Jeremy Lin Opens Up About Intense Relationship W/ Kobe & Shares Crazy Text Stories | ALL THE SMOKE

[@noelbate505]

finally someone who really spoke about Kobe the way they would've if he was still alive most people nowadays just praise him and leave out a lot of things Lin kept it real here

[@ilovejeffhardy3906]

Jeremy Lin didn’t even share what Kobe did to him during that Hornets vs Lakers game. Kobe flagrant fouled Jeremy Lin in the head when Lin was driving to the basket. Later on the game, when Kobe did a terrible turnover and landed on the floor, none of his teammates came back to help him, you know who helped him? Jeremy Lin. He helped Kobe get back up and guess what Kobe fucking did? He tripped Jeremy Lin’s foot while Lin was pulling Kobe up. What a bitchass move by Kobe.

[@bossman9873]

Lin stated in his own words they were the worst team in Lakers history. Obviously his mentality contributed to this team’s outcome. The fact he thinks, Kobe shot them out of games versus the fact the team sucked and old man Kobe HAD to shoot. Ball movement to who? Lin and those guys were straight bums.

[@SojiFro_0]

“Most people just praise him and leave out a lot of things.” Man stop.

[@christianluu2994]

@@bossman9873shows how selfish kobe was, knowing he wasnt that guy anymore. Maybe take on a leadership role and help further the careers of the players and not berating them

[@RhinoSea]

@@SojiFro_0 they do. gonna cry?

[@brendaarmstrong7944]

I respect that. Sometimes we gotta stand up even if we're the ONLY ONE standing

[@erickhines4121]

Jeremy Lin is a real one ✊🏾

[@mosesdeleon2481]

Facts

[@TommyCartesian]

Soft ass Jeremy Lin . Take that soft shxt to the WNBA

[@cadets323]

I respect Jeremy Lin for that

[@dcaseng]

A lot of people glorify these athletes and think they can do no wrong. Players like Kobe and Jordan were some of the greatest of all time, but they weren't always the best people. They both had bad reputations off the court, and disrespected anyone who allowed them to.

[@loungekiller]

@Kota Lz no, stop it. They were assholes and that's that. Everyone keeps making excuses for them, especially Jordan.

[@wirelessbrain12]

You just said it yourself. Anyone that "allowed them to". Shaq did the same to Kobe and Kobe showed him he's not backing down. You won't survive in the NBA if you back down to people and Kobe knew that which is why he didn't respect anyone who allowed themselves to be disrespected. You heard Lin say there were times in his earlier career where he wished he stood up for himself. There's a reason Kobe didn't mess with most of his teammates after 2013 but still kept in contact with Lin.

[@gills77]

That's why I like Lebron's approach. He isn't known for that "coming at you" deal (but time will tell if he really is like that behind scenes). That being said, he isn't perfect, either. He made some choices on bringing in Westbrook and is destroying the current team, you know? Laker Nation is so mad at him and he earned that. He made this about him over and over again and is happy to drop a whole team to try and make smthng work and it isn't. It feels cheap, egocentric, and selfish and he 💯 earned that. We just all get it in our heads that our fav players can do no wrong and that just isn't real

[@yungbreezy12]

No tf they Didnt you never heard an nba player say anything bad off the court bout them

[@boxtroller2289]

i mean, how hard is it for any bloody team to give a spot to Jeremy.

[@SojiFro_0]

Injury prone.

[@mosesdeleon2481]

This video so real

[@CHUNIOR05]

Why am I just seeing this?! Lol. Dope story

[@chanhuor]

Real talk.

[@jmgonzaga101]

Stak is locked in listening to Jeremy Lin

[@tinku-j4n]

Kobe tests his teammates's ability to put up with him. Lin worked hard and tried to improve, unlike the Dwight Howards of the world.

[@flexermc4333]

Kobe was a lot of solo act even when Lin scored some great shots he had to explain himself to why he didn't give kobe the ball. Kobe was bad for chemistry even though he was great

[@legion24100]

If kobe was so bad with chemistry how does he have 5 rings?

[@flexermc4333]

@@legion24100 he and Shaq wanted to kill each other. He better get 3 rings with the most dominant player ever. If they stayed together they would get 7. But kobe wanted to trade shaq

[@brodiethegoaty849]

@@flexermc4333 you don't know wtf you're talking about. Kobe made the players around him better. If you don't see that, you're beyond ignorant.

