He went to the NBA right out of high school, he was 38 when he retired.
@darchon53 жыл бұрын
He was actually 37 (4 months short of 38), but close enough. He's the oldest ever to score 60 in a game, by about 5 years!
@yungkidnf3 жыл бұрын
Yeap, went in at 18 (same as Lebron)
@craigbrewton8213 жыл бұрын
I don't understand why these guys don't even do minimal research before reacting. To me, conjecture about things that are so easily knowable (and don't spoil anything) is really odd.
@luciferluci45703 жыл бұрын
@@yungkidnf could be wrong, but thought he was 17?
@yungkidnf3 жыл бұрын
@@luciferluci4570 I think you're right, it was s LONG time ago
@derekjones50233 жыл бұрын
I don’t think the Bloke’s understand the significance of this. Kobe played 20 years (age 18-38) all for the same team, something that never happens. Brought LA 5 championships. He was LA. His last few seasons were marred by injury (Achilles tendon tear being the worst). For him to go out like this was huge for basketball.
@Fleeingpanda3 жыл бұрын
I think the closest thing for them would've been Ryan Giggs for Man United, though I think one of the blokes would like to forget him. Played over 20 years in the Premier League and scored in every season except his last.
@jamesdakrn2 жыл бұрын
Basically, imagine if like Cristiano stayed w/ United for his entire career, and at his final season, he was just completely done physically and was terrible, but in his final game scored 4 goals inlcuding 2 in added time to win 4-3
@millardfilmore14032 жыл бұрын
@@Fleeingpanda only comparable if giggs was also considered a top 3 football player of all time 😂
@hisakoichiki3126 Жыл бұрын
this is why for me he is LA's GOAT
@troygomez62353 жыл бұрын
Kobe Bryant said during this game it was one of the funniest things he experienced because instead of all his teammates yelling at him to pass they were all yelling at him to shoot 😂
@musathomas7293 жыл бұрын
Kobe, his daughter (the second oldest in the video), and others died a year ago in a helicopter accident. After his retirement he won an Oscar, wrote some books and started his own investment firm.
@EddieLove3 жыл бұрын
Great comment 💯
@grantdowling85503 жыл бұрын
And was a very open and outspoken promoter of women's basketball. Coached his girl and her teammates and took them to WNBA games and visits to top women's basketball college programs.
@DFusions_3 жыл бұрын
Also had planned in departing from Nike and making his own shoe brand My dad told me Nike stopped selling his shoes in California
@frightenedsoul3 жыл бұрын
@@grantdowling8550 I could have seen Kobe becoming a legendary women’s coach later in life. RIP
@grantdowling85503 жыл бұрын
@@frightenedsoul We would have all seen the many things he was about to become. He was robbed of it and so were we.
@SideDraftMedia3 жыл бұрын
Kobe scored an incredible amount of 40 and 50 point games. This was his 20th season which is why he didn’t keep playing. His body was failing him. Too many miles on them legs. I only got to see Kobe play live once in San Antonio, Texas and it was an absolute joy to behold.
@ReinenReacts3 жыл бұрын
Same here, I was at the last Kobe game in San Antonio!
@lelo8193 жыл бұрын
they were down 10 points with 2:16 left and he brought it back for the win. That's nuts by itself.
@millardfilmore14032 жыл бұрын
yes i wish they had more understanding of basketball only so they could appreciate stuff like this. if he scored 61 and they lost it would still be amazing but the fact that he ALSO got the win is what makes it just THAT more impressive...
@ThePrincessjanae123 жыл бұрын
Back when Kobe first started, it wasn’t required at that time to go to college so he went straight out of high school at age 17. Lebron did the samething as well. Now players have to go to college for at least one year before they get drafted.
@willvr43 жыл бұрын
They have to wait a year, not necessarily go to college. A lot play a year overseas.
@ThePrincessjanae123 жыл бұрын
@@willvr4 ahh okay, makes sense!
@88qhqhquq3 жыл бұрын
@@willvr4 Ok, William.
