Kobe Bryant Passes to Himself Off the Backboard

[Sportsgamer92]

LeBron tried to do this, but he traveled.

[95kitch]

travel



[hankdatank97]

Hey, if you pause the video at 16 seconds you can see that while he was attempting his up and under, his pivot foot (his left foot) was off the ground while his right foot was still on the ground.

[screameverything]

GET BIG YAO!

[juniorsmooves]

that should count as an assit

[mwn213]

Everyone who is dismissing this as traveling must be LeBron fans, people who are tired of losing to Kobe, people whose teams will never win championships, or people who still think he's a rapist. If Michael Jordan ever did this backboard trick, there'd be far fewer dislikes on his Youtube video. You're all biased, and you dismiss and dislike Kobe's greatness out of personal, bullshit reasons. Grow up and/or go home, queers.

[CoffeeJanitor]

Travel...

[spbynum]

Are you allowed to throw the ball off the backboard, grab your own rebound and dunk it without landing?

-- Blaise

Bernie's answer: Yes. Under the traveling rule, a player who attempts a shot or pass may not be the first to touch the ball unless it touches the backboard, rim or another player. Therefore, a player can intentionally pass the ball to himself off the backboard or rim.

[ReplayPoker]

@spbynum You are wrong.

blogmaverick. com/2004/04/15/did-kobe-travel­­-off-the-backboard/

The correct answer, confirmed by Stu Jackson today, is that it should have been a travel because it was not a shot. No attempt was made to actually make a basket. Since it was not a field goal attempt, it was a pass, and you cant pass to yourself off the backboard.

[ReplayPoker]

Everyone, this is traveling. Stop asking about if he gets an assist and the points (retarded question) or a rebound (can't rebound a pass).

[ReplayPoker]

@spbynum " It's not travelling. Off the backboard is recorded as a shot. Therefore, it counts as a rebound. Perfectly legal."

Don't be an idiot.

blogmaverick. com/2004/04/15/did-kobe-travel­-off-the-backboard/

The correct answer, confirmed by Stu Jackson today, is that it should have been a travel because it was not a shot. No attempt was made to actually make a basket. Since it was not a field goal attempt, it was a pass, and you cant pass to yourself off the backboard.

[littlereef101]

So does that count as an assist??

[jjudd43]

THIS IS TRAVELING!

[1lashauto]

@jjudd43 no it's not count the steps

[jjudd43]

@1lashauto it's not about the steps, you cant catch your own pass, it has to hit someone else, or the rim. They even called it a travel a couple of years ago in a all-star game when someone tried the same thing!

[dmxdog93]

yao ming must feel like shit

[CallOfDutyAssKicker]

would that count as another field goal attempt?

[dmxdog93]

@CallOfDutyAssKicker also a rebound

[MrThorzach]

foul on yao ming too.......

[Dalwai1]

2 Points, 1 Rebound and 1 Assist for that play.

[TheOriginalCoasta]

if only yao ming was good >.>

[Atalbi94]

I asked kobe for tips how to get to the finals.. but then i realized he wasn't in the playoffs!

[120524]

@Atalbi94 he was

[ElderWand777]

@Atalbi94 That's not funny, because you know outside of this year, he has been in the finals 7 times and has won 5 of them. You know there's another player that instead has won 0 ring, I think you know him he makes himself called the chosen one....

[jdamon96]

@Atalbi94 you're pretty stupid cause he was in the playoffs..... -.-

[JM71997]

Do that 10 times. You got a triple-double all day.

[caustic777444]

hes done this a lot actually

[horgeee]

Kobe will only pass to 1 guy: Kobe

[animosity8609]

jamal crawford did this the best

[eexuantan12345]

@MrNonzi ur mum traveld...

[NextLaker11]

How did he do that? 0.0

[MrNonzi]

Kobe traveled...

[T3N65TA]

@MrNonzi you must be blind.

[MrNonzi]

@MrNonzi Dude he was dribbling, pumped then took a hopstep. How is that not a travel?

[qfrmcpt310]

@MrNonzi thats not traveling. He picked up his dribble, pump faked, then used a step through

[ChiddyType]

That was a rebound and an assist at the same time?..

[MSMRU]

nice effort yao!!!

[kingfish1993]

he rather pass to the backboard b4 his teammate

[TheSherpatenzing]

does that count as off. rebound?

[LosAngelesIzTheBest]

2 points and 1 assist.

[TheSherpatenzing]

@LosAngelesIzTheBest and a rebound?

[LiqCharles]

Butt secks?

[TheUploader14]

But why everytime kobe does something amazing yall youtube niggas gotta compare it to what lebrons does?? like they the only 2 players in the nba -___-

[LALakers1624]

and 1

[flyinhindu]

thats like his 7th assist of his career

[MebiusVista]

@tuxedotshirtparty he set his left foot as the pivot and didn't move it until he jumped. If you are still not sure about the definition of traveling, google it, then scroll down to the part into the NBA rule.

