in a trade for the ages the Lakers managed to land big man Pal Gasol as the Lakers acquired talented big man Pal Gasol from the Grizzlies okay and you

Look at this and you say okay well we can have a conversation about who’s the best Kobe the acrobatic finish that was sweet by Bryant Kobe literally was the first person you know at the practice gym in the morning Ono Kobe and gasal turned the Lakers into a force in the west passing

To himself off the glass how do you like Los work hard as anybody uh has ever worked at his game I’ve been fortunate enough to be at the top of the mountain before and um they have to go through struggles in the Years following that game one tip off finally seconds away

Kobe Bryant has put his team in position for another championship his coach Phil Jackson says he’s put the whole package together this year the scoring obviously he’s rededicated himself the defense the leadership it has been a special season that’s the duo lifted the Lakers back back into the

Finals number one seed in the west this year Kobe Bryant knocks it down beautiful move and he’s got Rondo to Pierce Pierce for three Celtics back up by one all up to bran beautiful feed and I just felt like it was really important for myself Bri spinning off play

Stop the big three of the Celtics proved too much for the newly Rising Lakers puts it in backto back three-pointers for Paul Pierce his seventh three-pointer of the game did one of the worst losses in finals history through 22-year absence the Boston Celtics are are NBA champions once again Kobe you won the MVP you led the team to the finals how do you characterize the season well I mean the goal was to win a

Championship you it wasn’t to win MVP or anything when D win a championship so you from that aspect we fa sha made sure to get his shots in during the off season I was in a comedy club yeah and y’all had lost no I know y had lost so I

Just had to do something just to keep I know I know I I used it though now that’s the difference between first and last play Kobe n tell me how my ass taste yo tell me how my ass Tes Kobe the previous US Olympic men’s basketball team had failed to win gold

It was embarrassing man and like I I I didn’t get the opportunity uh to play in on the uh team in Athens but I played in Tokyo in 2006 we didn’t win that either America inventors of basketball felt a certain kind of way about losing man this is

Embarrassing this MJ and those guys never lost right so we’ve got to we’ve got to fix this and we definitely can’t lose in ’08 it was just a very very serious atmosphere Kobe Bryant joined Team USA and aim to lead them back to Glory yeah and like seeing how big Kobe

Was you can’t touch Kobe right it was just I mean the way people reacted to that guy was [Applause] crazy with Kobe leading the way the redeemed team sword to Gold driving instead of [Applause] 180 Kobe was now an Olympic gold medalist looking to carry over the champion mindset into the next season

That’s the Kobe Bryant killing people right there one of the iconic players that the NBA has ever [Applause] Seen I came up here in case Charles tried to get tough with my man Kobe at half time here Kobe and if you can talk a little bit more about that work ethic because I know that there are some things that you know people don’t know about Kobe and it

It was amazing it was amazing to me his overall work ethic fresh off their finals defeat PL and other RSE the Lakers seem destined to return the back p g what a pass by Kobe seeing Kobe which I thought was going to take the torch from Michael

Jordan as the best player in the world just like that and playing for the team that I love on the 360 it it was amazing You’ got to get the last shot of Regulation you have to one four flattened down and spread it out the Killer Instinct the clutch give me that

Ball I want a ISO kind of hero ball guy Kobe was at his Peak yes 3 seconds to play did it again he was the Marquee he was the headliner you knew that Kobe was coming to town love pass oh the third time is the Char and the third time Kobe’s right

There one of the greatest ever I think that the greatest comparison to Michael Jordan is Kobe you know when Michael never resented he never resented Kobe being compared to him yes you believe that KOB Bryant took the game and elevated it where Michael left it but

I’m not going to let you young people desecrate M what Michael accomplished we not we just saying give Kobe his credit they’ve got bat for the lead do you believe it it’s at a 42 how how people just skip over Kobe like Kobe W nice like that though like

