The TRUTH Behind Kobe Bryant's "Quit Game"

Kobe’s 2005 - 2006 season was one of his greatest regular seasons. He had a disgusting roster talent-wise. He averaged 35-5-5 on 56 TS%, first to average 35 since MJ. However, when it came to the Playoffs, the Lakers were facing the Suns in the 1st round of the 2006 playoffs, an offensively magnificent team that a below average laker squad would need a miracle to beat. They didn’t get that miracle. I would talk about this, but I know your here for that. That’s right, the infamous 2006, 1st Round Game 7, where the Lakers would inevitably get blown off the court. However, we need to look at the first 4 games, where Kobe played with much more of a passing mindset than usual. Not pass first, just more than usual.
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[@ikey1119]

Fun fact. The Game 4 that they won in OT Kobe only shot ONE TIME in the 4th quarter. He referenced that stat when he later went on TNT to discuss the allegations to Charles Barkley directly. Kobe took huge offense to Charles sayin that Kobe was selfish and he quit.

[@manniefresh2022]

Cus he did

[@kobesystemyourwelcome8817]

Charles the same guy calling the players he had in Phoenix and Houston trash so he tried to do it all and lose to Jordan Kobe could have been won that series but everyone always hate on him his a ball hog selfish not a team player u got a trash at team like that 06 Lakers squad he pass the ball they ass can't make one 3 I'll quit on they ass as well

[@sungodcubing3990]

Where’s the mamba mentality gone? Out the window😂😂😂

[@kobesystemyourwelcome8817]

@@sungodcubing3990 you thought they was feeling you 😒

[@ikey1119]

@@kobesystemyourwelcome8817 Right!?! The Internet is a weird place. It allows people to say things with their fingers that their mouths wouldn’t dare say in public.

[@peytonlong5573]

Kobe really was the definition of “damn if you damn if you don’t” for so long now all the media pretends like that’s not what they did since he tragically passed away

[@ericwood54]

I see him get more love since passing

[@peytonlong5573]

@@ericwood54 yep fake love

[@ericwood54]

Now that he died some people even overhype the man and call him the Goat

[@jackbombay1423]

You don´t need to idolize people, Charles Barkley himself said Kobe went on to say he played wrong that night and that Chuck was right and he was wrong.

[@Lord2wiceAsReal]

Kobe didn't actually quit from what was said by Kobe himself which is also what he told Charles Barkley was that his teammates were complaining he was shooting too much so that's why he kept passing he basically did what he did to prove a point wasn't necessarily a good time to do that but hey 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@keithjoseph128]

So he quit! His shot selection was horrible and he kept throwing his teammates under the bus. They had every right to be mad

[@tampaboy8625]

So basically…he quit

[@joshuarhodes9150]

@@keithjoseph128 His shot selection wasn't as bad as you would think, he shot 50% from the field and 40% from 3 for the entire series...that team wasn't good at all

[@keithjoseph128]

@@joshuarhodes9150 so you look at percentages to make a point about shot selection? His shot selection killed his team again! Monta Ellis must have been a good defender because of all those steals.

[@joshuarhodes9150]

@@keithjoseph128 How does his shot selection kill the team if he was efficient at those "bad" shots...that's like saying Steph Curry kills his team with half court 3s even though he's the most efficient shooter

[@docallentv]

The man passes he quits, he scores 55 on high efficiency, he is a ball hog. I'm quiet sure he wanted to get his teammates involved because that would help build them up and their defense. The fact that he had them up 3-1 against 3 all stars, a 6th man of the year in Barbosa, and all defensive player in Bell showed how good he was. He did not get swept.

[@juanmele6398]

Idk what he was thinking this game but haters will find something to say, he chucks up 35 shots he’s called a ball hog, and if he passes then he’s a quitter. This is exactly like the 2020 rockets, that type of play will never win

[@bhb7406]

Yeah, crazy thing is that the rockets legit just got another James Harden type player in Russell Westbrook. Someone that handles, attacks, and if they cant score they pass it out to the open man. They legit doubled their strategy and it did nothing for them OBVIOUSLY

[@Trevor10248]

Yep he couldn’t win with the media back then lol

[@sungodcubing3990]

Where’s the mamba mentality? Down the drain

[@VonGOMD]