@mardykeel24743 жыл бұрын
He spent more time in the nba then out of it
@kurtwashere2 жыл бұрын
Not true, actually. He spent 7,900 days out, 7,232 days in.
@daltond-bo92933 жыл бұрын
I just wanted to watch some KZbin. Now here I am, an adult crying at lunch
@dayra64253 жыл бұрын
I was just writing, I wasn’t a Kobe fan but when he dead it hurt .. I still don’t think basketball fans have recovered from it .. it still doesn’t seem real
@luciferluci45703 жыл бұрын
i know what ur saying my man
@joits3 жыл бұрын
I still can’t believe he’s gone. 😢
@Plague_Doc223 жыл бұрын
Kobe is basketball royalty
@BeefPapa3 жыл бұрын
This the 🐐 right here fellas. He was above this world; so he left it.
@MyNameIsDanee2 жыл бұрын
That was just so pure. Kobe refusing lose his last game at home...black mamba mentality
@MatthewStreet3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for reacting to this! Kobe was a true legend and this game, his final, as he was retiring, perfectly encapsulated who he was as a player! Thanks again! Cheers!
@kingnaldo40582 жыл бұрын
My favorite *Laker* ever. The *Mamba* was beloved.... #RIP #MambaMentality24/8🙏
@JoshuaDay05503 жыл бұрын
the greatest thing ive ever seen live (on tv). was in tears.
@dayra64253 жыл бұрын
For soccer fans, Kobe dying, was to basketball fans the equivalent if Ronaldo retired then died a few years later .. I’m a Jordan fan so I wasn’t a Kobe fan .. me and him are the exact age .. so I’ve know who he is since I was 17 and followed his whole career .. and alway cheered against him.. but when he died it was the first time I ever had tears for someone I didn’t know .. Europeans probably wouldn’t know how hard it was for most men and Boys in America when it happened .. I was in Chicago walking around and just saw men and boys walking in a daze .. I still think don’t think we have gotten over it yet ..
@sourswift2 жыл бұрын
This was a guy that had so much grit and heart that he could’ve been playing still TODAY if he hadn’t gotten those injuries late on
@vee83423 жыл бұрын
Kobe was drafted at 17, he didn't go to college and had just graduated Highschool.
@coltoneast21642 жыл бұрын
I cant help but get emotional watching this. He was a generational talent
@SincereSentinel2 жыл бұрын
Kobe is one of the best athletes in human history. Absolute legend.
@andrewpugh93223 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this game at the old Imperial Lounge in Reno NV. The entire bar slowly started watching the game and by the end, everyone was yelling and cheering on Kobe. I'll never forget that night; thank you Kobe 🙏
@uncleburns74883 жыл бұрын
I'm Southern California growing up kobe was my idol I would try to miss a laker game when I was a kid, he had a lil Mexican thinking he was kobe I even wore the number for my baseball and soccer team cus of kobe 😢😢 RIP KOBE!!!! 🙏
@Plague_Doc223 жыл бұрын
Should react to Kobe dropping 81 points on the raptors.
@Simon_Sez3 жыл бұрын
It’s not that exciting tho tbh
@Plague_Doc223 жыл бұрын
@@Simon_Sez People went nuts wtf you on about lol.
@Simon_Sez3 жыл бұрын
@@Plague_Doc22 people went nuts because he scored 81 points, not because it was a game full of highlights. You suggested they react to those highlights and it’s my opinion that they’re not exciting highlights compared to games he dropped 55 on MJ in Washington or the comeback against Toronto in Staples later in his career just to think of a couple. Dame’s 55 in these playoffs was more exciting than Devin Booker’s 70 and they were both in losses. I’m just saying that all performances aren’t created equally when it comes to entertainment value - though the *accomplishment* of 81 in a win is amazing, I think even this 60 point finale was more *exciting* than his 81. We can agree to disagree tho 🤷♂️
@Plague_Doc223 жыл бұрын
@@Simon_Sez I mean it's a build up of excitement like any game. Nobody is losing their mind because a star player scored their first two points. And with just the highlights the build up is quite fast.