[RobiPUR]

That is travel in FIFA and should be in the NBA but in order to make the game more spectacular they bend and change some traveling rules. Like when make two step with the ball and stop, it use to be travel in the NBA but it is not anymore. Now, you can make two step, stop and keep the ball without either passing or throwing, Stupid!

[felisberto2]

@RobiPUR not FIFA,you's say FIBA.

[SlowedBubbles]

@RobiPUR I don't think the NBA had that rule, that would basically be banning a dead ball in the game. I could be misunderstanding what you're saying, but from what I THINK I understand, you're saying you shouldn't be able to dribble, take your 2 steps, and you have to either immediately pass it or shoot.

[NotoriousB3]

IF kobe could he would only pass to himself

[EDDIE90510]

@NotoriousB3 why pass to anyone else?

[enathanielg]

@NotoriousB3 He's the only one that can pass to himself everyplay but score everyone too.....

[IamBambookid]

@NotoriousB3 If i was as good as Kobe i would only want to pass to myself too

[xxVRJJxx]

another reason why Kobe is a beast!!!

[Archsatanz]

Yao ming was like....fuck off maaan :[

[1310gamer]

hahah lebron tryied this and he traveled!!!!!!!!

[tvarnzz]

assist, rebound, and score. do this 10 times and u have a triple double haha jk

[zombified220]

Kobe 2 pts 1 assist

[kevinguapo01]

Why is there a fight in the comments in almost EVERY nba vid?

[NerozHero]

At least he passed :)

[bwong0]

That's an assist, a rebound and two points on the ol' stats sheet.

[mopedsmoproblems]

@bwong0 haha he doesn't get an assist for that... he gets 2 FGA, 1 FG, and 1 Off. Reb.

[rhcpguitarar]

LeBron tried this but tripped on his own ego.

[skwirlman96]

@rhcpguitarar and kobe just doesn't have an ego at all?

[browse428]

@rhcpguitarar actually lebron traveled when he tried to do this

[hattrick116]

@rhcpguitarar

Haha like Kobe isn't arrogant. He's also a rapist.

[nxtsumo]

@hattrick116 lol okay whatever you say

someone is just too ignorant to even read the news

or your jsut some kid

[hattrick116]

@nxtsumo

Oh, I didn't realize the news ranked the players on arrogance?

watch?v=L6OxkxtveqQ watch this. He calls HIMSELF arrogant.

[TR24THEBEAST]

@hattrick116 he just cheated on his wife dumbass nobody found specific evidence tht he raped her

[BumpIsBeast]

Yao Ming=Dog Shit

[AZ09astrophysicist]

@BumpIsBeast Yao Ming=CAT shit

[LiLSiCk916]

Kobe loves his haters more than anything, there wat keeps him dominating the game and got him 5 rings keep the hate coming... Its all motivation..

[b20jdmintegra]

what an unselfish play

[track4life2005]

Section XII—Illegal Assist in Scoring

a. A player may not assist himself to score by using any part of the rim, net, backboard

or basket support to lift, hold or raise himself.

b. A player may not assist a teammate to gain height while attempting to score.

PENALTY: Loss of ball. The ball is awarded to the opposing team at the free throw line

extended.

[capomico]

@track4life2005 maybe the rule is made after he made this shot

[hoopsdood32]

@track4life2005 the backboard rule is 'to lift, hold or raise himself' not passing the ball off of it

[salakerz324]

@track4life2005 thats why they counted it as a miss shot and a rebound then gave him two points now shut the fuck up smart ass!

[megatroll]

Kobe and LeBron are BOTH overrated media sluts

And you KNOW it...

[sebas000075]

@megatroll Kobe is not overrated at all dude, look all his accomplishement you will see, Lebron is overrated tho

[megatroll]

@sebas000075

Kobe is great, but DEFINITELY the most overrated in NBA history. He got hyped even before he entered the NBA. He never was the main factor on his team. Before it was Shaq, now it's Gasol. Gasol has more win shares than Kobe in BOTH offense and defense. He made incredible 40 double-doubles last season. Kobe made 10. + Kobe holds the record for most game winners missed + worst performance as a finals MVP.

Like I said, one of the most talented players ever, but OVERRATED to the max!

[deadmat1]

@megatroll your name precedes you.

id call you retarded, but really why bother? 

[BradWino]

@megatroll and that's why he is #7 on the all time scoring list with a few years of playing time still to go???

Sorry, he's not over rated, you're just jealous.

[megatroll]

@BradWino

Who cares?

There's a lot of high scoring players who will be in that list by the end of their carreer. And yes, Kobe Bryant is the most overrated player ever and you know it. :)

[BradWino]

@megatroll hey megatroll, you know you are bull of BS.

Sorry but I'll take Kobe's 5 rings and counting along with his #7 and counting over your BS every day of the week. You are just a sad little boy.

[megatroll]

@BradWino

Have fun dick riding the "Black Worm" you 13 year old tool.