@@sungodcubing3990get Kobe meat out ya mouth damn

[@johndahlia2071]

if anyone here actually listened to kobe will know, in any finals , he has to change up his game not to seem predictable to who's ever guarding him, sometimes passing more than usual, taking easy on the offense for a bit, shooting from unusual spots rather than his spots, and so forth

[@nbatalk714]

When lebron does it he gets killed

[@devolonwashington5454]

That's how his game shud have been 2 begin with .... he was out of place playing team ball

[@_SayitAintSo]

LeBron does it he gets crucified tho

[@yummyyum36719]

Not only was this team crappy. His team from 2008-10 was not a particularly great team for a squad that went to 3 finals and won 2. Gasol was a fine addition but on the whole he had solid role players. LeBron's championship teams were better, even the 2016 Cavs.

[@whereisthelambsauce7753]

Bruh LeBron's teams were better against better competition if that makes sense like im pretry sure in next 20 years championship caliber teams gonna have 5 all star talent players so by this logic they all have more help ... you have to compare competition

[@TaybeenTrill248]

@@whereisthelambsauce7753 🙄

[@TaybeenTrill248]

ALL FACTS

[@yummyyum36719]

@@whereisthelambsauce7753 Bruh LeBron got beat, and beat bad by the brutal 2010 Celts. You gonna tell me that the team that sent LeBron's "talents to South Beach" was weak? If so that would make LeBron the douche that Uncle Dan Gilbert said he was in that open letter.

[@chasemichaels5083]

Who the fuck asked you anything about fucking Lebron James?

[@ShaolinPrince718]

i was 15 during this time, the media was on kobe's head non-stop this season. part of it was he wanted to prove a point. basically yall said i shoot too much, than here, let them show you why i shoot too much.

[@NBAKING149]

Not a excuse up 3-1 in the playoffs.. i understand a reg season game .. you work hard to get to the playoffs and go out like that? No excuses that was a horrible decision and everybody knows...

[@dxtremecaliber]

@@NBAKING149 but his are trash af too so nothing you can do about it

[@NBAKING149]

@@dxtremecaliber huh

[@jasoncameron2660]

Horrible decision ?? What decision dummy he passed and scored .. his teammates suck on defense and missed more a lot 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mrpopo5097]

That’s the wrong time to prove a point

[@MrAyeeGee]

Came here after lebron walked back to the locker room with 6 minutes to go in game 5 vs Phoenix

[@obinnaelemuo113]

cool bro

[@sungodcubing3990]

Damn Kobe walked to the locker room vs mags in game 4

[@smokegames1179]

The fact that they have a game 7 in the first place makes him one of the goat when u have Amish Parker and kwame on the team. That sun's team have Steve Nash, Amare stoudemair, Shawn Marion on there prime. And fast forward Steve Nash didn't won't ant chip but Kobe added 2 more rings

[@TiltedThug]

Lebron loses in finals to the warriors with kd Klay curry draymond and iggy “he sucks” Kobe loses to nash amare in first round “he’s the goat” 😂

[@smokegames1179]

@@TiltedThug whos says anything about lebron lol i respect hes game aswell but kobe is kobe my 2nd goat before lebron.

[@TiltedThug]

@@smokegames1179 fair enough I respect your choice

[@VonGOMD]

@@TiltedThug lebron had a waaay better team bro

[@crescentnetwork9449]

@@TiltedThug the sad thing is you're using someone else's comparison and judgement to make your argument. Legit everyone know Lebron is a Boss on the court. Same with Kobe. They're two completely different players in playing styles and have had two completely different careers but here you go using some argument that millions of other people have used simply because it fits your narrative. Try appreciating them both as part of a handful of basketball greats we've gotten to watch our entire lives.

[@Mr3824KB]

Underrated video..thank you 🙌🏾

[@ryeyap1405]

Let’s call it what it is. He stopped shooting because he was called a ballhog. He did it to prove a point and cost them the series. He was petty.

[@wizzjo1nt5]

I've always known this not just this game either. They're a lot of games threw out his career where he would just try to be a facilitator. This also affects career averages. But trying to explain context to a bunch of idiots who think he was just a ball hog anyway is pointless.

[@ShaolinPrince718]

randomly thought about this game, thanks for having the vid here man. great beat, can never go wrong with 93 to infinity

[@bhb7406]

Yessir, the beat smooth 🔥

[@moonpiespotlight4759]

He gave up. "revert to passing" means he once was a passer. He quitPERIOD. He pouted because someone in the lockerroom said they weren't getting touches. Phil asked Kobe to move the ball. He pouted and quit.

