Postgame Presser: Kobe Bryant Game 6

[@fernknowsbeststudios7964]

“Hopefully I’ll have another opportunity at this thing.” That he did...that he did. Rest well, thank you for the championships Kobe.

[@tenn_smoothie1989]

Yeah, he did ................ after the officials handed the Lakers the 4th quarter of Game 7 in 2010. 24-7 in free throws in favor of Los Angeles in that one quarter.

[@Big_3000]

@@tenn_smoothie1989 lol always some salty ass Celtics fan that’s gotta ruin the moment

[@notjibi8119]

When did he say that

[@fernknowsbeststudios7964]

@@notjibi8119 4:15

[@LALakers4life34]

@@tenn_smoothie1989 Quit crying!

[@kardiokev]

So calm yet you feel the rage building in within him. Crazy

[@KingDub8]

Never Give Up!

[@Da10thAlphabet]

FACTS

[@ironlung8780]

Failed my exams today. Im watching this for motivation.

[@imsljr420]

later on you will learn whether you pass or fail your exams it won't matter.

[@NikosKobe24]

@@imsljr420 what you mean dont matter lol ifailed my postgrad exam also and it felt like suck

[@imsljr420]

@@NikosKobe24 when you go look for a job, they're not going to say " let's see how you did in your exam" then look and say "it says here you failed your exam so we can't hire you ". those exams don't really show how smart you are.

[@NikosKobe24]

Chris Hansen I agree but still the effort that you make or don’t make matter .. because it defines who you are in reality and whether you pass or not the s a matter of personal accomplishment!

[@NikosKobe24]

Chris Hansen and at the end of the day it matters most when you’re hired to do a job that your not qualified to .. and you don’t know how to cope !!

[@vanillacoke8981]

Anytime I feel sad, depressed or pissed off - I watch this video. I think of how well Kobe and the Lakers performed, but unfortunately came short. Despite that, he took the loss to come back stronger and better than ever and win back to back in 2009 and 2010. This video, is what makes Kobe, Kobe.

[@BluesGetOrigin]

How well Kobe performed? You've got to be kidding me. He was 7/22 FG, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. Tell me now is that performing well? He choked.

[@treytino1498]

TYLER CULLARS Kobe scored 1 point in the second Half of game 7... and they lost !! Against the sun's

[@KingNez89]

That was so beautifully written

[@warrior_of_christ1225]

_ UptownYankee Lebron should have tried meeting him in 2010 watchu talkin about lmao

[@domibryant2257]

Jack Hazari lol

[@X310X310X]

this one hit the hardest... you can tell he was already thinking about next season and getting in the gym the next day

[@sunghwanhwang8817]

Goal was to win championship, it wasnt to win mvp or anything like that. KOBE IS DA MAN

[@jaxondakota7080]

Kobe handled that like a true educated professional. No attitude with the reporter, no aggressive crazy comeback comments or nothing like that. Kobe was great in many other ways other than just playing on the basketball court. And you can compare today's player/reaction to the press and compare their average game interview to an interview like this. After getting blown out by almost 40 pts to lose the NBA finals. You the goat Kobe!

[@MrKevin1144]

The poise is amazing! It's crazy.

[@cameronvaughn8434]

@@MrKevin1144 facts.

[@TheForkOnTheLeftist]

and he didn't make excuses or say he didn't fail like the soft loser stars today

[@bankroll424]

RIP kobe this video will always be motivation to never give up

[@buffkobe915]

One of my favs interview.

[@sbj97]

Facts

[@whips8]

There will never be another Kobe. Glad to have witnessed his great career.

[@kingcongtv1041]

whips8 glad to born in this era Kobe is the best player on and off the court inspire a lot of kids in ph ♥️🇵🇭

[@sean2015]

It's really interesting going through these comments and seeing people praising Kobe both when he was alive and after his death.

