Mbenga Night! - March 6, 2009

[@hector_number1281]

DJ Mbenga is the mightiest and greatest player to ever grace a National Basketball Association court. His mid range jumper made the splash brothers look like the trash brothers. His rebounding ability was miles ahead of Wilt's and Rodman's combined. His defense made made Dikembe Mutombo's and Ben Wallace's look like James Harden's. He is the only reason the Lakers won in those two Finals. Phil Jackson just did not see that he had an actual basketball god on the bench for most of his Lakers career.

[@ciroxmen]

Because he literally wanted to play DJ was an aggressive player rebounder shooter and defensive player

[@elhefe6029]

Mgenga back to back finals MVP! Better than your favorite player.

[@msabedra1]

The legend of Mbenga shall be told for all eternity across the multiverse and they shall know earth as the planet where the gods have a god named Mmmmbeeeengaaaa!

[@marcGOAT1]

FACTS

[@Adamn19]

I had fun making these videos and watching Kobe growing up. Today, Kobe Bryant passed away. I loved Kobe. A smart and tremendous icon. The world lost a rare rare person.

[@ulefant]

Its really sad and we have no other way, but to just remember those good old days.

[@TechnoEnergy279]

I wonder what DJ would have said about Kobe’s passing :( since his biggest fan was the mamba himself.

[@TheTristianNetwork]

@@TechnoEnergy279 "One day I can tell my kids, I was a laker, and I played with Kobe and we won 2 championships" That's the closest I can find about what DJ has said since Kobes passing.

[@gummypepsiify]

Seeing Kobe in the end just hurts... Rest in peace Legend.

[@marcGOAT1]

bruh get over it already

[@gummypepsiify]

I made the comment 2 years ago? Stfu

[@rjjaxx9135]

Man smh 😢

[@damianm694]

@@marcGOAT1 Npc

[@capoblevins1797]

@@marcGOAT1 L

[@MikeeYowee]

I miss this Laker team. Great times.

[@SFK360]

Kobe, Gasol, Bynum, Odom, Brown, Fisher, Ariza, etc..those teams were an absolute blast.

[@7550Raul]

James Jackson How I miss watching those guys and the crowd 😔

[@SFK360]

No doubt man.

[@sairamesh5521]

But now we have LeBron!

[@dkel9258]

@@sairamesh5521 AND YALL NOT MAKING THE PLAYOFFS 😂😂😂🖕🖕🖐️

[@trololololollololololol4150]

dj mbenga carried the whole lakers team to the championship

[@sbspassion]

Facts

[@youreacasual6305]

And its the 1st time i hear about him

[@lordshrek2198]

The MVP chants in the beginning when he is taking a free throw are amazing.

[@BestonAb]

Greatest big man to ever play the game!

[@willowthunder8]

Bruh....

[@kingspawn999]

Best laker

[@itsyeaboi5333]

this that boston vs la shit cus scal is on the other side of that coin

[@thebattalion3028]

DJ>MJ

[@ronedwards1986]

you joking right

[@richard32rose]

I hope we can get back to having fun and winning like this! Good times!

[@topshottahargoatthegoat5540]

Richard Alcala u did

[@Mr.Gundam7]

We are this year for Sure

[@szymongruszczynski8867]

Dont hate on DJ :D he actually puts in the effort unlike kwame brown etc.

[@SuperWizzle85]

Szymon Gruszczynski that’s all laker nation wants his real deal effort leave it all out on the floor!!!

[@sacramentokingswillrise7525]

Too Bad He got Garbage Minutes

[@Dubz9Ball]

This aged bad

[@carmeloanthony5923]

@@Dubz9Ball lmfao yes

[@markpagtama7954]

@@Dubz9Ball why

[@crangel8623]

the best part is that kobe was djs biggest fan

[@thehalored844]

Fact: DJ Mbenga has more rings than Dwight Howard.

[@vika0194]

howard isn't the same anymore. He has no heart or love for the game anymore.

[@arthursoprani7583]

Bruh, he have more rings than Dwight, AI and Barkley togheter. #Greatness

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

@@vika0194 This didn't age well.

[@dboyagod]

TheHaloRed that still stands buddy 😂

[@edwindumlao8695]

Actually dwight dont have any ring lol

[@felipegonzalezweb]

idk if he's still on the game in 2K15 because i dont have the new consoles but whenever i play Assosiation mode on 2K13 i always sign DJ Mbenga, and i always end up winning championships best big man to ever play

[@riainpatterson5771]

+Zane_1914 Nah Ricky Ledo trumps all

[@felipegonzalezweb]

Riain Patterson trumps... did you do that on purpose? he's puerto rican

[@riainpatterson5771]

***** ;)

[@Seroxm13]

Ricky Ledo is Puerto Rican, so he's automatically a GOAT. lol

[@drakath43]

Mbenga is better than sacre

[@hahadl]

+drakath43 sacre is trash bro....