[@jonb2756]

"He had the passing mindset" Having a passing mindset and literally refusing to shoot because people called you a ball hog aren't the same.

[@sungodcubing3990]

Where’s the mamba mentality gone? Out the window 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kishion94]

Damn imagine if bron quit on his team While leading 3-1 one 🤣🤣🤣

[@hashmoncrief6965]

Kobe Bryant did not give up, Kobe showing his teammates what is like when he passes the ball, because all they did was cry about Kobe not passing the ball. 8 /24

[@bhb7406]

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[@jonb2756]

Kobe has done this twice in his career, and both came when someone criticized him for shooting too much. He was always such a baby when someone talked bad about him.

[@afrancis2014]

This is how we chill from 93’ till! Rip 🐍!

[@-ben--]

Kobe couldnt win no matter what he done, smh

[@bhb7406]

yeah its unfortunate how the media slays him for this game. It's happened to all the greats. History isn't the full truth and this is a simple example. I'll be happy he won 2 rings later on tho and remember, in game 7 of the 2010 NBA finals, kendrick perkins was injured and unable to play in an extremely close game that Kobe Bryant had double digit important rebounds. No one brings up the fact that a healthy celtics team wins that game. There are always 2 sides to sports. The truth and what we make as our own truth.

[@LeBronJames-StatPadderMan]

@@bhb7406 Why don't you bring up 2008 when Lakers didn't have Bynum and Ariza? The point is, I quit more than MJ/Kobe.

[@sungodcubing3990]

@@LeBronJames-StatPadderMan you’re also better than one of the two

[@jbwuzhere6819]

Truth is his teammates had quit long before the third quarter. Down 15 at the half after shooting 8-13 for 23 pts? That's like 62%!!! If you get zero stops, get out rebounded, out hustled, out executed how can you come back? THEY were gonna lose no matter what HE did. Game 6 was the end of the series truthfully. One friggin rebound was all they needed to advance and even though they had the bigger team they failed to box out repeatedly, allowing Phx to force overtime. Nuff said.

[@HoopLife313]

Kobe dropped a 50pt game in a loosing effort. Game 7 they were down 45-60 with Kobe going into half with 23 8-13… his team never got started and they loss because of that. I hate that people try to use his team loosing a 3-1 series as his fault but again anyone scoring 24pts by themselves can’t be at fault. Sorry ass roster

[@brianzhou171]

Lakers were lucky to have 3-1 series lead... They run out of luck after that

[@vicp1990]

That chuck short brought me here. Anyone else?

[@fmafelumo]

He did 'quit' during this game. AND I LOVED IT! He showed the world what a joke he had for teammates. Most of these players were out of the league when they FINALLY got rid of them. Smush Parker couldn't even hack it alongside Wade in Miami. It took more guts to do what he did in this game. That's why I love the Mamba. AND that's why #8 is a different legendary beast. I don't think #24 would've done that, but #8.... Heck yeah!!

[@charliesvoice5184]

Quitting is disgraceful.

[@str8duval]

Can't make excuses for quitting

[@bilalghafoor1943]

@@charliesvoice5184 lebrons a quitter 😂

[@ArcherArios22]

@@stratosphere2323 Wow, you have a lot to say for a dead guy who already proved himself, get help.

[@brentwaungordon9872]

@@bilalghafoor1943 all the times lebron quite his team deserved it

[@thev2403]

I see why this channel only has 468 videos cause the narration was incongruous

[@elijahevans6054]

Good take but that's not how it happened. KB was upset about all the talk around the amount of shots he was taking. When he saw they couldn't win his mindset became yall do it since I'm shooting too much. This was a known thing back then.

[@elijahevans6054]

He refused to shoot at a certain point. Even wide open shots he'd defer.

[@LanceG007]

That’s not true.Sorry man but that’s not actually what happened at all

[@strk-teak8633]

Good video 👍👍👍

[@bhb7406]

Thank you my dude, much appreciated

[@oscarvillanueva7307]

You can say whatever you want to say about Kobe but, IMO he did more with less, if he had the teammates other superstars had this guy would win year after year, also had to face the west which was very though

[@cangrejopendejo4909]

He had Howard and Nash and barely made the playoffs.