Y’all just y’all just people just bypass and say Bron is better than Kobe yes the best finisher of the game has just done it again 102 100 Lakers he looks up at the crowd and gives them that look like why are you so why are you so surprised that’s what I

Do I mean is it a surprise that I did that throws up a PR one lead that was AER coming from me I played against all three of these I would much rather as an opponent play against LeBron and facing Kobe or Jordan on the other side how come

Because of their mentality and and what I know what they’re gonna do every freaking possession again clutch back to back Kobe Houston last night San Antonio tonight Lakers by two 12 seconds to play I tell you it that’s I’m just call him do cuz that’s just what he do what is it

About Kobe Bryant that can elate this team possibly to an NBA champion he’s the best play in the game it’s just that simple he mastered every facet of the game the Los Angeles Lakers one of the most storyed franchises in all of sports led by one of the most dynamic players

This game has ever seen Kobe Bryant and the Lakers back on the final stage for the second consecutive year you had guys that were in their seasons in April and they would work out in July and August Kobe Bryant would play into June and was

Working out a week or two later you know how they say one man can’t beat a team I beg to differ that’s how bad he wanted it his work ethic was unparalleled one man can beat a team this guy has dominated Kobe and Company dictated the action Lakers looking to push Brian

Spinning in the lane I’m talking about skill I’m talking about pure skill and will back for gas PR pass but when we talk about Kobe Bryant I never thought I would say it playing against Michael Jordan for so long Mama there goes that man but Kobe Bryant will go down as the

Greatest basketball player that has ever lived La wins the 2009 NBA title MVP of the 2009 NBA finals Kobe [Applause] Bryan Kobe had done it he led the Lakers to a post Shack title Love New York City man I really do it’s this this is the me

Of basketball and I I just love coming here to play it’s beautiful gym Kobe’s got a mismatch wants to get back to Lamar instead he’ll go himself I think for the first time in my whole time following basketball the defending Champion is under the radar Kobe flying home two hander I

Played with Kobe okay and he the work ethic just his demeanor on the court you’re talking about playing through injuries I mean unbelievable he wanted to go to pazol that’s on his way down that’s how good it is for this guy his biggest asset is his desire to be the

Best his Drive he’s got it Kody Bryant has now scored more points than any other player at Madison Square Garden with 61 what a magnificent one Kobe Bryant a standing ovation at Madison Square Garden from some of the most educated observers of the game he even

Got a high five in PJ I’m serious I mean this is he was now unquestionably the greatest player on planet Earth but today’s star player Durant Chris Paul LeBron they’re friends kg is the only player left in the league Kobe and kg they’re the end of an era so you better

Appreciate last chance time for the Lakers down by to 108 106 and a free for the win two for the tie and overtime of the Lakers but with the game on the line uh-uh and with 4.1 obviously you can catch and make a move to the basket and

Possibly get a whistle was the Iron Will to put his foot on people’s neck and take their heart so they remember the next time they play He is hard to believe no he’s not amazing again at the buzzer is there anybody more clutch than that may most players talk about wanting the last shot to win a game but there’s a difference between talking about it and making it happen I mean cob and Jordan they want

The ball uh just something about those moments that they they they not they not running from game over game over man yes 1.9 to play game over he has giving the Lakers a two-point lead they at timeout Killer Instinct the Lakers survive the Toronto Raptors well that’s what he does

One game winner after the next get it into Kobe now the Lakers for the win Kobe his killer ways Carri the day yes at the it does it was there ever a doubt Kobe wins it for the Lakers I thought we had the game one Lakers do

Not have any timeouts the heat in the penalty so they can’t foul I don’t even know how he got the ball but that’s what he does Wade is guarding Bryan Bryan seemed impervious to nerves m BS it in he BS in the three and the Lakers win the

Game a true blue stone cold assassin Kobe’s numbers on the court are truly staggering he is one of the greatest players of all time leading the Lakers to five NBA titles after we split apart were you trying to get more more championships than me oh absolutely you