@Simon_Sez3 жыл бұрын
@@Plague_Doc22 I’m gonna rewatch them later today and keep what you said in mind. Definitely not calling it boring by any means especially when they needed all of his points but just in comparison to the huge catalog of ridiculous games he’s had, there’s ones with way more exciting highplay plays
@sylmachallenger81512 жыл бұрын
This made me cry all over again.
@PrideRock922 жыл бұрын
Kobe’s life and career was even better than anyone could write. Hes like a folk tale. Obviously a handful of players won more titles and MVPs and what not but no one played the game like he did. God he is missed as a human being though 💔
@tommyv85843 жыл бұрын
Fantastic guys👍🏼🏀👍🏼!My favorite player to watch.👍🏼🏀👍🏼......
@bighousegroove Жыл бұрын
This game makes me cry like a baby. It did when I watched it, but now, I'm not going to lie, I have a rough time getting through it. But i still watch it, over and over again. If this was really our final memory of him, it almost somehow seems better. But after he retired, he did so much, still had so much to do. That's what gets me the most. And his girl, and all of them.
@Gibbs3163 жыл бұрын
As a kid he was my favorite player this video actually makes me cry a little
@wavesinthe51123 жыл бұрын
Seeing Kobe breathe like that, like he’s bEen battle ready for this game 🤧 miss you Kobe
@bc3nt3 жыл бұрын
peace and love to all those affected
@victhebrickgaming22273 жыл бұрын
He didn’t make a comeback after he retired that was his very last basketball game and he made sure he went out in style for everyone around the world that was watching R.I.P Kobe!
@abelleontv2 жыл бұрын
My Hero 😭 Miss u Kobe
@BasedBurrr3 жыл бұрын
It’s kinda crazy watching this and how nonchalant you guys are about Kobe lol when he died last year it was the most tragic celebrity lost I think we’ve seen in the US in so long
@Simon_Sez3 жыл бұрын
Yeah but to be fair I would probably be the same way if some huge soccer star had the same story. The highlights or unfortunate fate just wouldn’t resonate with me the same as it might with someone who actually grew up caring about that star athlete
@millardfilmore14032 жыл бұрын
i was so confused. they even said something like "i think he made a comeback after he retired" and i was like huh? he never went anywhere in the first place! the man even won a fkn oscar lmao. also i wonder, do they have any football players that would be their equivalent? i dont mean skillswise - i mean the fact that i literally cried over his death and have continued to periodically if i get into somehow watching kobe videos on yt lol. i have not cried for any other celebrities i dont maintain these parasocial relationships with them - but it was different with kobe man. and i know im not the only one. it was all of us.
@masknorth39173 жыл бұрын
amazing game for kobe. we all remember that
@manifestgreatness13933 жыл бұрын
I wasn't a big kobe fan but it hurts to watch this 😪
@mattcampbell3343 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate enough to see him in person 5 times
@sammurphy3343 Жыл бұрын
Kobe was one of the few players who drafted straight from high school. The 1997 season was his first season.
@kadencefernandez21373 жыл бұрын
Second love your reaction im from America and i live in Louisiana
@mverick54443 жыл бұрын
Hi from Birmingham Alabama ✌️
@01SparkzMC3 жыл бұрын
sameeee .. new orleans ⚜️
@db10163 жыл бұрын
@@mverick5444 me to man
@kadencefernandez21373 жыл бұрын
@@01SparkzMC well i live close to baton rouge
@01SparkzMC3 жыл бұрын
@@kadencefernandez2137 thas awesomeee
@BlackHandMACK3 жыл бұрын
#RIP Kobe and Gigi 🙏🏾
@bradybimson91062 жыл бұрын
I'm a lifelong warriors fan, never liked Kobe. This same night I turned off the warriors record setting game to watch this performance because of how magical it was. One of the most incredible moments in NBA history. RIP Mamba
@dopebandits30192 жыл бұрын
His last stat was an assist, and when he embraced his young guys, (Randle, Clarkson, Russell) it showed how much he gave to the game. That's my favorite moment, you can't write a better ending!