[@oscarvillanueva7307]

@@cangrejopendejo4909 🤣🤣🤣 really dude? Howard was not playing hard cuz of his shoulder. Nash hardly saw the floor in a Lakers uniform cuz he was hurt. Go check how many games he played during those 2 seasons he played with the Lakers 🤦‍♂️ Casual

[@cangrejopendejo4909]

@@oscarvillanueva7307 Howard never got the ball lol. When Nash did play Kobe turned him into a shooting guard. Kobe actually started passing more later in the season and guess what? They started winning 7 out of every 10 games until he reverted to his old ways. I remember. Keep polishing Kobe's shaft though.

[@oscarvillanueva7307]

@@cangrejopendejo4909 🤣🤣🤣 sure bud how many rings he got playing like that 🤦‍♂️ I prefer to win 5 rings giving his all then fucking have better players or switching teams cuz they cant win it there nice try pendejo even ur name says it all 🤷🏻‍♂️ u just lust credibility 😁😁😁

[@cangrejopendejo4909]

@@oscarvillanueva7307 Oh ok so you can't refute anything I said so you revert to the typical Kobe pole licker argument about rings. Any average SG would've won 3 rings with Shaq in the 2000's, and Kobe was part of a great team in the late 2000's and was only marginally better than Gasol. He can't make a super team work because he was an egotistical shot chucker lol. He had to have a great supporting cast, and then hope he plays against the Magic who only had Dwight, and retirement home Boston Celtics 😂.

[@ballinphil3025]

The Lakers had game 6 in the bag. They were up 3 late in the 4th and kwame for some reason flew by Tim Thomas and gave up a wide open 3. (Afterwards Tim Thomas mocked Kobe's game 4 celebration) But the final score doesn't really show how close that game was. Phoenix just pulled away in overtime. Kobe being aggressive in that series wasn't all bad for the lakers. Kobe took 24 shots in game 2 and the Lakers won that game. I get what you're saying about Kobe tryna get his teammates involved in game 7 because it did work in certain games in that series. But once you're down by double digits at halftime, it's not working. It's time to switch it up. The Lakers desperately needed some offense in game 7 and Kobe wasn't aggressive at all. I'm a huge Kobe fan and I love the Lakers but knowing the type of player that Kobe was and knowing that it was a win or go home situation, Kobe did kind of mail it in. But I think that was partly because of how the media killed Kobe after game 6.

[@wizzjo1nt5]

But when they were down double digits at half Kobe had 23 points at the half. Seems like you didn't listen.

[@sungodcubing3990]

Where tf is the mamba mentality? I respect that u aren’t bandwagoning Kobe like so much other Kobe fans bringing double standards for players like Lebron calling them soft and lack instinct I’m not saying Kobe lacks it but if you’re good enough to get 3-1 u def good enough to go 4-1 and isn’t Kobe known for his instinct then why did he get offended so easily by chuck?

[@kristoferdepriest1491]

Yea it's not because passing mindset or shooting mindset wasn't working.. he didn't have a team and people were complaining about him shooting.. he shot them into the playoffs.. you don't go from a shooting mindset because it's not working.. you run plays to get him to his spot

[@nonam3s473]

Huge lakers fan, Kobe seemed deflated that game. But I think Steve Nash and the suns should get more credit

[@dankenkit]

Kobe, low basketball Iq. Don’t know how to win without amazing help like Shaq or gasol and Bynum. Kobe showing his true colors, straight up inept to be what he thought he was

[@jaycarlos3559]

fun fact..Lakers had no business being up 3-1 vs the suns as the suns beat the lakers 3-1 during the regular season and the fact the Lakers were a defensive rebound away from winning Game 6 in regulation

[@mantlecollector]

I think i seen a video where kobe was trying to prove a point that the team he was on wasnt that good. So to prove it he kept passing the ball rather than shooting the ball to show that we suck and we need better people in order for us to win. Think the next year or so they got paul gaso

[@100spurs]

Anyone that saw that game 7, he quit. He looked deflated and out of sync. The mood felt defiant

[@nbatalk714]

Is this the series kobe was up 3-1?

[@thecvnnt]

I thought he pass it every time because his teammate where blaming him

[@ModernFiction]

yessir facts

[@charliesmith4086]

So many people don’t understand. All Kobe wanted to do was win.