Are absolutely Lakers and the Celtics it just sounds right at this time of year me it was It was kind of the perfect series playing the Celtics been beating us in 08 bang kobby Bryant again most people don’t know this but I had a bone spur in my ankle

Returning to the finals again the Lakers would get a chance at Revenge two minutes remaining in the half briyan can’t get it the fall B trying to keep it alive Brian finds B inside counted out a foul I think he turned to say sh to the crowd drills the

Three-pointer 43 of the game the Celtics were a stacked team but Kobe was too much it’s a moment in a game that kids dream about as they’re growing up I am a part of this incredible rivaly and what’s going to said about us this team

Is that we lost to the Celtics twice no I don’t think so overcoming the odds Bryant took down the big three in Boston it’s incredible you can’t like the debate of saying Michael is the greatest you have to put it up there but Kobe Bryant came along as the student and

Surpassed the master it took seven games but Kobe Bryant was Champion again fourpoint Laker lead their largest of the game will inbound 11.7 seconds remaining in a four-point game NBA championship coming down to the final Seconds the Lakers repeat backto back titles the LA Lakers the 2010 NBA Champions [Applause] MVP and the winner of the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP is none other than Kobe Bry When I got four you got four I was like hey I got four he got four that’s straight when you got that fifth one and then hold on you said I just want to get one more absolutely we know what it means as a team but what about individually for

You just got one more to sha absolutely T and I said you know what it ain’t nothing he can do about it either Bryan was now a five-time champion and how about Kobe coming over for the block didn’t see that coming did he a player rivaled only by MJ Kobe’s not just a

Player Kobe’s an era see the culture of basketball has changed down hard players and Rivals chill together played a together train together do events Charities golf together r with the leftand because when Kobe broke into this league even the star players had to fight for a smaller pool

Of the money and the attention get a shot away he’s tripped not only will he get a shot away oh he hurt his shoulder yeah that hurt you can tell when he stays down he’s hurting I played through a myriad of injuries yeah I’ve been fortunate enough

That you most of the injuries that I’ve had you really can’t do any more significant damage to him the more you play’s going to go back and get it he hurt his finger yes he did he is hurting right now this is spot off definely tra Gary VD put it back in

Place you can see just Kobe left the world with endless moments of greatness a lifetime of memories if you’re willing to work hard if you’re willing to wake up at 6:00 a.m. and if you’re willing to play through pain and through injuries really push yourself to Beyond perceived human

Limits Brian get some Ooze from the Laker fans on his crossover vintage Kobe that’s putting the clock back a few years I’m a big Kobe fan you hear about his work ethic is INS it’s ridiculous he does what a reverse by Kobe Kobe in year 17 gave you 276 and six in year

17 the way so will go to the Grave will go to the death for another R wow that that was something special there’s a 4sec differential but the Lakers have a chance to take the lead Bryan with the crowd roaring gray comes out to double Kobe around Him still they marveled at Kobe’s inspiring battle with Father time could he get to six titles could he break Kareem’s scoring record could he reach 40,000 points down the five Bryant goes to work Bryant the drive kept turning out the same numbers 25 per night every night it was then that injury finally

Came for Kobe Kobe Bri on a attack and then the quote that you said after was at what point are you holding on to something that’s not there so at what point do you say enough is enough it’s time to walk away from this thing right I don’t know

If that moment ever truly exists it has to you kind of have to feel it inside of yourself oh Kobe does it de Clay Thompson he returned the favor on meta most people that choice is made for them Kobe spash outside around the back he’d always been

A warrior but as he aged he was forced to fight more and more to stay on the court dominating the sport for two decades from their Reserves rying again going to work falls down what is what are we look at because as you guys are talking about this he just to his

Achilles this is probably one of his last things he did he tore his Achilles but in order this is like a rule in the game he had to shoot his free throws so he’s walking back out with no Achilles and he did does this he is hurting but

