Vanessa Bryant's tribute to the 'White Mamba,' Diana Taurasi | WNBA on ESPN

Vanessa Bryant's tribute to the 'White Mamba,' Diana Taurasi | WNBA on ESPN
Celebrating Diana Taurasi's 40th birthday, take a look back at her historic career and her profound impact on women's basketball.
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[@XTW3BB]

Y’all in these comments are ridiculous. Guess you just skipped over the fact that Kobe himself agreed that she is the white mamba.

[@nineangelproductions8288]

Facts like wth

[@quincyjackson4377]

Ok cool. We get that. But what we saying is, brian scalabrine had the nickname first

[@glennmerrill88ify]

Kobe shoulda named a couple dudes at my local YMCA the white mamba too

[@XTW3BB]

@@quincyjackson4377 do you know how many people go by white mamba, so who cares who had it first. It’s a nickname. Who named Brian the white mamba and did Kobe agree?

[@XTW3BB]

@@glennmerrill88ify I don’t think a couple scrubs at a YMCA can beat Diana though. At this point you just showing you don’t care for women sports, I’m happy that at least you know you don’t.

[@Wolves2314]

So nice to give a tribute to Brian

[@choiyongjae]

Odd not to include any footage of Brian though...but I'll take it! Scalabrine the GOAT

[@BolitaDeKetica]

YOOOOO! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@perrybookerjr819]

I was waiting to find this comment lmfaoooo

[@VindicateHim]

All that BS. Scala-who?

[@k.c.r.5974]

Brian was a good man

[@jimmywang2833]

Goat recognized goat. Tears down when heard this tribute from Vanessa🥺🥺🥺

[@quandellwigfall6724]

She one of the 🐐

[@WatchMeCreateHD]

I don't see the goat Scalabrine anywhere

[@OGMillyMillz_]

Exactly 😂

[@James-zy8nh]

Bruh the disrespect to Brian Scalibrine😂

[@rinavee1812]

we got "D" you don't! - quote from one legend to another and about a legend in the making! UConn pride!!!!

[@thakidfloe]

Kobe we love you no matter how much time passes it will hurt every time we see you.🐐 Diana is one of the goats I was a kid and felt like I’ve witnessed her entire career but still am shocked when they stack her accolades 🔥🔥

[@ThumperE23]

Having watched what she did at Connecticut, I describe Diana as a fork truck, she carried two teams of role players to two titles.

[@KPyles89]

My favorite wnba player of all time! The goat in my eyes 🍾🐐🏆

[@nephalm5357]

My Mount Rushmore is Taurasi, Bird, Cooper, and Parker

[@thedatajanitor9537]

@@nephalm5357 LMAO. There will only be one in a year or so. CC>

[@James-zy8nh]

Game recognise game. Brian scalibrine such an inspiration😂

[@SNH1305]

fr, who tf know that her is white mamba, we all know brian scalibrine is white mamba

[@nephalm5357]

@@SNH1305 Brian was the White Mamba, until a real White Mamba came around. For Brian, it was more of a joke than a true nickname

[@lucataylor4339]

@@SNH1305 Kobe literally named her the white mamba

[@GamerModeTwentyThree]

The goat dianna such an inspiration and has an incredible career Kobe is proud 🏆🐐🐐

[@hyhy4430]

Nah hold on are we just gonna act like Brian Scalabrine isn’t the actual white mamba?

[@reimixo]

We All know who the real white mamba is...