[@melvynsngltn27]

BS what happened in 2004??

[@nbagoats4819]

Ah yes. The new Potato cam. With -10k resolution.

[@mathew3267]

All the so called "GOATS' have one or more quit games. Never happened to Jordan.

[@koolguy350z]

This is a quit game for someone who is a leader of the team. You can’t go around. He quit. One of the worst performances I’ve ever seen.

[@Trevor10248]

That is just not true. The strategy of the series was Kobe to be more of a facilitator which worked the first 4 games and got them that 3-1 lead. The suns adjusted to stop the other lakers players more in game 5 so game 6 lakers countered that by telling Kobe to takeover and he did with a 50 piece and almost won if lakers could box out. Game 7 he comes out in attack mode has 23 at half but there down 15 so at half he goes back to what worked last 4 games but his teammates just couldn’t hit shots and they lose.

[@koolguy350z]

@@Trevor10248 he didn’t shot in the 4th quarter at all. On a game 7. I don’t care what it is but in crunch time, playoffs you better come to play. Especially if you’re the main guy. Peop

[@wizzjo1nt5]

@@koolguy350z They were down 30 in the 4th quarter. Had 23 at the half and were down almost 20. I think he came to play.

[@jasoncameron2660]

How did he quit ? He gave his teammates More touches ?!!!! So basically yes he shouldn’t have because he knew they sucked?? Lol well he took over n scoring too and lost

[@gelorivadeneira3918]

Same guy who would say he is a ballhog for taking too many shots

[@peepii8304]

Charles Barkley brought me here

[@victorlopez007]

GAME 6 PISSED ME TF OFF. KWAME DIDNT NEED TO JUMP LIKE A CRAZY MAN ON TIM THOMAS’ THREE. And BEFORE THAT JUST GRAB A DAMN REBOUND. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN LAKERS/CLIPPERS IN THE 2nd round 😒😒😒

[@goatwrld9730]

Kobe only led is team in 2 Categories which was pts and ast But Lamar Odom had Almost just as many ast as Kobe Not to mention Kobe averaged 5 turnovers in the last 3 games and in games 5 & 6 he had a game High in turnover Gm5 : 5 TO & loss by 17 GM6: 7 TO & Loss by 8 pts Game 7 3rd quarter he shot 2 threes and missed and had 1 Pt and played every second of the Quarter and in the 4th quarter played 7 minutes DIDNT score and only shot the ball 1 TIME KWAME BROWN ACTUALLY PLAYED Decent Smush Parker led the team in stls

[@the503creepout7]

Does anybody remember a player nicknamed "the Kobe Stopper"? ...no? Didn't think so.

[@natesexton9477]

he quit.

[@25mL]

It’s not that he “quit” per se. more so he used that game to make his point: this team you gave me is a joke and that’s why I shoot.

[@cangrejopendejo4909]

He tooks more shots than prime Shaq. He turned Dwight Howard into a role player. It didn't matter what team he had, he always shot too much.

[@dxtremecaliber]

@@cangrejopendejo4909 2 rings after Shaq tho

[@sungodcubing3990]

If his team is good enough to win 3 then they def good to win 4

[@GonjaSensai]

That game Depressed me.

[@bhb7406]

Yeah, hitting the game 4 game winner, only to blow a 3-1 lead because the rest of your roster was as talented as a high school basketball team. Feelsbadman 😔

[@jobeamadi9810]

Please don’t comment on this game unless you watched it when it happened. KOBE QUIT! He was trying to prove a point that his teammates were garbage.

[@badasssnow]

It went to game 7. Meaning the Lakers HAD won some games in the series. You're making it seem like they didn't win any games. And neither passing more nor shooting more worked. Basketball is obviously a combination of the two for maximum effectiveness. Saying, what was Kobe supposed to do? Idk...maybe what he did in the 3 W's.

[@anthonylombardo4829]

He quit because he was pissed of being called a ball hog when his team was ass

[@marka1712]

Funny how narrative becomes reality. I bet 99.9% of the haters didn’t watch the game and only know what they heard or saw on KZbin lol.

[@vigneshsubramanian2511]

Its funny how Bron fans defend him losing to Orlando Magic in 2009 when clearly his team was way better than the Magic. Lebron fans won’t admit that if he beat the Magic he takes Kobe six games in the finals instead of the snooze fest five game series. This whole thing Lebron did more w less is an excuse.