[@ibrahimberkkisa]

drakath43 better than dwight 👍🏻

[@ElderWand777]

Congo Cash was the friggin man. I hope we see him again soon in the league.

[@natemps]

he was signed by the knicks this oct 08 but they already let him go (oct 28 2014)

[@shigenogoro8536]

and then he played on pba(philippine basketball association)as import

[@wenyuhuang4559]

I miss Kobe and that Lakers, make me wanna cry

[@aza.ak1ra]

Ughh... :(((

[@lajoie4213]

💔😭😭

[@marksamson5754]

The slomo at the end makes me cry. 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@oddfutureee]

this video was perfectly crafted

[@dominicthomas293]

Congo cash baby!! R.I.P Black Mamba

[@fernknowsbeststudios7964]

Never gonna forget where I was that night. I get still get chills. There’ll never be another DJ Mbenga.

[@IR4ID4IR]

That Kobe smile at the end makes me laugh every time I see it

[@user-kr8xe7pd9p]

Still the greatest video on KZbin.

[@immaouttatime]

Good old days Man,miss them so much...

[@JS-rc2ox]

Man I used to love Mbenga growing up not because he was good but because I used to get excited when we gave him playtime Poor dude was always on the bench, definitely miss these days, so many memories

[@edrew22]

I was at this game and can see myself after those first 2 monster blocks. It was so awesome in there.

[@Hybr1dK1dz]

i have watched this video about 40times and i have downloaded it. i know watch it everyday as he was the best the nba has ever seen

[@SashKaLakers]

Beautiful times to be a Laker fan!

[@eivyereli2715]

woww..this brought back memories. We love DJ. Lakers for Life!

[@gucciflipflops9193]

I'm a blazer fan and even I miss this era of lakers nation!!!

[@ChristopherMacias94]

Brian Scalabrine ain't got shit on DJ Mbenga

[@Bramkarz41]

True that

[@eachocanaya7469]

WhiteMamba ow are you.. ??? ow??

[@petertolibas648]

The best 3rd string center of all time.

[@d00ks]

Peter Tolibas 😂

[@annalign6481]

I miss these lakers, the crowd going crazy and kobe being happy and laughing with reporters. Such great times

[@Freewxll614]

The slow-mo at the end tho haha

[@d00ks]

FreeWxll lol.I know huh hahahahahaaaa

[@jadkanbar7798]

Thanks for making this! That last Kobe outro hit me in the feelings. Can't get myself to watch other Kobe highlights after that

[@HeartofGold16]

Mbenga is awkward as all get out, but god, I love him. And I LOVE how all of Staples, Kobe and the entire bench is behind him. Almost brought happy tears to my eyes. =) CONGO CASH DOIN' WORK!!!!

[@elhefe6029]

Back to back finals MVP mbenga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He taught Kobe the turn around fade.

[@SSPanzee]

DJ Mbenga > LeBum Shames.

[@SSPanzee]

x6 GoD u salty ass f

[@alexgarcia7104]

That's a terrible nickname lol

[@TheMusketITuckedIt204]

This was around the time I stopped watching basketball since it became boring watching the Lakers and Spurs win all the time... Still no excuse for missing out on such a living legend like DJ Mbenga.

[@Coumerzz]

He may not be an NBA level player but he would beat up any NBA players on the basketball court.

[@aquir332142]

Man I was at this game and it was pretty damn fun watching everybody stand up for him

[@hafidzmohmar5620]

Tacko Fall

[@justinlikesme19]

mbenga the reason why kobe had a ring at 2009

[@alejandrocastro3358]

I always come back to this video when I need motivation.

[@teereverman2853]

Mbenga and scalabrine separated at birth?

[@ericrojas3565]

I remember being at this game. The MVP chants were loud

[@tieword]

Looks like the human version of the troll from harry potter

[@amirrox]

this is probably the best video I have ever watched!

[@tshibuikilamukadi354]

Mon frere toujour champion

[@mattc9412]

This is so good, brilliant! The music makes it! Inspirational

[@liljuve13]

mbenga>kwame brown

[@thisnamealsotaken]

liljuve13 Mbenga>MJ

[@jaykay8202]

+thisnamealsotaken lmao

[@jaykay8202]

+thisnamealsotaken MBENGA>Kobe+MJ

[@thepook04]

my clumsy 13 yr old nephew > Kwame Brown

[@luktheduk68]

So many feels when the crowd was going crazy for him. To work so hard your whole life to play basketball and then only 35 minutes for a whole season when it doesnt matter, and then to have your one shining night... those are the moments to live and work for

[@aldrich19190]

TACOS!!!