@IanH7073 жыл бұрын
Love this reaction, and I may get heat for this but I honestly believe Kobe Bryant is the greatest of all time
@gholwiih3 жыл бұрын
As you should. He's not even close to the greatest of all time. He was amazing, he was a great and entertaining player and probably in the top 25 all time. But GOAT? Nope.
@hashaskinner3 жыл бұрын
Kobe worked his ass off and proved all of his haters wrong. He was never coddled by the media like LeBron or embraced like Jordan yet still became one of the all time greats. Kobe should absolutely do considered one of the all time greats.
@millardfilmore14032 жыл бұрын
i completely agree.
@millardfilmore14032 жыл бұрын
@@gholwiih you dont have to make it so clear you are a casual and don't know shit about basketball; lol ... be subtler
@Rockyinlp3 жыл бұрын
I always loved the fact that his favorite restaurant was a hole in the wall taqueria in Fullerton. He would even go in and wait in line and order his food. When he wanted privacy he had a table set-up in the back to eat in peace.
@anghellicamakes27923 жыл бұрын
Bryant is a true Basketball Legend
@ReinenReacts3 жыл бұрын
Growing up around L.A. Kobe was seen as a god and such an inspiration to the people. I only saw him play once and it was his last game vs the spurs in San Antonio. Such an amazing player and person!
@aaronlopez35853 жыл бұрын
No college for Kobe he went from highschool to the Lakers And the rest is history.(24)(8).
@C0R3Y_C3 жыл бұрын
Man as a lifelong Phoenix Suns fan, I hated Kobe. But only because of his greatness. He ripped our hearts out many times 😂 R.I.P. Mamba, you were one of the greatest!
@andresjuan51733 жыл бұрын
There's a lot of Legends like Bill Russell Dr J Magic Johnson Larry Bird and the great Michael Jordan rest in peace Kobe Bryant one of the greatest black mamba LeBron James who the Fook is that guy
@shilmanmartin2 жыл бұрын
Best player I've ever seen
@EddieLove3 жыл бұрын
Kobe is the GOAT 🐐
@anderson743 жыл бұрын
Kobe and one of his daughters, Gianna died in 2020, 4 years after Kobe retired.
@jacob24-782 жыл бұрын
He also scored 82 points in a game vs the raptors , and the little girl in the start was his daughter who unfortunately passed away with him on the helicopter crash
@ardle123 жыл бұрын
Kobe’s very first point in the NBA was at the free throw line, he ended it at the line. This is the greatest ending into someone’s career. The whole year was a farewell Kobe Tour. We’ve (Americans) always asked, “who’s going to be the Next Mike (Jordan) then Kobe came. #MambaForever
@verticalintegration52222 жыл бұрын
Damn Kobe still can’t believe he gone
@gv8628 Жыл бұрын
You guys should react to more Kobe. There is a bunch of motivational speeches by Kobe...one of the best ones is titled "Mindset of a winner". It really helps you see how intense and motivated he was in everything.
@nikhilramphul27663 жыл бұрын
Man I miss kobe
@62impalaconvert3 жыл бұрын
3:53 Jack Nicholson was at nearly every Laker's game
@al_alemania2 жыл бұрын
Miss him
@jsjazz123 жыл бұрын
He's one the greats.
@haraldhill61413 жыл бұрын
Hope we see Stephen curry vids, i recommend one a week ago, timeline of how Stephen curry changed the nba, either that or a video of his deepest 3s
@jaydisqus33533 жыл бұрын
He couldn't do this on a consistent basis anymore. Rip.
@joshuabolton38663 жыл бұрын
yeah that sucks I miss Kobe
@jaydisqus33533 жыл бұрын
@@joshuabolton3866 it happens, celebrate what they did.
@joshuabolton38663 жыл бұрын
@@jaydisqus3353 I celebrate kobe more than most get out my mentions respectfully
@SPFW213 жыл бұрын
Can we talk about how Utah only scored 1 basket in over 3 minutes? 🤣
@davidcooley2753 жыл бұрын
Washinton Generals--- team that always loses to Harlem Globetrotters...
