Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Kobe Bryant’s former teammate Corie Blount recalls 3 stories about the Mamba that you’ve probably never heard. Blount spent a total of 4 seasons on the Los Angeles Lakers. He also played for the Bulls, 76ers, Suns, Warriors, Cavaliers and Raptors.
Full interview from KCAL News: youtu.be/196_la1b8Dw
Excerpt from ‘'I HAVE TO FULFILL THIS MAN'S PROPHECY': KOBE IS STILL INSPIRING KLAY THOMPSON’ article by Melissa Rohlin:
Thompson distinctly remembers how he first felt when the Lakers legend — who is considered the embodiment of a stone-cold killer on the court — used those words to describe him and Steph Curry after an ESPN reporter asked him which players have a Kobe-like instinct in 2016.
"I was elated," Thompson told FOX Sports earlier this month. "I was just really excited because I just really idolized him growing up, especially growing up down there [in Orange County]. Everything I try to do on a basketball court, I try to emulate him. I just really loved his work ethic and style of play. For him to say that just made me feel really good about myself."
A few years later, Bryant's words went from being highly flattering to becoming a crucial motivational tool.
Before Thompson did painful rehab exercises, he'd watch that video. Before he'd lift weights, he'd watch that video. When he was overcome by mental anguish, he'd watch that video.
When asked recently what those words meant to him, Thompson had a difficult time summing it up.
"It means so much, it's hard to even put into words," he said. "Kobe's not the guy who just hands out compliments like that, so, for me to gain his respect, it meant everything to me. It inspired me to keep going and never be satisfied, just like he was."
Full article: amp.foxsports.com/stories/nba/how-kobe-bryant-is-still-inspiring-klay-thompson
🏷 #kobebryant #corieblount #lakers #losangeleslakers #lalakers #lakeshow #lakersnation #la #losangeles #basketball #nba
Kobe Bryant’s former teammate Corie Blount recalls 3 stories about the Mamba that you’ve probably never heard. Blount spent a total of 4 seasons on the Los Angeles Lakers. He also played for the Bulls, 76ers, Suns, Warriors, Cavaliers and Raptors.
Full interview from KCAL News: youtu.be/196_la1b8Dw
Excerpt from ‘'I HAVE TO FULFILL THIS MAN'S PROPHECY': KOBE IS STILL INSPIRING KLAY THOMPSON’ article by Melissa Rohlin:
Thompson distinctly remembers how he first felt when the Lakers legend — who is considered the embodiment of a stone-cold killer on the court — used those words to describe him and Steph Curry after an ESPN reporter asked him which players have a Kobe-like instinct in 2016.
"I was elated," Thompson told FOX Sports earlier this month. "I was just really excited because I just really idolized him growing up, especially growing up down there [in Orange County]. Everything I try to do on a basketball court, I try to emulate him. I just really loved his work ethic and style of play. For him to say that just made me feel really good about myself."
A few years later, Bryant's words went from being highly flattering to becoming a crucial motivational tool.
Before Thompson did painful rehab exercises, he'd watch that video. Before he'd lift weights, he'd watch that video. When he was overcome by mental anguish, he'd watch that video.
When asked recently what those words meant to him, Thompson had a difficult time summing it up.
"It means so much, it's hard to even put into words," he said. "Kobe's not the guy who just hands out compliments like that, so, for me to gain his respect, it meant everything to me. It inspired me to keep going and never be satisfied, just like he was."
Full article: amp.foxsports.com/stories/nba/how-kobe-bryant-is-still-inspiring-klay-thompson
🏷 #kobebryant #corieblount #lakers #losangeleslakers #lalakers #lakeshow #lakersnation #la #losangeles #basketball #nba