[@J_dub-c2g]

@@sean2015 frr

[@Leon-cd1iy]

@@sean2015 there’s always one who has to make it morbid and bring up his death. Stop being weird and just appreciate the player and not being up his death with every sentence. It’s depressing af

[@sean2015]

@@Leon-cd1iy what an utterly bizarre comment. And you call _me_ weird? [smh]

[@nurangetv]

He never asked for more help....his response was we have to work harder!!! That's the definition of a competitor, not an opportunist

[@TaybeenTrill248]

NEVER literally ran it back with the same exact squad

[@ToddPhilips-l1r]

Always scouting tf are you talking bout mf had bash and Howard💀

[@christopherorrante289]

​@@ToddPhilips-l1rAlready won 2 rings before that happened with this same squad

[@showtimej2582]

He was just about the leave the year prior lol

[@AhnSeoulo]

"There's a lot of guys who make it here and never come back..." We know Kobe made it back, repeated, and even got his revenge against the Celtics. But when we look at this quote in its context, without the knowledge of his two other rings, it's heavy. After 3-peating, then going through a Finals Drought (missed the playoffs, back-to-back first round exits by PHO - including blowing a 3-1 lead), then winning an MVP while finally making it back and getting a chance to say he did it without Shaq, just to fall short to the Celtics in a 39 pt. loss. Kobe knew he missed a chance at a ring and it burns him. The little doubt that Kobe may never make it back existed somewhere. I'm sure he wanted to be back and needed to be back, but he had to overcome that.

[@dwyanewade8645]

AhnSeoulo Great way to look at it

[@LALakers4life34]

Ha! Lakers never had a chance against that ‘08 Celtics team.

[@TyFhoonBoom]

Get off his nuts

[@tinyfalcon1185]

@@LALakers4life34if they win that game 4 it was very possible but very tough

[@humphreybalane8889]

Not only that he led the 2008 Redeem Team to a gold in Beijing, you know the pressure was also up there knowing he’s the captain of team, coming from one of his hardest loss on his career, Got the Gold then Repeated. Kobe really 3 peated twice on his career if we’re going to be honest

[@moheganson]

Classy interview from Kobe. He's a Legend --Celtics fan

[@9ineRunner]

No blaming the refs, or replay center, just accountability and work. Went straight into the Olympics and 4am workouts. Even ran over his own teammate to remind him to be tougher for the championship battles to come. Came back and won again in 2009 and got revenge in 2010 while some others made The Decision to run to greener pastures. My GOAT.

[@JustTooAmazing]

He was pissed.

[@gratus0824]

Facts

[@jefferyyot5587]

GET BUSY facts😂😂😂😂😂

[@jefferyyot5587]

GET BUSY bro that reaction scares me

[@tinyfalcon1185]

You know those fall training camp practices were intense.

[@michaelamerica1506]

Kobe was intense the whole interview. Look at his eyes. Crazy. GOAT

[@moffo2626]

Kobe Bryant is the GOAT to me! His growth as a player to his final game. His raw skills and sheer will second to none.

[@goranvisnjic9714]

He came back the very next season. That was Kobe. A warrior. Rest in piece.

[@Joey_Hernandez]

I came here right after Lebron said “it’s just a game”. I needed to see what a real Goat would say

[@JosephFarrier-c8q]

Yup

[@wesdouglas8870]

When a person breaks into a smile after being pissed is very scary

[@theunthinkable1021]

After this Kobe went beast mode. Mamba mode was activated during 2008 Olympics, beating the Celtics twice during the season, and eventually winning the 2008-2009 Championship. Rest in Peace, Kobe. You'll always be my sports hero. 😭 PS. Celtics were one hit wonders

[@thestreetzscholar]

2009-10 he went back to back.

[@detroitlionsforever1]

I remember watching this press conference that year. You can see the hurt and fire in Kobe's eyes. He wanted this ring so bad that he could taste it. This interview made me respect him more not only as a player, but a person as well. Rest in peace to a legend. This world will miss you. Gone too soon.

[@tylerb325]

🕊

[@brianslaw7804]

Love this dude.. RIP, Kobe. Mamba Mentality 🐍💯

[@nobodysperfect06]

he deserves more than one MVP

[@shunmcdowell]

He was robbed from 3 mvps

[@GL_FAB]

At least 5-6 MVPS right now 🔥

[@94Knights]

he was pissed off but he contained himself

[@MrKevin1144]

Amazing. The poise

[@JD-cg2qb]

Great application in life as well how to take your loss and improve

[@gate45]

The Saddest Thing About Losing Kobe Is All his legendary knowledge is Gone With Him...

