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Kobe Bryant reveals why he enjoyed playing defense more than offense. It's the challenge that he wants, because offensively he can score at will. This was during the Nike Zoom Kobe V launch event on December 8, 2009.
Full interview from Jinno Rufino: youtu.be/wN8gzO7yz5A
Music: Trap beat with Bass (from CapCut)
Excerpt from 'Kevin Durant Calls Out Kyle Kuzma After He Compared Brandon Ingram To Kobe Bryant Instead Of Him' article by Divij Kulkarni:
Kyle Kuzma said Brandon Ingram is more like Kobe Bryant than Kevin Durant, and KD took exception to that.
Brandon Ingram is one of the most underrated hoopers in the NBA. But those who know how good he is, show it by making a comparison almost no one else has earned. Brandon Ingram's game often gets compared to Kevin Durant's, which is as high a compliment as any player in the NBA can receive.
On the face of it, the comparison is a really easy one to understand. Brandon Ingram has a height like Kevin Durant, and he's an excellent shooter. Like KD, he can score at all three levels and excels with the midrange. But there was another legendary scorer that Ingram was emulating when he was drafted into the NBA, and that's Kobe Bryant. Ingram was drafted by the Lakers and, as such, got to be around Kobe, even though the Mamba was retired by then. And Kyle Kuzma thinks that's who Ingram is more like.
“People try to compare [Ingram] to KD and stuff… it’s cuz his body and build, but they’re like two different players. He’s like a long a** Kobe in a sense. How he plays, the footwork, getting to my spot, brazin’. He’s a problem.”
Kobe Bryant is another comparison that any player would be proud of, and Ingram certainly wouldn't be one to disagree. His footwork is elite for his length, there is no disputing this, but there is one man who wasn't quite thrilled with Kuzma's comments on this front.
Full article: yardbarker.com/nba/articles/kevin_durant_calls_out_kyle_kuzma_after_he_compared_brandon_ingram_to_kobe_bryant_instead_of_him/s1_16751_38437156
Kobe Bryant reveals why he enjoyed playing defense more than offense. It's the challenge that he wants, because offensively he can score at will. This was during the Nike Zoom Kobe V launch event on December 8, 2009.
Full interview from Jinno Rufino: youtu.be/wN8gzO7yz5A
Music: Trap beat with Bass (from CapCut)
Excerpt from 'Kevin Durant Calls Out Kyle Kuzma After He Compared Brandon Ingram To Kobe Bryant Instead Of Him' article by Divij Kulkarni:
Kyle Kuzma said Brandon Ingram is more like Kobe Bryant than Kevin Durant, and KD took exception to that.
Brandon Ingram is one of the most underrated hoopers in the NBA. But those who know how good he is, show it by making a comparison almost no one else has earned. Brandon Ingram's game often gets compared to Kevin Durant's, which is as high a compliment as any player in the NBA can receive.
On the face of it, the comparison is a really easy one to understand. Brandon Ingram has a height like Kevin Durant, and he's an excellent shooter. Like KD, he can score at all three levels and excels with the midrange. But there was another legendary scorer that Ingram was emulating when he was drafted into the NBA, and that's Kobe Bryant. Ingram was drafted by the Lakers and, as such, got to be around Kobe, even though the Mamba was retired by then. And Kyle Kuzma thinks that's who Ingram is more like.
“People try to compare [Ingram] to KD and stuff… it’s cuz his body and build, but they’re like two different players. He’s like a long a** Kobe in a sense. How he plays, the footwork, getting to my spot, brazin’. He’s a problem.”
Kobe Bryant is another comparison that any player would be proud of, and Ingram certainly wouldn't be one to disagree. His footwork is elite for his length, there is no disputing this, but there is one man who wasn't quite thrilled with Kuzma's comments on this front.
Full article: yardbarker.com/nba/articles/kevin_durant_calls_out_kyle_kuzma_after_he_compared_brandon_ingram_to_kobe_bryant_instead_of_him/s1_16751_38437156