[@mvpandrew93]

*#44 of the Boston Celtics. No doubt.*

[@JonCom3dy]

😎

[@israymervalentin-arias6313]

@Myles Thomas yes who gives a fk about wnba

[@anthonys9892]

Steve Blake

[@KingJacob8808]

@@israymervalentin-arias6313 lol agree

[@laminmarenabittaye132]

Happy birthday diana 💚💚💚💚🎂🎂🎂🎂

[@kathye9800]

Proud Chino lifetime resident always rooting for our hometown hero!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@ThotimusxPRIME]

Diana is a GOAT! & seeing Kobe & knowing he’s not here still don’t feel right 😢

[@robwasilewski9273]

She is awesome

[@mistidawn13]

This is a tribute to it being her birthday !! Nobody's actually reading the description and listening to the words.. everyone's so focused on a nickname who gives a s*** what her nickname is most people on here could be f#$ktard simply because of your selfish inappropriate and unnecessary comments.. I went to school with her... She worked very hard to get where shes at today, very very focused, and always smiling. (Something you should try) ... The world needs more people appreciating somebody else right now & as you can tell by this news feed people don't do that anymore... anytime somebody works hard at something y'all would have to try to be rude & bash somebody instead of congratulating them. what she did was not easy I don't see any of you doing half of what she did so cut it out stop being assholes and appreciate somebody in your life for a change kindness appreciation I love for one another is contagious and so is a person like Diana's drive, persistent hard work and smile!!!

[@aceace7744]

Word she get my nod been rocking wit her

[@k.c.r.5974]

She was insane. Pure scorer and she was regularly among league leaders in blocks!

[@RekojGnik]

Dam tears coming out my eyes

[@t9t9t9t9t9]

lol

[@visualizeme-tz3ng]

You soft

[@back2back379]

same, Brian's game is so beautiful to watch

[@BatmanBoss]

My favorite woman athlete Love Dianna ❤

[@chrismiller755]

My thoughts exactly

[@tjleaf3510]

Don’t gender her. She can be whatever she wants to be

[@t9t9t9t9t9]

@@tjleaf3510 dont be stupid

[@kelvinquartey6888]

Legend 🙌🏿

[@RaymerQello]

Precioso cortometraje.

[@Masterpsflood]

Brian Scalabrine might have something to say about this

[@Kokopelle]

This was beautiful

[@TheKaradras]

The MJ of WNBA in my eyes (with all the respect to a lot of other great women in the league). 👏😎🤘

[@artaiyahgray323]

All on one team love it

[@applepie2924]

That My Girl Go Diana, God bless 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 God Got You With Love The Women Basketball The Goat 🐐🐐🐐 DT🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀 The mighty Mercury!!!With Love💙💙💞💞💞💙🤍🤍🤍💙💙💙🤍🤍💙💙🤍🤍💙🤍💙❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@dailynnsp.o.v]

Hope all is well with everyone to those who reads this keep pushing, fighting, and grinding through whatever your going through. This is only the beginning and life is to short for settling for less. Reach out to love ones before it’s to late you never know when it will be our last. Whatever you want to do in life do it and, don’t let anyone tell you other wise peace and one love

[@JohnSmith-hf3qv]

💯

[@user-vn8nn5kw8q]

What a legend not just for the sport but to inspire young & old woman to play

[@bigdogbill8988]

Thank you Vanessa Bryant.. I hope you’re doing great, and your daughters as well. May God bless you. Billy B

[@lookfeelbehealthy6320]

Tears

[@JS-ii4xr]

Fantastic player DT. Never stop!

[@elliotperez5071]

Diana congratulations

[@-superloserbot-1223]

The Darn White Mamba Is Brian Scalibrine

[@helpunetwork]

I went to Uconn seen her win! Painted my face blue & white! Gampel Storrs forever!.

[@ryublueblanka]

Even though Diana Taurasi didn't sign my Diana Taurasi bobblehead on my birthday...she's still one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Brittney Griner did sign my Diana Taurasi bobblehead though so...she's my favorite now.

[@trojanspyware]

better not bring that bobblehead into Rusha Brittney’s ink prob had hashish oil in it 😳

[@isao_the_2nd]

Feel good stories at it's finest! 💯🐐🏀🔥

[@DORAEMON-bw8jk]

Scalabrine is the Female White Mamba also.

[@ClaxtonBay123]

Don't see Brian Scalabrine in this video

[@mugiwara_qu1ncy983]

This got me emotional

[@JonCom3dy]

Cool video

[@nineangelproductions8288]

Like Kobe gave her his blessing himself espn don’t need nobody else approval the got the angel himself blessing it

[@DM-dm9pr]

More people need to watch this before they crown CC the goat.....