[@jayfiggs4656]

This Man has won 5 championship but this loss bothers him, more so then the loss to Detroit because it still stings him til this day.

[@travelingtheworld8224]

He had 3 championships at this point not 5

[@djessylenvo3234]

He wanted to win 3 straight again cause remember his idol won 3 straight after retirement, so he wanted to be in Mikes position to say hey, I’ve got 6, So have I.

[@Mike-ov2yc]

I can watch this all day long!!! Miss you kob!

[@rjmacready9828]

I watch this whenever im feeling down. Love you Kobe forever and always ❤️

[@fawkq2786]

“The goal is to win a Championship not MVp, so from that aspect, we failed” LAKERS NATION Mantra for you LAKERS haters in case you don’t know

[@clarkbryant8222]

I needed to watch this today. RIP TEACHER 2/24

[@rahward3852]

This video hit different now. RIP The Legend Kobe Bean Bryant 24/8

[@kevinabner6952]

I watch this once a week to stay hungry

[@lennartheld4227]

it hurts so much...rest easy kobe

[@osmannoor1087]

At this time all folks talked about was he can’t win without shaq. Imagine going to the first finals in 4 years without Shaq and losing. But he took all that hate and pushed himself to not only win 1 more but back to back. Being a champion is a mentality first and foremost.

[@dwyanewade8645]

Even though we fall short sometimes, we can't ever forget the progress we made along the way.

[@ricardosandoval8070]

The best to ever do it. No one will ever come close to this man’s talent, will, determination and mentality. Miss you, bean

[@Biggiiful]

Kobe was great, but he is not a better basketball player than Michael Jordan. It's not even close.

[@anthonynegron788]

​@@Biggiifullol and many others

[@harambe2716]

Looking at this mans face is just hard to accept the fact that he’s gone :/ R.I.P #8 #24.

[@SuperTomcat105]

After that loss to the Celtics, you saw the hurt in Kobe's face but he a complete professional in this press conference. But looking at Kobe's face you knew he had revenge in his mind and he was gonna all about business in the 08- 09 season!

[@Randomnoobi]

"The goal wasn't to win an MVP, the goal was to win a championship. So from that aspect, we failed." True goat speak. Much different energy on display in today's NBA.

[@walterlv01]

This was in the early days of social media live-covering events and I remember one sportswriter who was in the room either tweeting out or live blogging that Kobe was "borderline psychotic" and said the vibe was tense because it felt as if he was going to fly into a rage at any second.

[@kalieinstein8893]

Needed this today. Don’t need to take an L to get motivated

[@mikekhounphonh8371]

Man missing him rn In tears

[@sanjayajith7683]

he could've had 6 rings if they had done a better job defensively! but still...that Celtics team was truly a championship caliber team.

[@dwyanewade8645]

They missed bynum

[@bruvimmaride3017]

Defense was great better offense

[@Riles3152]

Can't even imagine how he felt at that point in time. 2007-08 was a roller coaster of a year to put it mildly. It went from Kobe demanding to be traded near the start of the season, being BOOED by the Laker crowd in the home opener, to the Lakers overachieving in the 1st part of the season, to the all-time trade steal of Pau Gasol, to Kobe winning his 1st MVP and leading the Lakers through the far superior WC...to losing in the finals against the Lakers most bitter historical rival and Kobe losing his then greatest opportunity to prove he could win a title w/out Shaq. I'm sure he was no less than devastated. What followed was a gold medal that summer and 2 straight titles including defeating the team that had just eliminated him before this press conference.

[@sakeporo]

Forreal, well said. And everyone was excited about Bynum as well. Young, agile, long center. Then he gets injured. Now, we're screwed. Everyone has that sick to the stomach feeling. Then bam, we get Paul mofo Gasol. Crazy.