[@ernestonwona6070]

And if he decided to shoot y'all would call him a ball hug.

[@encinobalboa]

Smush Parker sighting. That guy was a head case and he was bad on the court.

[@keithmitchell8372]

LeBron does this he gets killed Kobe does this it's excuses we can't pick and choose he quit end of story

[@dextersmith9497]

Damn all the excuses in these comments are funny 😂 “ he had to switch up his game” “he tried to take a different approach” 😂😂 hilarious because some of y’all in here criticize bron for the same thing 🎉

[@percivalpineda3219]

While Lebron has no problem bringing crappy team to the Finals.

[@jasoncameron2660]

Kobe didn’t quit he scored 24 points before halftime dummies 🤣🤣🤣🤣 if there loosing still that means the defense was terrible and other guys didn’t contribute 🤦‍♂️ yall that slow ..

[@sungodcubing3990]

So Lebron didn’t quit since he scored 29 points 😂😂😂

[@DavidThompson-lm3tb]

This gotta be a joke! He didn't quit! He just didn't shoot! Oh okay😂😂😂

[@jrsmith1998]

This video was spoke just like a true Kobe Fanboy.

[@jesseramos1964]

Exactly Kobe Bryant had a trash 🗑️ team. And Kobe Bryant still tried to put his teammates involved. And they failed so no quiter in the black mamba.

[@theodoranfilov5101]

He only shot once in the foruth quarter... he did quit

[@sungodcubing3990]

Ye fr, trying to tell the media you’re not a ball hog by not playing ball by playing netball is the same as sitting out

[@justinbustin677]

Just like Jordan, if he scored alot of points, most likely they lost or cane down to a nail bitter

[@zack1610]

KoBe/Mj wOuLd nEvEr QuIt on tHeY’rE tEaM...

[@fusionn4316]

What does this have to do with Michael Jordan? 🤦‍♂️

[@zack1610]

@@fusionn4316 Apparently anything LeBron does has to do with MJ 🙄

[@NBAKING149]

1988 bulls started up 2-1 .. game 5 bulls pistons mj 46 mins 8 shot attempts there was a article about saying mj disappeared.. ofcourse you wouldn’t know about it they sweep every thing that went wrong for him under the rug

[@Playaflydre]

He choked. Quit. Whatever you want to call it. Because ITS FACT. Game 7 of a playoff game. He's the star. He's supposed to take over. Win or lose. It's on him. Yall can make all of the excuses yall want. If another current player did that in a game 7 yall would be dragging him through the mud. Kobe quit. Stop the bs

[@curqcurq5005]

Charles Barkley and the ESPN crew have been Kobe haters since 96'! Think Barkley mad cuz Kobe more rings than him. And was 10x better!!!

[@AlNaTz]

2nd most assists for a SG in the history of the game. Ball hog?! GOH...

[@melvynsngltn27]

He played 20 seasons

[@youngfool412]

Idc this Kobe f all that passing shit game7 24 pts naaw if I’m his team I tell him I rather us lose you shooting 35plus

[@loitersquadX]

Promote yourself better and make more kobe content

[@bhb7406]

I'll do my best 👍. Thanks for your feedback

[@percivalpineda3219]

Let me put it in simple language: Kobe buckled under pressure, and chose not to shoot the ball. Anything other than that is an afterthought.

[@BicMichuM]

Lol.pass to who? Nooone in that team can shoot

[@grizzfan018]

Kobe stans make all the excuses in the world for him. The Lakers best chance to win was if he did was he did best and that was score the ball. Charles Barkley was 100% correct about this game, Kobe quit on them and this video is pathetic

[@ArtSchoolParis]

KOBE quit.

[@miklac90]

His post game interview didn't help. Throwing his team under the bus while praising suns "fire power" and "talent". He definitely was making a point to the Lakers management and the media.

[@Nopanop]

If he really did have a trash team, why didn't he shoot sumbass

[@aaronrooks2703]

Because he was criticize for taking too many shots in Game 6 dumb motherfucker

[@Nopanop]

@@aaronrooks2703 so he gave up when criticized, right dumass??