@TheRealD-Trigga3 жыл бұрын
Let's not talk about it 🤣
@MrFoodAndDrink3 жыл бұрын
I mean that's not what was special about this game
@leviticuscornwall96313 жыл бұрын
Honestly it’s not that uncommon in basketball
@joshuabolton38663 жыл бұрын
lol this is true Utah was bad
@trinidadjames2033 жыл бұрын
R.I.P Mamba
@kima.42683 жыл бұрын
Kobe started his career with the Lakers when he was 18. Straight out of high school. 20 years with the Lakers. He's my favorite, but not even the greatest Laker player to have played. Kareem Abdul Jabar, Magic Johnson, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, on and on.
@wanbliwakua2 жыл бұрын
The GOAT
@DFusions_3 жыл бұрын
Kobe Bryant retired at 37 he was drafted at the age 17 and played his first game at 18 and finals game at 37
@Caraxes_RoguePrince3 жыл бұрын
1 year since his death also Kobe went in at 17 and didn’t go to college…one of the firsts to do so. He would’ve played longer if he didn’t have so many Injuries. There’s no other Kobe and some other players. Some players can’t be duplicated.
@pokeygorilla93683 жыл бұрын
never watched this clip, but the sad part is when they showed the family, the smaller girl was the one who died with him in the helicopter crash.
@AntaY843 жыл бұрын
Yeah that got to me
@kevincinnamontoast36693 жыл бұрын
And the he won an Oscar award for thank you basketball an animated film
@leviticuscornwall96313 жыл бұрын
When Kobe was drafted his parents had to sign his rookie contract for him because he was only 17 years old
@hulkhogan42033 жыл бұрын
kobe also set the nba record for most shots ever taken in a game that night, but we won't talk about that.
@VJHatFPC3 жыл бұрын
As well he should've.
@ignoblesavage55593 жыл бұрын
No he didn't. He took 50 field goal attempts. Wilt took 63 in his 100 pt. game. Hell, way back when, Joe Fulks took 55 FGA in a game where he only scored 35 pts. And in this game (kobe's last), his teammates were purposely passing up shots because they (the teammates, not kobe) REALLY wanted kobe to have a huge game. Didnt hurt he singlehandedly brought them back from, I believe, 12 pts down by making his last 6 straight FGs (yes, he had been gassed earlier & missed something like 20 of his previous 24 shots...& his teammates STILL kept telling him to shoot). Kobe's 50 FGA was 16th all-time. And to be fair he only took 46 FGA in his 81 pt game. For the #2 scoring game ever, he took about the 28th most FGAs. Of course, in 1969 wilt scored 66, going 29 for 35 from the field, over 80%. Ridiculous. But kobe's 60 pt game was most remarkable in that it was the last in a 20 yr career, & NOBODY in NBA history ever came close to even 50 in their last game.
@robertfanion28153 жыл бұрын
As a Celtics fan (Lakers biggest rival) it hurts to know Kobe will not be there to watch the rivalry continue, truly one of the greatest. Now the Lakers have Lebron who whines constantly and walks off the court when he's losing.
@ΒΞΔΝ3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Would have been amazing to watch Kobe and Pierce sitting together as old men watching yet another future Boston - LA Finals. 😥
@itk.r8rsn8k15 Жыл бұрын
Keep shaking your heads.. cuz the Black Mamba is Unreal.
@jmuraidajr3 жыл бұрын
Check out Larry Bird he got 60 points in a game and a lot of other high scores! He also won the three-point shoot-out Championships three years in a row back in the day! He was one Hell of a player, you should watch some of his plays and passes!
@davidpowell23563 жыл бұрын
Micheal Jordan is the absolute GOAT. But there are 8 legitimate goated players.
@OttoRocket243 жыл бұрын
Definitely should do a reaction to Kobe’s 81 point game
@appleheadrobb33912 жыл бұрын
Kobe went straight to pro NBA from highschool. He was 17 or 18 years old.
