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2 years after Shaq’s departure from the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant is asked whether or not he cheers for The Diesel or wants him to fail. This interview by Chris Myers is from 2006.
Full interview by Chris Myers: youtu.be/jDoV0yiRFUk
Excerpt from ‘“Why is Kobe Bryant Such a D**k”: When Lakers Veterans Were Stunned by 19-Year-Old Mamba’s ‘Disinterest’ in Them’ article by Nithin Joseph:
As a young superstar, Kobe Bryant was focused on one thing, and one thing only. He wanted to become the greatest player to ever step into the hardwood court.
With such lofty ambitions, it is only natural that the young Mamba would have no time for fun or fooling around. As such, there were times when he seems aloof and unapproachable to his Laker teammates.
They were so put off by it that they started to wonder, “Why is Kobe such a d**k?”. As revealed in the book Three-Ring Circus.
“Bryant simply refused to be a part of things. On flights, as the other Lakers played cards and talked trash, Bryant kept to himself, headphones firmly planted in his ears. “I remember he’d watch the movie The Ten Commandments,” recalled one teammate. “That was unusual.” Oftentimes he’d have a pen in hand, notepad on the tray table, scribbling down lyrics for his future hip-hop dominance. On the road, six, seven, eight Lakers would dine together. Kobe? Never. “He was a loner,” said Jon Barry. “He wanted to be great and had no time for anything else. Remember, he was 19. We’re grown men with families. But did it turn people off? Yes.” “There was a lot of ‘This guy is younger than me. Why is he such a dick?’” recalled Uhlenkamp. “Almost like ‘What right did he have?’”
Full article: thesportsrush.com/nba-news-why-is-kobe-bryant-such-a-dk-when-lakers-veterans-were-stunned-by-19-year-old-mambas-disinterest-in-them/?amp
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2 years after Shaq’s departure from the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant is asked whether or not he cheers for The Diesel or wants him to fail. This interview by Chris Myers is from 2006.
Full interview by Chris Myers: youtu.be/jDoV0yiRFUk
Excerpt from ‘“Why is Kobe Bryant Such a D**k”: When Lakers Veterans Were Stunned by 19-Year-Old Mamba’s ‘Disinterest’ in Them’ article by Nithin Joseph:
As a young superstar, Kobe Bryant was focused on one thing, and one thing only. He wanted to become the greatest player to ever step into the hardwood court.
With such lofty ambitions, it is only natural that the young Mamba would have no time for fun or fooling around. As such, there were times when he seems aloof and unapproachable to his Laker teammates.
They were so put off by it that they started to wonder, “Why is Kobe such a d**k?”. As revealed in the book Three-Ring Circus.
“Bryant simply refused to be a part of things. On flights, as the other Lakers played cards and talked trash, Bryant kept to himself, headphones firmly planted in his ears. “I remember he’d watch the movie The Ten Commandments,” recalled one teammate. “That was unusual.” Oftentimes he’d have a pen in hand, notepad on the tray table, scribbling down lyrics for his future hip-hop dominance. On the road, six, seven, eight Lakers would dine together. Kobe? Never. “He was a loner,” said Jon Barry. “He wanted to be great and had no time for anything else. Remember, he was 19. We’re grown men with families. But did it turn people off? Yes.” “There was a lot of ‘This guy is younger than me. Why is he such a dick?’” recalled Uhlenkamp. “Almost like ‘What right did he have?’”
Full article: thesportsrush.com/nba-news-why-is-kobe-bryant-such-a-dk-when-lakers-veterans-were-stunned-by-19-year-old-mambas-disinterest-in-them/?amp
🏷 #kobe #shaq #lakersvsheat #lakers #losangeleslakers #lalakers #lakersnation #purpleandgold #miamiheat #heat #heatbasketball #lakersbasketball #basketball #nbabasketball #nba