[@aaronrooks2703]

How did he give up dipshit

[@aaronrooks2703]

Explain LeBron quitting against Boston in 2010 Golden State in 2018 and Phoenix in 2021 motherfucker

[@sungodcubing3990]

Cuz he soft and got offended by chuckstar 😂😂😂😂

[@leechrec]

I couldn't believe my eyes when this happened.

[@BenADamnFool]

😂😂😂 man quit

[@kevinko7195]

L take, he quit and was selfish and tried to prove a point

[@100spurs]

He for sure quit in game 7

[@Ballahsballah]

You’re 100% incorrect. He’s one of the best players. We love what he brought to the game. But he absolutely 100% quit. Please stop the spin job. RIP Kobe.

[@nunyabusiness8498]

Phil himself said he didn't. And if he quit there then mj quit here kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaaVpH6Vg7J8gc0

[@bhb7406]

so what makes u say he quit. Him being one of the best players and we loving what he brought to the game isnt a reason to show that he quit.

[@reallife8501]

@@nunyabusiness8498 Kobe Bryant all star teammates Shaquille O'Neal (97, 98, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04) Eddie Jones (1997, 1998) Nick Van Exel (1998) Pau Gasol (2009, 2010, 2011) Andre Bynum (2012) Dwight Howard (2013) Michael Jordan all star teammates Scottie Pippen (90, 92, 93, 95 96, 97) Kobe Bryant more all star teammates then Michael Jordan Michael Jordan did more with less then Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant did less with more then Michael Jordan 🤷‍♂️ 1991 NBA finals Bulls 4 Lakers 1 First ring Jordan 31.2 pts and 55.8% fg and 50% 3pt and 6.6 rebs and 11.4 ast and finals mvp 2000 NBA finals Lakers 4 Pacers 2 First ring Kobe 15.6 pts and 36.7% fg an 20% 3pt Carried by Shaq 38.0 pts and 61.1% fg and 16 rebs and finals mvp Shaquille O'Neal 3 finals mvps best player on Lakers 3peat and Kobe Bryant a sidekick Jordan 6 times best player on his teams titles more then Kobe 2 times Jordan never played sidekick to win rings Goat 🐐 Jordan vs Copycat Kobe Seasons played Kobe 20 Jordan 15 Rings Jordan 6✔️ Kobe 5 Finals Mvps Jordan 6✔️ (most all time) Kobe 2 League Mvps Jordan 5✔️ Kobe 1 Total Mvps (League and Finals) Jordan 11✔️ (most all time) Kobe 3 Scoring titles Jordan 10✔️ (most all time) Kobe 2 Steals Leaders Jordan 3✔️ (1988, 1990, 1993) Kobe 0 All Defensive first team selections Jordan 9 in 15 seasons 60%✔️ Kobe 9 in 20 seasons 45% Defensive player of year Jordan 1✔️ (1988) Kobe 0 Rookie of year Jordan Yes✔️ Kobe No Points per game Jordan 30.12 ✔️ (1st all time) Kobe 24.99 Seasons average +30 ppg Jordan 8✔️ Kobe 3 Seasons average +30 ppg and +50% fg Jordan 5✔️ Kobe 0 Game tying or go again shots in finals 24 seconds of a playoff game in 4th quarter to take the lead Jordan 9-18 fg and 50%✔️ Kobe 7-28 fg and 25% Playoff game winning buzzer beaters Jordan 3✔️ Kobe 1 3point % (NBA finals) Jordan 36.8%✔️ Kobe 31.4% Jordan way better player then Kobe 2011 NBA playoffs Mavericks 4 Lakers 0 Dallas swept Kobe Bryant who had home court advantage and was favorite to win CBS sports line top 10 NBA best players all time 1. Michael Jordan 2. LeBron James 3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9. Tim Duncan 10. Kobe Bryant Goat 🐐 Jordan 31.5 ppg and 50.5% fg with Bulls 13 season Kobe Bryant 44.7% fg most missed shots in NBA history

[@nunyabusiness8498]

@@reallife8501 Mj had more all stars than pippen just google it. He also didn't have as many stars because bulls management was so good they never needed to sign anyone new. Awards Kobe been robbed everyone knows that. Even in 2001 you can make a really good case that he should have been finals MVP. Accuracy-Jordan shot less and played in an easier era of basketball which explains steals and points. He is also top ten in missed shots lol don't bring that up it's a bad point. Media makes the worsts lists everyone and their mother knows that. Clutch stats? You know Kobe statistically since you're a total stat head is more clutch than MJ right? Oh well use playoff stats as oppose to general stats I guess goofy. Mj has lost in finals while being favorited. Did you seriously try using accuracy for team selections?? Goofy you know because kobe played 5 more years he obviously isn't gonna be able to hustle as much as he could right? Oh well your stats suck