@JDitto7022 жыл бұрын
One of his biggest disappointments really early on in Kobe’s career was against the Utah Jazz. Where he air balled multiple 3 point shots in the playoffs. And so that last team he played coincidentally is the Jazz where he goes off for 69 points. Lol also to me it’s funny how everyone talked shit about Kobe never liked passing the ball and the very last thing he did as a professional basketball player was pass the ball and get an assist lol. Idk maybe it’s just me but I think that is freaking funny and awesome.
@Harrison2443 жыл бұрын
I hated the Lakers growing up but for this one game I was going crazy cheering them on haha
@mikehunt3683 жыл бұрын
when he retired he had spent more than half his life in the NBA.... nuts.....
@swacfan1003 жыл бұрын
Also Kobe didn't go to college, he came into the NBA right after High school at the age of I believe 17 . Played for the Lakers his whole career.
@sammurphy3343 Жыл бұрын
Kobe also played only for the Lakers his entire career which is rare.
@koenigseggkid16783 жыл бұрын
I just watched this video today... I'm being watched lol
@aust253 жыл бұрын
Y’all really didn’t get the greatness in this video. Kobe was NUTS
@jayduong98382 жыл бұрын
This moment was so legendary. Somebody made like $10k from selling a ziploc bag of air from Kobe’s final game
@swacfan1003 жыл бұрын
This was Kobe's last game because he retired. He died in the helicopter crash a yr or two later.
@branruss19423 жыл бұрын
KOBE!!!!.......as I bank a 40 footer into the trashcan.....
@JordanJMyers3 жыл бұрын
RIP Kobe
@crockwell19663 жыл бұрын
Hopefully the City leadership brings back Aguero sometime in the near future so the supporters can give him a proper sendoff. I'm an American Liverpool fan, but it was his goal against QPR that got me interested in the EPL. One of the greatest sporting moments I've ever seen.
@nou198563 жыл бұрын
yall should watch "Goldie’s Final Hour Goes Horribly Wrong... Donut Operator, Kentucky Ballistics" by Demolitionranch, its a bit long at 13 minutes, but its pretty entertaining, and has some cool guns in it
@cjames44783 жыл бұрын
Kobe was drafted when he was 17.
@tazsaalim87103 жыл бұрын
In the NBA you can go pro straight out of high school, which kobe did
@Plague_Doc223 жыл бұрын
Not anymore, but back then you could.
@jordankaatz45343 жыл бұрын
@@Plague_Doc22 True, but you can still come out after one year of college... which doesn't make much sense to me tbh
@TerryTerius3 жыл бұрын
@@jordankaatz4534 I think part of that is just giving prospects a bit more time to at least consider pushing through college.
@RagnarLoudpak3 жыл бұрын
@@TerryTerius or just forcing players into playing without compensation for a year in the NCAA
@ah61693 жыл бұрын
RIP to Lord Mamba !! 🙏
@austinfull89413 жыл бұрын
y y'all gotta make me cry early in the morning?
@Comedyhacks2 жыл бұрын
Kobe came straight out of high school but now you have to play one season of college basketball before you can get drafted
@BeautflDisaster43 жыл бұрын
Young Gigi 😥
@grubbyD2 жыл бұрын
You guys should react to the Kobe/Jordan Identical Plays video
@TopNotchStoner3 жыл бұрын
Y'all need to react to "Michael Jordan's Historic Bulls Mixtape | The Jordan Vault". That shit's amazing.
@greg27973 жыл бұрын
it's crazy because LeBron is at the tail end of his career too. That will be a sad day. Both my favorites Kobe and LeBron gone from the game. But the future is bright, we've had great players develop in between their eras such as Curry, KD, Harden, Kyrie and Kawhi who still have a good amount of time left in the league and then you have the rising stars like Jason Tatum, Luka, Trae Young, Giannas, Mitchell, Jockic, Simmons, Embid, Jamal Murray. I love basketball lol