[@MikeD429]

His face says it all - I love watching him walk off the court with the confetti falling when boston won because it was just the beginning. He then goes on to win a gold medal at the 08 olympics then on to his 4th ring with no time off. The next year boston brings it back and well we know what happens ring NUMBER 5 - back to back!! Then up until now -1 series down, Mavs, Thunder, east champ you are next!!! & then #6!!!!! GREAT JOB KOBE!!!!! Keep it up!!! Go Lakers in 2011!!!!

[@Ggggg12354]

I failed my driving test at 1st try I need this kind of motivation to do better next time 🙏🏾

[@Yeezydude7115]

R.I.P Kobe Bean Bryant 💔

[@dryfj3]

DAMN he looks mad as hell

[@ZeusAVI]

I remember after that Game Kobe was absolutely livid. I don't think I've ever seen him this mad after a loss. He handled the interview professionally though. Unlike James did in 2011. Also why didn't any of the Celtics players do a post game presser after Game 7 in 2010?

[@Humtuer2]

Lol look at the dumb questions they asked LeBron in 2011 you'd be pissed too.

[@mikekillagreen9432]

Who cares if you lose with class. You lost.

[@jdotwall]

Rest In Peace Kobe, even in adversity he was primed to get better

[@sadproductions2249]

Speaks with a hella chill voice and hella good answers

[@Ezekial2517]

Retired Lakers fan here. I may come out of retirement when LeBron leaves the team, but you can see the reason I stopped watching right here. Watching LeBron’s presser and Kobe’s presser and it’s night and day. Kobe does what we all wish LeBron would do: Take accountability, give credit to the other team, admit that you failed, and vow to rededicate yourself to your craft to become and better and accomplish your goal. It’s so refreshing watching this post game interview and watch what a real leader looks like.

[@DemonKing-oi4jd]

It's just basketball 🤡 Waiting for LeBron to leave also...

[@napndash]

Kobe missed the playoffs 5 years lol

[@drew_lg2132]

I don’t want lebron on my lakers anymore either but you are NOT a true fan quitting because of one person. We dont claim you

[@Thatniggaxnate]

Why do you compare them? Two different people. If you were a real Laker fan you would support anyone trying to bring them another championship!

[@kaizkorr6693]

@@napndashdo ppl just like lying for fun ? He missed the playoffs when him and his only other ok player were injured in 04-05 . From 05-06 onwards until his Achilles snapped he never missed the playoffs .

[@franklinyi6934]

After this the first loser, got a Gold Medal, Two Rings, Finals MVP, 60pt farewell, Oscar, two jerseys retired, and two more beautiful daughters. #RIPKOBE

[@joeschmoe1378]

AMEN.

[@keem3795]

He handed it professionally 🐐

[@daltongraham7310]

whats even the point of interviewing a superstar after an nba finals loss? they're not gonna wanna fucking talk to anyone

[@Famous1MB]

players have to or they will get fined.

[@daltongraham7310]

JumpersKing87 yea i know but my point is it shouldn't be that way

[@noahandrew1937]

These guys get paid millions of dollars to play basketball, if they cant take a couple minutes after a game to answer some questions then they are fucking babys

[@daltongraham7310]

Chi Town they spend their whole life getting to this moment and then losing, so i bet you wouldn't wanna talk to the media either

[@noahandrew1937]

Im getting paid millions of dollars to play a fucking game they can take a few minutes to answer a question

[@Marctastic1]

Damn that look when he sat down...that’s what I miss, that dawg in him...My favorite player ever...remember going to school and me and my friends always talked about lakers and Kobe

[@KingNez89]

The fact the Kobe still occasionally laughed showed he wasent this hardcore guy people made him out to be.... And he still answered all questions like a man

[@jetty2415]

My favorite Kobe video

[@mauikatt6085]

And then came back and won Back to Back titles! Mamba Mentality! 💯✊🏽 Kobe was a once in a lifetime player. They don't come along very often. RIL Kobe!

[@raferalstonisgoat4457]

This is what were missing today. More people with this competitive nature. Westbrook and Leonard are the close

[@imsljr420]

you make 0 sense.