[@reallife8501]

@@nunyabusiness8498 You wrong and I just clearly show you that Kobe had more all stars more seasons then Jordan Kobe more all star teammates and still less successful then Jordan 😂 1998 year Nick Van Exel, Kobe Bryant, Eddie Jones, Shaq O'Neal all 4 players made all star team for Lakers 1998 NBA playoffs Jazz 4 Lakers 0 Kobe got swept with 3 all star teammates Nick Van Exel, Eddie Jones, Shaq O'Neal Kobe had a prime Shaquille O'Neal who's better player then any player Jordan ever played with 2000 NBA finals Lakers 4 Pacers.2 Shaq 38.0 ppg and 61.1% fg and 16 rebs Carried Kobe 15.6 ppg and 36.7% fg and 20% 3pt 2001 NBA finals Lakers 4 Sixers 1 Shaq 33.0 ppg and 57.3% fg Carried Kobe 24.6 ppg and 41.5% fg Shaq O'Neal 3 finals mvps best player on Lakers 3peat and carried Kobe Bryant to 3 sidekick rings You don't know basketball Kobe no where close to deserve finals mvp I dont believe Kobe Bryant was robbed of any awards so dont say everybody knows that because you dont speak for me Goat 🐐 Jordan > copycat Kobe Goat 🐐 Jordan 6 finals mvps and better player then Kobe 2 finals mvps and sidekick to Shaq for 3 rings

[@andreigabriellabayan3616]

Lol stupid video. Kobe? One of the greatest scorers of all time? One of the greatest and most unstoppable offensive force of all time? Known for his Mamba mentality? Suddenly decided to become a pass first in the 2nd half???? Of a game 7??? Who are you kidding bro?? Lmao no hate to Kobe but how could you say he was a high IQ player when he suddenly changed his style of game in a freaking game 7 when the team needed him to score more. Even his teammates couldnt believe it was happening 😂😂😂

[@VonGOMD]

He dropped 50 the game before and they still lost by double digits dummy

[@Ballahsballah]

Exactly.

[@bhb7406]

@Andrei Gabriel Labayan i do not understand what you're saying. "how could you say he was a high IQ player when he suddenly changed his style of game in a freaking game 7 when the team needed him to score more". Um, so he changed his style of game when his team was down in a game 7 because attempting to shoot the lights out in the first half didn't work. So... he started passing once trying to score all the points didn't work. Which is high IQ... lol.

[@bhb7406]

@Devonte Wise exactly, i don't think the dude watched the video. He must've seen the title and just left a comment before watching my reasoning

[@andreigabriellabayan3616]

@@bhb7406 im not saying he didn’t have high IQ. Of course he was a very intelligent player and that’s why he’s an all time great. I’m just sick of ya’ll trying to justify his actions in the second half. He had a scorer’s mentality. He knew that it only takes a couple of shots for him to get going. It’s always the next shot. If it misses, next shot. why all of a sudden he became a pass-first in the second half? He knew he aint Magic who can dominate the game by passing. He ain’t that stupid. He obviously did it on purpose because he was already done mentally. My point is stop justifying what he did. He quit on his team. So what? Ya’ll cant blame him. His teammates ain’t that good. Just stop saying that “oh because shooting more didnt work so he decided to be a pass first guy in the second half”. You can do that in the regular season maybe but not in a Game 7.

[@berionggorilya6010]

Kobe won't quit,fraud king drama queen is the real quiter!! Lefive minutes james

[@ubereats3047]

How is that 1 MVP treating him?

[@berionggorilya6010]

@@ubereats3047 leflop destroyed NBA!! ratings gone down!

[@ubereats3047]

@@berionggorilya6010 Ratings are now at his lowest without him

[@berionggorilya6010]

@@ubereats3047 nope!! Without leflop NBA ratings soar high!! lechina James!!

[@ubereats3047]

@@berionggorilya6010 Lol nice trolling. NBA finals lost 5 million viewers from 2018 to 2019