The Lakers down by two and they want him and need him at the free throw line was pretty pretty impressive wow he can barely walk man holy no crying or nothing coming yeah I mean that’s the Achilles I mean I mean I shouldn’t say that that’s the a foot two swishes in a

Row with no Achilles I don’t understand about basketball I know that was amazing they told us probable torn Achilles they’re going to do an MRI are you pretty convinced that’s what it is yeah but if anyone’s going to get through this probably you you know players at this stage of

Their career you know they pop Achilles and you know the pund didn’t say they never come back the same so I can hear it already it’s pissing me off right now he’d return to action overcoming the odds L and land bu that be his first land Buck of the season and that’s

Impressive rupard ailles a year and a half ago Kobe proved he could get back on the court but he was no longer what he once was no the Mamba still has venom in those veins oh there’s the tongue the maamba tongue at his final game Kobe set out to leave a final Lasting

Impression what’s the thing you remember most about Kobe’s career just said he hated the lose he might have haded to lose more than he lik winning the man has scored 25 times over 50 points he scored over 60 points five times and then we all knew where we were when he scored 81

[Applause] points with so much support from the fans and his teammates Kobe fired away no I have decided to skip college and take my talent to the NBA Kobe Bryant is retiring after 20 years in the league all with the Lakers one of the greatest basketball players to ever hit the

Court will play his final NBA game defense leades to offense Kobe’s you know last game tonight represents a 20e span of life that was the most impactful part uh of of my of my life for sure first SL is good and one and the foul looking for a three-point play KB 18-time Allstar

Five-time NBA champ and Relentless competitor up it goes and down it goes Bryant for three oh we got to love it Kobe Bryant has never cheated the game he has never cheated us as the fans Brian wi your wife back forth lay up and in with the left as if it were

Written in the stars Kobe put on the game of the year in his final outing and it bounces in as he peels himself off the that winning one Championship two championships three championships four or five that’s possible you know to see that every day that that’s what drove me and that’s

What drove our teams to the success we were able to have and we have five Championship banners to show for it one big shot after the next yes sir there’s 40 40 for Bryan Kobe I mean he is uh really from the old school kind of a player that plays through things and makes no excuses and he’s underneath the reverse lap he is three point points away from 50 the cameras are out documenting the moment the chance continue to echo

Through Staple Center leading the Comeback a basket equals a 50-point game he’s got 51 there it is a 50 point game in his farewell look at him trying to get a yeah I used to tease him a few years back many years back to be true about it about him having a Third Lung he’s got another one 53 and it’s a four-point game 53 points one minute coming up to play Kobe with the ball and the Lakers down four Bryan it’s a one-point game he’s so tired he can barely pick his feet up look at him but he continues to reel

Himself he has the ability to reel himself and puts his whe ear the opposition is amazing 56 points are you kidding me the amazing Kobe Bryant a superstar who spent his entire 20year career with one team now 9695 delin back liy knock for three Lakers will get a chance

To take the lead and look who has the Ball it was a coldblooded assassin yes Kobe Bryant gives the Lakers the lead I tell you something this is you know he was legendary before this game this is this takes it to an absolute another level an absolute another [Applause] level we’re in the Mamba Zone Bryant is

8 for 10 from the line but does he have enough legs to get free throws we’ll see two free throws for 60 in his last game Kobe Bryant broke 60 a 60 point game for Kobe Bryant what a performance what an exit for number 24 you couldn’t have written this [Applause]

We will now address the fans here at Staples Center one last time man he guys you know it’s uh I can’t believe how fast 20 years went by man this is crazy so to be drafted and then traded to this organization and to spend 20 years here I mean you can’t you can’t

Write something better than this what can I say m b you remember what you told me when I first met you you said you were going to be the the greatest player of all time yes [Applause] unexpectedly and tragically this is the saddest NBA day ever a helicopter

Accident took the life of Kobe his daughter and several others rest in peace Kobe Bryant the Black Mamba nobody brings it home like Joe Vincent nobody make it so