[@JCxWARZ1]

imsljr420 he makes exact sense, really haven’t got to explain anything, they have the mentality.

[@bruvimmaride3017]

Leonard a fmvp Westbrook first round exit

[@breezzy86]

fuck no.

[@injusticeanywherethreatens4810]

Yeah! I really really like how Leonard use his 'cOmPetITivE NaTure ' to blow a 3-1 lead. Ha! Gotta love that 'load management' y'all!

[@aiyachristian]

Damn you can tell they were kinda scared to even ask him questions cuz he was so pissed. Bleeding passion you can see it right in his eyes there will be another rest well bean

[@smlshin]

This is how you handle a post game interview. Kobe, despite being so distraught over a Finals loss, he still showed up and respectfully answered the questions. And I get it, for players like Westbrook, Paul, etc., you're high on emotion cause you lost the game, but these reporters have a job to do, and yeah perhaps at times they ask dumb questions, but still you gotta handle them as professionally as they can.

[@bobbyvalentino6773]

Yessirr

[@Doramuotoko]

it depends, some reporters want some controversial statement for their own interest, which quite irritating when u need to deal with the game loss and these bullshits

[@redbukk5827]

Say what you want to about kobe he went to 7 and won 5 chips. That's greatness. Rank him where you want to my goat all day

[@andydoufreisn2973]

Me too

[@Youngjtr]

Rip Bean 🐐🙏🏾

[@THEFINALRAT]

Rest Easy Legend 🙏😥

[@Marcoulloa123]

I remember watching Kobe walk back to the tunnel/lockeroom with confetti falling over him while the Celtics were celebrating! Made me feel for him but I know and everyone knows it just lit a HUGE Fire inside kobe. It’s never pretty.

[@pattystarr]

Kobe motivates me to fight in this pandemic.

[@TheCaptainAidan]

If you feel bad... just know this series preceded 2 straight rings and he got his revenge against these Celtics. Rest In Peace, Mamba...

[@bobbyvalentino6773]

Yessirrr. Satisfying af

[@risottonero4501]

he can thank the referee for that

[@TheForkOnTheLeftist]

@@risottonero4501 what happened in game 6 when the lakers were stomping on them then? Better yet game 4 of this very series where the Lakers were clowning this team and Paul Pierce went to the line any time someone breathed on him? I can't stand people and their lame excuses lol hold the L

[@greengiants11]

ya 1 mvp for kobe is a cfrime. nash has 2 in an inflated offensive system and nash doesnt play any defense. kobe is all defensive 1st team every year.

[@bobsmith962]

Shaq only got 1 mvp. Nash beat him one year too!

[@rasharbanks1392]

Legendary post game interview

[@chrismclendon3658]

Truly an inspiration that will be missed

[@markrobinson9394]

Seeing Kobe like this, one can’t help but think of Devin Booker, Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks skipping their press conference with the media after losing in the playoffs this year. It takes a very strong person to face the tough questions after getting blown out in a series clinching game, but especially in the Finals against your team’s biggest rival.

[@carlosacosta1290]

Ja showed up after losing by 40 in a game 6 just like Kobe.

[@carlosacosta1290]

Also Ja knew he was gonna face tough questions after the fine in the west comments he made but at least he showed up after getting eliminated unlike that clown Brooks.

[@firehell360]

and then the lakers were back to back nba champions and kobe 2x nba finals MVP

[@Toshino2452]

Ghayur Sabir still not better than LeBron

[@gordoskinny1412]

Toshino2452 lmao 😂 straight trippin goes Jordan/Kobe /LeBron

[@Slizzyhss]

@@Toshino2452 😂😂😂 yeah 5-2 isn’t better than 4-7 right ? Lmaoo how do you lose more times than win in the championship. But you can call him ur goat 💯🤷🏽‍♂️😂

[@johnbacon8394]

only kobe would win the MVP and lead his team to the finals and say it was a failure, lebron needs this attitude if he wants to win more rings.