[@threezysworld8089]

LMFAO how great Kobe was every time Mbenga did something Bryant was getting out of his chair and going nuts 😂😂

[@ghicic]

beast lol

[@michaelcwu4466]

i do not know of any other basketball player that works as hard as him for the 5-10 minutes that he gets every couple games. just amazing.

[@adobotravels]

Mbenga > Ben Simmons

[@K1NGKR1S17]

For all of those asking the song is called What A Feeling by Flashdance

[@tanjiaxian827]

Mbenga > Jordan

[@dalmain77]

This video was inspiring. I wish DJ the best.

[@chachabeatboy9679]

everyone knows Scalabrine and Kwame but don't know DJ?? 0.0

[@benji24palomar]

I'm blessed to have been able to watch this team. R.I.P Kobe

[@mrjohnnyb83ify]

Corona got me looking up everyone highlights since no sports are goin on

[@pdavis1753]

Love the way this starts off

[@toxauron]

My fathers memoires brought me here. He mentioned Willy Steveniers in his writings who was the person that discovered Mbenga. I didn't even know DJ was the best basketplayer Belgium ever had.

[@Mambaa111]

People underestimate the importance of Mbenga. He was a crucial part of the Championchip Team. Not really on the court, but he was a beast defensively on training days against Gasol and Bynum. He pushed both of them every day, to become better players on the court. He gave everything he had during practice, maybe at the cost of some playing time. But he made Gasol and Bynum the players they were those seasons!

[@lesterhunterwow]

these were the good old days damn i miss these days

[@joshp1145]

Greatest Mbenga of all time!

[@LynchByInch]

Will miss DJ, the fans loved him he was a cool guy.

[@CreiCrei808]

to me mbenga is one of the most underrated players, and deserves more playing time every time he steps out on the court hes always trying to block, rebound, or score

[@drizzyyy10]

The good ol Laker days when we could actually have some fun! DJ MBENGA = GOAT

[@harriszsultan]

This made me cry :'( we miss you DJ.

[@MrJappy13]

he was 18 when he started to play basketball. You can see where hard work can bring you.

[@BlackMambaShark]

A night I will never forget.

[@SamuelMcConnell614]

O... the most epic 1 on 1. I'd pay good money to watch that!

[@anthonyorlando9787]

I'll never forget this game. watched it at wingstop

[@djmbenga7256]

Thank you

[@xxeviltwinkyxx1]

this is the greatest video ive ever seen

[@djunknownn.]

Lovely ending rip black mamba & mambacita

[@ryanrox17]

remember watching this on tv, so awesome

[@congocash1]

This is literally where I got my gamer tag from and KZbin name 12 years ago

[@narcocorridosmexx]

God I love you kobe

[@kbdemonbain]

i remember this game, he always played hard was good to see his hard work pay off and get some play time

[@aydobo]

2008 was the most fun laker team for more than 15 years... they were all hustling, the machine was good, last year that kobe was healthy, ariza was up and coming, bynum was having a great season b4 the injury, we got pau, turiaf was still a laker, and MBENGAAAAAAAAAAA

[@pdavis1753]

this entire video is perfect, from the beginning quote, to the music, to "Congo Cash"

[@zacofonix]

the song makes this 10x better

[@aduysbv]

I love the music selection

[@adstanator]

The ending hits different now 🥺🥺

[@Fripitto]

I saw him walking around downtown Brussels about a month ago. Couldn't believe it .

[@arashbehalbahalify]

this proves to me that everyone in nba is talented.

[@Jomonoupapjanmbliyew]

Kobe you made my day bruh

[@Simaz888]

i watch this every day this inspire me,lol

[@skhakshouri]

good vid i love mbenga im just sad he didnt get his contract extended with the lakers but HE IS BEAST if they would play him he would be good

[@AirDB23]

Mbenga is such a beauty

[@Mattedmz]

i remember watching this on tv.... mbenga was a one man wrecking crew out there... can't wait for the 2010-11 season

[@MaverickBison]

Perfect song for a perfect video.

[@ListenHisVoice]

i love this video ! i lookes it more then 10 times :D u gotta luv this kid ^^

[@IngeSmeers]

Now here's a guy that deserves some more playtime. The only Belgian player in the NBA and we're proud of him ^^

[@d00ks]

The &obe slow mo at the end is so 😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bajownjownhernandez8319]

Balck mamba we miss you!🙏

[@clivenbudihartanto9756]

I really miss this kind of LA Lakers

[@MCFrutek]

I just love DJ. Lakers should keep him.

[@ScorpiaNo11]

We need Mbenga back in LA. Our true MVP. lol

[@Milos7200]

six points career night.... helluva player this boy !!!