[@daniellewis5474]

Nah let the idiots have their wannabe goat 🤣

[@legodestroyer11]

This isn’t Brian Scalabrine

[@mvpandrew93]

*6 EuroLeague championships and those five golden medals are everything to a professional.*

[@FilthyGreenENT.]

Scoring Leader. Just Amazing too See Her Growth.

[@joannevalentine8967]

White Mamba thank u Kobe gigi proud 🙏✌️

[@TeamDaemon1980]

Sam Quinn responding to Tracy McGrady saying Steph isn't in the same convo as MJ, LeBron, and Kobe: "Kobe isn't in the same conversation as LeBron and MJ..." 👀

[@OG725]

Pat4Clippers FOH go be a flip flopping jinx on twitter

[@KingJacob8808]

Exactly

[@zpacify]

Yeah that's true. Kobe is around top 8-12 all-time. I don't know why the keep bringing Kobe up in the top 5 conversation.

[@amezsherzad]

​@@zpacify hes probably 8-9 but yeah it's just because he played in a giant los angeles market and he was pretty much a carbon copy of jordan so i think the general person would just assume him to be as good as jordan or just slightly worse when in reality they dont belong in the same conversation.

[@back2back379]

He's entitled to his own opinion. He's played against both, and many players who've played against both have actually said the same things.

[@moshimoshi8283]

Where’s Scalabrine at?

[@westheking12]

Greatest Womens Basketball Player of All Time

[@medicenlocutor]

Heck yeah! You could even make the argument that she is one of the most decorated champions of all time, regardless of gender. Absolute legend 💫

[@arizonaFIREent]

Im a mercury fan yet I disagree she not top 5

[@westheking12]

@@arizonaFIREent Cap

[@jaycooper2685]

Bs

[@violetwoods6766]

Cynthia 💩er scooper Cooper

[@kb24rd]

Don't disrespect Brian scalabrine like that

[@dolfan4926]

My god………..I’ve been crushing on this girl since my early 20’s……….and I’m still in love❤ with this beautiful Argentinian woman……..I’m now in my early 40’s……….wish I had a beautiful woman like her love those freckles n hair in a bun

[@VindicateHim]

Vanessa you are truly a beautiful inspiration and perfect for this tribute.

[@DirtyOrbBear]

You can tell which people actually watched the video by reading the comments.

[@aglo5947]

I always thought she played more like Iverson but I guess all makes sense now

[@jaytillman4278]

Arike Ogunbowale currently plays like AI

[@MrCole-cp2yp]

🥺🥺🥺

[@timbrown9796]

My girl cooking ⛹🏾⛹🏾⛹🏾

[@KramerY2J]

Everyone is a mamba now

[@tjleaf3510]

Nah just Brian

[@annamariedisipio8557]

What a great thing Vanessa bryant did for the woman WNBA player Diana torise who is the Mamba one of a great basketball player she's becoming a goat one of Kobe s students

[@chrismiller755]

Hard to pick between her and Mya Moore for me

[@joshvue2467]

Well Deserved!!!!!!!

[@JohnShaft5.0]

SHE FROM THE INLAND EMPIRE.. ALWAYS GOT LOVE FOR HER!!!

[@jeremy9717]

The obsession with being Kobe is getting annoying at this point. Y’all are just milking him at this point.

[@El_Chuncho]

Nah this has always been the case for DT. You just don't follow the women's game.

[@nineangelproductions8288]

@@El_Chuncho right like Kobe gave her that name

[@jeremy9717]

@@El_Chuncho this video was literally more about Kobe and his family than the woman herself 💀

[@LeanDrinker1]

@@jeremy9717 you’re a weirdo no it wasn’t.

[@jeremy9717]

@@LeanDrinker1 yes it was

[@lilybelle297]

💪💪💪❤❤❤

[@nanox4]

Diana's is Argentinean like Manu, tough tough players

[@AT-qu2bz]

thats the goat

[@Gretta12]

LUGO pride go Diana

[@BolitaDeKetica]

She’s the female Kobe! No cap.