[@lazzi2462]

Kobe is my favorite player ever, but I agree with you. People act like it's a sin to talk bad about Kobe lol. He definitely wasn't the best chemistry guy or leader, & had too big of an ego. Just look at what happened between him & Shaq, also him & Dwight Howard. Really, I think Kobe needed guys like Phil Jackson & Derek Fisher to help keep him grounded & disciplined, Kobe won all 5 of his rings with them two. If Kobe was a better teammate, him & Shaq could've easily gotten more rings. The year LA had Dwight, they should've done a lot better too. As a fan, I watched pretty much every game, & watching Kobe that year with Dwight, it's like Kobe really wanted to prove that it's still his team, which it is but what's the point of trying to prove that? Lol. Like dude was hardly passing it to Dwight, basically treated him like how Lin said he was being treated in this video. Just imagine if LeBron had Dwight, Nash, Gasol, & MWP, they would've done a lot better than the 7th seed.

[@legion24100]

@@flexermc4333 kobe said it himself he did not want to retire and have people like you saying that kobe only won because of shaq which you just did yet....youll praise lebron for building superteams....kobe did get shaq traded and wanted to prove he could do it without shaq and he did back to back Championships....shaq need kobe more than kibe needed shaq kobe won to more rings shaq won one and shaq had d wade and alonzo mourning....kobe still has more rings than shaq

[@ajaiakaoaosnaiansjaoanskak]

Pretty respectable. He’s Kobe, sure, but it creates a bad team environment if you are constantly sonning your teammates

[@SomeDude998]

Nah there’s a reason Kobe and MJ have 11 rings. When you’re as good as I am, it’s hard to be humble. - Muhammad Ali

[@AOLaslp]

@@SomeDude998 but Lin's point is that Kobe was trying to will the team in a 35 year old body that didnt serve the team right. That team was never going to win a ring but it seems to me that the team was disconnected with that version of Kobe. There's a video of Kobe practically degrading his teammates on a talk show, there's no team at that point.

[@SomeDude998]

@@AOLaslp Lin’s point doesn’t matter to me. There’s only a handful of players in history on Kobe’s level. You follow his lead and don’t make waves. He earned that through discipline. Kobe and MJ were both known to be hard on their teammates. The majority are grateful all these years later.

[@SomeDude998]

@@AOLaslp It doesn’t matter if that particular team was capable of winning a ring.His competive mindset is still full throttle, as it should be.

[@serbonkers4130]

Man i saw this one, Stak sleeping during the interview.

[@KOH_95]

Kobe only respected dawgs 💯💪🏾

[@GM-pw9vr]

That’s racist af

[@islifeacomedy3861]

Pitbulls?

[@brandonoliver5304]

Kobe probs didn’t talk to him was a sign of respect bc if he smelled a punk or a kid he would have bullied him in practice or went at him one on one

[@nathanielgalvan7325]

Wassup?

[@vanxl9]

How is it that Lin and Kobe didnt talk in the last 4 months if the season. Thats stupid thank Kobe for that what an ass. No matter what you are teammates. As a team leader you need to repsect and teach other players. Kobe was just a POS personality pretty much. And. I am a die hard lakers and kobe fan but im being real.

[@Ontiming2023]

It seem like Kobe was so shocked he gave Jeremey respect Kobe realized hey this injury messed me up I’m not the Kobe I once was anymore he was trying to force it an Jeremey Lin confronted him it made him humble he’s like somebody told me the truth now I see I was doing to much an I’m not the same Kobe I was prior

[@steveng8727]

Kobe was an extremely selfish player, even his final game showed this, shot 50, 60 X !!

[@Ontiming2023]

Bruh Kobe is my favorite player dude an I just can’t agree with Kobe taking 50 shots his last game to get 60 points I just think that’s absolutely ridiculous idc if it’s your last game bro 50 shots is just super super selfish man an Kobe is my favorite player all time but his last game was just bad bruh I cannot justify getting 60 points of 50 damn shots not even for Kobe

[@frenchonions8072]

Why yall wanna talk about drama with kobe so soon after his passing. go along get along gang smh we see you becky and cb4 😐

[@noobs4lyfe]

What drama

[@omcritzy]

Lin was a kobe fan, kobe had great stories but not everything about him was perfect as a person or a teammate. He wouldnt talk to smush parker, his own teammate for years because he wasnt good. Even lin was debating to even say that story because he respects kobe, not hating kobe.

[@Solo_3d]

Oh god ... 🙄

[@aljosia6525]

Don't do it linsanty

[@legion24100]

Na man you soft

[@AOLaslp]

how? he explained his side and there was nothing soft about it, he waved Kobe off, thats not soft son.

[@aeighci]

how

[@Zeekdafreak989]

Kobe wasn’t even that good bro.

[@samiainbosi4686]

Casual

[@yungbreezy12]

👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿

[@TommyCartesian]

Jeremy lin is soft .

[@aeighci]

how so