Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Former teammate of Kobe Bryant's, Corie Blount talks about how much Kobe hated to lose games. He's referring to when Mamba was very young and just entering the NBA.
Full interview from KCAL News: youtu.be/196_la1b8Dw
Music: Donât Play by Gliterott & Slip.stream (from CapCut)
Excerpt from 'I Wasnât a Kobe Bryant Fan While He Was Playing. Hereâs How I Became One After He Retired' article by Noah A. McGee:
Nowadays, if you walk up to a basketball fan and ask them how they feel about Kobe Bryant, many of them will say, âBlack Mamba,â âThe Greatest,â or âGOAT.â All respectable and appropriate descriptions of one of the best basketball players of all time, but not exactly what comes to mind when I think of him.
Growing up, I had a complicated history with the Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard. Like many, I respected his incredible skill on the court but found myself rooting against him most of the time during his career. I cheered when he lost to the Celtics during the 2008 NBA Finals. I laughed when they got swept in the 2011 playoffs. I giggled when a young OKC Thunder team outplayed the Lakers in the 2012 playoffs. I snickered as they missed the 2014 playoffs entirely.
I was what you call a âKobe hater.â I thought the comparisons to Michael Jordan were unwarranted, the âGOATâ claims were unnecessary, and the âMamba Mentalityâ was corny.
Full article: yahoo.com/lifestyle/wasn-t-kobe-bryant-fan-190452776.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGragkgJtCJRocpzuWOwnQzX6MZi0-xmZWMzRI_s69qHgHyVt3gGycFC8azp1SVR7_GrmvXu0vuKVvf5GMnjJTXQBqNF0b9eehHWT8m8xZeAmpk8CfNUy1cTIWfow8EbxEPsq-fJ8JH2pN8JdxyuiRNDEsgbIBzI7miCBnc_nDLC#
Former teammate of Kobe Bryant's, Corie Blount talks about how much Kobe hated to lose games. He's referring to when Mamba was very young and just entering the NBA.
Full interview from KCAL News: youtu.be/196_la1b8Dw
Music: Donât Play by Gliterott & Slip.stream (from CapCut)
Excerpt from 'I Wasnât a Kobe Bryant Fan While He Was Playing. Hereâs How I Became One After He Retired' article by Noah A. McGee:
Nowadays, if you walk up to a basketball fan and ask them how they feel about Kobe Bryant, many of them will say, âBlack Mamba,â âThe Greatest,â or âGOAT.â All respectable and appropriate descriptions of one of the best basketball players of all time, but not exactly what comes to mind when I think of him.
Growing up, I had a complicated history with the Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard. Like many, I respected his incredible skill on the court but found myself rooting against him most of the time during his career. I cheered when he lost to the Celtics during the 2008 NBA Finals. I laughed when they got swept in the 2011 playoffs. I giggled when a young OKC Thunder team outplayed the Lakers in the 2012 playoffs. I snickered as they missed the 2014 playoffs entirely.
I was what you call a âKobe hater.â I thought the comparisons to Michael Jordan were unwarranted, the âGOATâ claims were unnecessary, and the âMamba Mentalityâ was corny.
Full article: yahoo.com/lifestyle/wasn-t-kobe-bryant-fan-190452776.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGragkgJtCJRocpzuWOwnQzX6MZi0-xmZWMzRI_s69qHgHyVt3gGycFC8azp1SVR7_GrmvXu0vuKVvf5GMnjJTXQBqNF0b9eehHWT8m8xZeAmpk8CfNUy1cTIWfow8EbxEPsq-fJ8JH2pN8JdxyuiRNDEsgbIBzI7miCBnc_nDLC#
