![]() ”The man comes down, you remember, shot fake, shot fake, threw it off the glass, threw it to the corner, I’m like ‘bro, what you on?’ Like bro you’ve been regular all game. Kobe was happy to let his game do most of the talking back in this case: I’ve been talking shit, I done stole the ball, I’m hyped as hell, it’s Kobe Bryant.’ He ain’t said not one word to me. I swear I looked at the clock like ‘there’s 12 minutes, what you talkin’ bout?’ Like, ‘what was that?’ You know what I’m saying, like ‘you ain’t said nothing the entire game. ‘yo, you had a great game young fella.’ I’m looking like bro. ”The fourth quarter starts, and Kobe says. How I stripped Kobe before he was gonna take a shot, how I drove by Kobe and got a dunk.’ I’m thinking about all these things in my head, and I’m like so geeked. ![]() I can’t remember how much he had, but I know I had multiple steals against him, to where in the game, in my head, all I’m thinking of is ‘when I have this conversation with my brother after the game, I’m gonna tell him how I stole the ball from Kobe. with one quarter left to play still ( via “Ebro in the Morning” on Hot 97): What brought this into my mind over the last day or so was this incredible (and incredibly told) story from Iman Shumpert, about the time Kobe told him he had a great game. I don’t need to tell anyone that reads this website this, but Kobe was a stone-cold killer. We’ve talked about some of his unforgettable on-court moments and shared some great personal stories, but there is one specific aspect that I thought about a lot that I don’t think that we stopped to appreciate enough amidst all the sadness of the last few months: Kobe Bryant the trash talker. Kobe Bryant’s tragic passing has left us discussing him a lot lately, but not always in an enjoyable way, considering the circumstances. Our first entry in the series falls distinctly in the former group, and it’s a guy we’ve talked about a lot lately: Kobe Bryant. This is going to be a look back at (and appreciation of) notable players and figures in the franchise’s history, as well as just remembering some random guys that all of us obsessives still think about sometimes. Well, you asked, and we’re going to try to deliver, which is why today I’m debuting the ‘Let’s appreciate a Laker’ series, which we will (try to) post an entry in every day for as long as this stoppage goes. ![]() You all came through, and gave us so many great ideas (thank you!), many of which we will jump into over the next few weeks, but one of the most common themes of those suggestions was historical stuff, looking back at fun Lakers memories of old. And according to Magic’s agent, the Lakers superstar considered Bird the best trash talker ever.Over the last few days since the Lakers (and entire NBA) had their season suspended due to the threat of COVID-19, or coronavirus, I asked both on Twitter and on this site what sort of stories you all would like to hear more about while we don’t have fresh basketball to discuss. Magic Johnson, who was Larry’s biggest rival, had to hear Bird’s trash talk non-stop for the 37 games they played against each other. ![]() Throughout the course of his eminent career, the Cs forward had verbal altercations with almost every player he went up against. Over the years, we have heard numerous anecdotes that give us an idea of how lethal the 10-time All-NBA player’s trash-talking was. Magic Johnson’s agent reveals a Larry Bird trash-talking anecdote Despite having such a well-structured style of play, the most interesting aspect of his game was his trash-talking. At 6-foot-9, Larry Legend could efficiently handle the rock, pass the ball accurately, rebound better than many big men, and even had one of the smoothest jump shots we’ve ever seen. There were several incredible aspects to the Hall-Of-Famer’s game. ![]() Also Read: LeBron James wasn’t demotivated by Larry Bird picking The Mamba over him ![]()
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