[@kgthebest11]

@breadstickzzzzzzz watch her highlights then come back on here to comment

[@johnburner3992]

👍🏾

[@xcwilliams7980]

Diana: I'm the white mamba Kobe: Yes you are Comment section: crying like babies

[@eattrees9413]

Ong 😂

[@bigcobb384]

There’s only one white mamba and he played for the Celtics

[@jer_ryb_]

Ahh yess as you can see the comment section is full of hate 🤓

[@JesusOrDestruction]

Nah its scal

[@lottofever3061]

@@bigcobb384 started his legendary career with the NJ Nets tho

[@2445amy]

This is a lovely tribute to DT ❤️

[@shaquilleoatmeal8268]

Brian Scalabrine is the only white mamba

[@teokoitutaoro7850]

wow..?

[@Frozen_Bean]

she isn't the white mamba. we all kno its brian scalabrine.

[@iakadayrneh]

Overrated scalabrine ...

[@PutmeinthegameCoachChris]

DT is really one of the best ever to do this!!!!

[@anerby1]

Let's be honest 3 all-Americans and a winning coach got her three national championships

[@ButteryAssNigga]

Brian scalabrine has entered the chat

[@austinherrington7049]

GOAT

[@iZargon7]

This isn't Brian Scalabrine !!

[@FuzzyStayBuzzin183]

congratulations to Diana but to sit there and call her the white mamba I'm speechless ESPN stop using that man's name for clicks.

[@gawdlyb5117]

did you watch the whole video? lol

[@gawdlyb5117]

cuz kobe Def in the video and says where it came from lol

[@FuzzyStayBuzzin183]

I didn't need to watch the video was understood does not need to be explained

[@LeanDrinker1]

@@FuzzyStayBuzzin183 Kobe been calling her that tho so you saying all of that was pointless

[@elijah.j3288]

Si

[@gocowboys4082]

Brian is the white mamba. Who is Diana Taurasi?

[@iakadayrneh]

Who is the overrated brian scalabrine??

[@jaystjohn284]

As much as I have the biggest crush on her. Theres only 1 white mamba. Thats Brian Scalbrine

[@Npp5123]

Did Brian Scalabrine just fall off the face of the earth or something?……

[@Sam-db4mr]

The white Mamba is Brian Scalabrine. The red-headed GOAT! 💪🏼

[@tonybalony1028]

Sorry but the only White Mamba is Brian Scalabrine.

[@theijuswannaballshow3609]

The Goat

[@tudorbutnariu8632]

We’re talking about Brian, right?

[@darthsilversith667]

Katie Smith was the real “White Mamba”.. the real GOAT of the WNBA.

[@aeriskabkr1110]

the name belongs to scalabrine

[@magnumxlpi]

You mean the goat Brian??

[@Banner18]

Please stop comparing people to Kobe

[@Rerpesentz]

Justice for Brittany Griner

[@ethanvanhorn2162]

Giving her the nickname white mamba is an insult to Kobe’s name🤣

[@randomgamer2369]

I could’ve sworn they just showed Kobe saying she is you sound dumb bruh

[@sindilevabaza5194]

So you know better than Kobe's own wife? Pipe down and keep chilling in your mom's basement.

[@ya3587]

How is it an insult if shes the best female you goofy… shes the best and like any laker fan she wanted to be like kobe just like kobe wanted to be like Jordan

[@xcwilliams7980]

Did you watch the video. ? Kobe obviously disagreed with you.

[@mazena.s.3387]

Kobe had four girls, Gigi played basketball and aspired to play college basketball and become pro one day. Kobe gave turrasi his blessings. To you it may be an insult, to Kobe it is not.

[@hip360hop]

Disrespectful to the true white mamba

[@UnlockingHearts]

Brain scalabrine is the White mamba!

[@DEADLY6Z]

Never heard of her.

[@daniellewis5474]

Never heard of Mel Gibson either

[@theveli420]

This is too funny