[@saadpesh23]

John Bacon lebron has a better attitude which is why he has 4 times the MVPs kobe does and he has gotten further in the playoffs than kobe has, sustained greatness and unselfishness is what supersets lebron from kobe, If kobe had what lebron had, his life would be easier and he would have had 10 rings

[@bettersounds1926]

Saad Peshimam yeah Lebron so unselfish when all his teams have been stacked

[@Toshino2452]

Jeremiah Cruz talking about stacked like Kobe didn’t have the most dominant player of all time

[@anthonyrhodes2141]

Saad Peshimam MVPS are only a popularity award. Media is the biggest factor for MVPs

[@bobsmith962]

Lebron needs to win 5 rings before he can talk about being GOAT

[@scooterdood3696]

Rip kobe i enjoyed watching you play

[@Anthony-yv4fg]

We still need you Kobe especially after the nuggets game winner last night :(

[@Randomnoobi]

Extremely gracious in defeat.

[@NOELZ45]

Yo its crazy im watching this video and felt that energy tbru my phone iam tripping he mad of that losst😮😮😮😮😮

[@franciscochavez499]

Such a class act.

[@mambamber]

I believe kobe was going to the gym after this press conference

[@jetty2415]

His character really shows in this interview. The Black Mamba!

[@lawlor2925]

Man, 13 years ago and footage looks 20. Miss these days, feels like last week. Can't believe he retired 5 years ago

[@Yuri-sd6gm]

Lebron should watch it, to understand that 2nd place means nothing. "You're the first of the losers". "MVP means nothing, only the championship". That's what make Kobe the greatest player after Jordan.

[@imsljr420]

how is Kobe greatest after Jordan when Kobe is barely top 10? lebron is top 5 so he's closer to Jordan.

[@KiLLuMaNti1993]

Stupidd

[@legion24100]

imsljr420 Kobe is top 5 Kobe has 5 rings with 1 superstar LeBron has 3 rings with 5 superstars

[@imsljr420]

@@legion24100 Kobe had better help. first he had Shaq enough said. then he had gasol and Bynum who Phil Jackson said were the strength of the team. and I know you don't want to use stats because they don't favor Kobe but look at Shaqs stats vs wade and Bosh combined, Shaq still scored more with a higher % and more rebounds. same with gasol and Odom they scored more with more rebounds than wade and Bosh. I haven't compared their stats vs kyrie and love.

[@ephemeralbeauty4008]

@@imsljr420 lebron has better stats but so what? wilt has arguably the greatest stats of all time... so is he the best?.... nah what it comes down to is leading your team to championships something kobe has done way better than lebron.....

[@blacmamba9665]

Man I remember watching this, I was so heated they lost to Boston and seeing Kobe crying off the court that shit hurts

[@juanpedrogarcia2380]

Want to learn how to bounce back from biggest loss in my life, thx mamba

[@Zero_G7]

Here after the game 5 lose even the mamba lost , all that matters is redemption and getting back to work! mamba💛

[@dvdmoreno2010]

I miss Kobe

[@marchateskickflips6900]

Failed my driving test today, had to watch this to know everything will be okay next time

[@knchen]

this was one of the two moments that came to mind after kobe's passing. the other? kobe jumping into shaq's arms after winning his first championship.

[@bobbyvalentino6773]

Kobe took it like a man 👌🏾

[@albertryanillastron5597]

Came here because failed my exams today

[@TheKobeson24]

Albert Illastron me too

[@DanielHernandez-el7hg]

Kobe you are a legend rip brother

[@Oraleproductions23]

The fooking Legend

[@snoopyrussian205]

Who’s here after his death 😭 rip kobe and gigi

[@ellantrewilliams1838]

Grace on the outside, rage on the inside. #24ever

[@consumidorene]

R.I.P KOBE!

[@ryanjospina136]

He often mentioned learning to appreciate the downtime’s as much as the wins. I guess it drove him even harder. I think the L’s hurt more then the W’s felt good.

[@alphawolfwolf5251]

As a celtics fan I miss me sum fucking kob3 rip my dude n ya daughter 🙏 💔

[@kbak6081]

I watched every laker game the next season cuz I knew he was gonna come back with a vengeance

[@ramathauguste8056]

RIP legend, Ball In Peace with GiGi 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🕯🕯🕯