Kobe Bryant vs Ron Artest INTENSE Duel 2009 WCSF Game 2 - Artest 25 Pts, EJECTED, Kobe With 40 Pts!

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[@tucko11]

Miss the good old days

[@dopechincilla]

we will never see another competitor like Kobe Bryant. Dude literally lived to compete and prove he was better than everyone, he thrived off situations others would fold in.

[@kylegardner9458]

Yeah, not like he demanded a trade to the Bulls or anything until the Lakers got Pau

[@dopechincilla]

@@kylegardner9458 literally changes nothing about what I just said. That situation goes both ways.

[@moneymoney3235]

Yeah against the pistons was great

[@JohnjOcampo]

​@@kylegardner9458lebron needed wade, jordan needed pippen. You sound goofy.

[@KentuckyWaterfall13]

@@kylegardner9458I mean can you blame him? When Lamar Odom is the only other good player on your roster…it’s understandable.

[@briandtnguyen]

Didn’t realize Artest had such a deep bag on offense! Thought he was just a defender and rebounder. I recently watched Artest’s interview on All the Smoke. Barnes and Jackson asked him about the malice in the palace in the 04-05 season and Artest opened up that he was too scared to ask the team for forgiveness for what happened. But the truth was that the whole team forgave him pretty quickly and Artest demanded a trade because he couldn’t handle the shame. The 2005 season was in shambles because of all the suspensions. But if Artest had found a way to let go of his shame and stay with the Pacers, that 2006 pacers squad would have done real damage. I don’t think the 2006 heat or the 2006 pistons could have beaten that pacers squad, if they remained together.

[@theprettyanxiouskoko6876]

This series is literally the year before Artest went to the lakers. Ron was nice as heck. Thanks Phil Jackson.

[@TheRdela24]

Anyone crazy enough to mess with Kobe , has to play with him

[@theprettyanxiouskoko6876]

@@TheRdela24 Artest went from 24ppg to 5 ppg...they didnt use him right.

[@TheRdela24]

You mean he won his one and only ring. Used him perfectly

[@Shiftnlift]

​@@TheRdela24artesr saved kobe with clutch threes and steals

[@TheRdela24]

I know. 5 ppg SAVED Kobe

[@imagine1st381]

bro got a tech saying "you can't guard me" 💀

[@MemoryUtilizer]

Put respect on Ron Artest if he didn’t get ejected this might’ve been way different.

[@Riles3152]

How? Kobe was a man on fire that night. Artest was a great defender but he wasn’t about to stop the mamba. And he didn’t the rest of the series either.

[@sotoart89]

Nah

[@JohnjOcampo]

Lakers were up by 10 lol.

[@Numrowuno]

I’m a Lakers fan and you ain’t wrong and if Yao ain’t go down Houston had a chance FR

[@No1JKing]

You can't put "RESPECT" on a man's name who in your own words meant so much to his team but chose to play so reckless as to get ejected. Leaving his squad to fight by themselves.

[@cjc2010]

Wow that Rockets team was stacked!

[@lyndonfair9850]

Yep

[@TO0IFRESH]

Ron Artest turning into Kobe this game will never not be funny

[@KingSpaceySprockets]

MettaWorldPeace was always a bucket bro.

[@kpone2453]

Three people I see in this video already left us sager, Kobe, #1 lakers fan with the rolled up paper norm pattz.

[@davoicenyc6137]

Rip 2 legends

[@rogergiovanidavilazapata1675]

what a game

[@rwphotovisualsadventures6526]

Unstoppable kobe

[@shimmyvlog]

The crazy thing is Artest joined Kobe like Rodman joined Jordan. What if Draymond will join Lebron. The best defender joined the best player.

[@Dom213]

Kobe is my favorite player ever, but Ron was in the right lol.

[@nelsonbelingheri4629]

Que pecho frío los rockets exepto Ron

[@Elfenomeno84_]

Haha kobe’s hands up knows Artest is kinda crazy, might kill u

[@adanbravo4722]

How tf was Kobe hitting these shots with Battier in his face? Also Ron Artest would be as good if not better than Kawhi in today’s game.

[@dorseyscott2114]

Hell no, Artest is not fucking with Kawhi offensively, Kawhi gets his points effortlessly and consistently, Artest had to work harder for his points and was far less consistent,( although Artest would have nights where he could look like an elite scorer)… And then there is the mental aspect of the game, and Kawhi wins that by leaps and bounds , Artest is prone to lose his cool in heated moments….. Artest wins in the durability department of course and defense is a wash….

[@derrickhewlett5803]

And then arrest joins the lakers champion

[@reliablethreat23]

I don't like Ron Artest, but that was a punk move by Kobe!

[@silvianbrowne918]

Damn those are strong words to say you don't like someone you don't know personally

[@b.a.m.mdoublem1196]

​@@silvianbrowne918 it's better to say you don't like them instead of saying you hate them. Hate is a strong word.

[@kennethhill613]

Maybe he doesnt like aspects of his game?

[@melaninking199]

At least kobe and wallace have one thing in common. Ron was a pain in the ass fr

[@jdmbeats]

The refs always let Kobe get away with it. If that were Artest, he wouldve gotten double technical, ejection and suspension

[@PASS_DE_BLUNT]

Ron artest is strong but where the proof he actually has hands tho. Haven’t any footage of him throwing hands. Malice in the palace don’t count sorry

[@Shiftnlift]

You go ask him for a fade and tell me if he has hands or not.

[@PASS_DE_BLUNT]

@@Shiftnlift say less

[@tatarazzitv7046]

rockets win this series if YAO never injury

[@kennethhill613]

Lakers werent losing that year.

[@lazdo20]

Kobe destroyed Shane battier