[bIgMoNeY8358]

0:11 check out the guy in the back LMFAO HAHAHA

[freshkidavid]

what's most amazing isn't the pass , it's that he gets the ball before Yao Ming does

[mamawmagGG]

so he gets 2 points an assist and a rebound?

[Jhoods2800]

what nice ballhog kobe

[THAChirpShow]

there was contact there too. Yao needs to sit the fuck down

[Tavernum]

@THAChirpShow No, it's not amazing. In this case Yao has to do two things and be quicker than fast: take care of Gasol in is back as any center would do and then go for the ball. The problem with that textbook, routine thinking is, as Slim Chin say, Kobe is too faaaast, fast don't lie.

[Bruballaz]

@Tavernum lol i dont get what kind of point you're try to make but cool

[consultado]

Kobe has unbelievable Basketball IQ PROPS to sshaxy for His comment. Kobe relies on fundamentals and basketball IQ with a little mix of skill and athleticism thats why he kills any defender. :) peace i aint hatin on lebron :D he could develop a basketball IQ but he needs to practice alot :D

[nnickliu]

"how exactly did he do that?" He passed to himself off the backboard" stating the obvious much :/

[ambrosiaaaaaa]

@nnickliu 

[RevMcworld]

i know this probably been asked already, but this isn't illegal? I thought it had to touch the rim to be legal to touch by the shooter again?

[honkindonkey]

@RevMcworld nope he can't airball it and touch it, counts as a pass to himself.. if it hits glass or the rim then its fine

[ambrosiaaaaaa]

@RevMcworld LOL. LOL. and LOL. It wasn't an airball. It wasn't basket interference.

[imCopacetic]

TEAMWORK

[podofan]

Section XIII-Illegal Assist in Scoring

a. A player may not assist himself to score by using the basket ring or back-board to lift, hold or raise himself.

b. A player may not assist a teammate to gain height while attempting to score.

PENALTY: Loss of ball. The ball is awarded to the opposing team at the free throw line extended.

[KoV0502]

@podofan (let me do a michael cole) and i quote ". A player may not assist himself to score by using the basket ring or back-board to lift, hold or raise himself" but he is not using the backboard to lift or raise himself as SPECIFIED above.

[podofan]

THIS PLAY IS ILLEGAL HERE IS THE NBA RULES-Section XIII-Illegal Assist in Scoring

a. A player may not assist himself to score by using the basket ring or back-board to lift, hold or raise himself.

b. A player may not assist a teammate to gain height while attempting to score.

PENALTY: Loss of ball. The ball is awarded to the opposing team at the free throw line extended.

[nikoloza113]

yao ming is Shitt!!!!!!!!

Noobb

So Big And cant Do anything

[alex268078243]

yao ming got owned :3

[seyned89]

only kobe would pass to him self

[RevMcworld]

@seyned89 lol

[ChuckNorrisAAC]

i think d wade is the player whose game looks more like jordan's: athletic,not much of a shooter in early days, starting to develop now, clutch beast, all of those amazing lay ups, and the dunk back in 2009 tell me that's not jordanesque

[Deuce21ish]

I can still watch this and smile..Kobe your just simply amazing !!! ...

[ervingrandson]

yeah take this Yao 

[StFuMoThErFuCkEr]

@ervingrandson HE JUST WANNA SEE KOBES UNBELIEVABLE MOVE. THTS Y HE JUMPED UP TO GET A BETTER VIEW.

[Robak3D]

@Vallnerik agree!!

@jkdreamer01 agre!!!

[333funky]

lmao yaos to slow to react

[Renel515]

1assist for the backboard.

[qbizeboud]

I say its travelling

[bitchiemcbitchie]

@qbizeboud cus ur jealous

[HPhenomenal]

@qbizeboud let me guess...a rockets fan or a lebron supporter or just a kobe hater?

[dragonforcerockhard]

@qbizeboud how the fuck is it travelling?

[dubstepagh]

haha.. against the tallest player in the NBA.. restupulous..

[brasilianmagic]

"how in the world did he do that?" hahahahhahahahahahahahhahahaha lol

[23jamesdixon]

this is a travel aint it?

i thought it was only a step through if you jump off two feet? with it being a travel as soon as you lift the back foot with the front one still on the floor?

can someone confirm that for me?

[kindabusy1]

@23jamesdixon No. He jumps with two feet at the same time. Nothing wrong with this one.

[keethepro]

he rather pass to the backkboard than to his teammates lol

[dragonforcerockhard]

"That was a planned play, I've seen him do that alot."

Just cos you've seen him do it alot doesn't make it "planned" you dumb fuck. xD

[iBatzman]

It is a planned play actually. Kobe does this alot.

[dragonforcerockhard]

@iBatzman Haha yeah, but I mean like, he wouldn't have come down the court thinking, "I'm gonna throw it off the backboard to myself and finish" lol. Like, It's all improvisation and reacting to the defense.

[iBatzman]

Oh yeah ofcourse.

[taylorh725]

@TheBe4st

lebron is the most athletic player ever jus not the best basketball player rite now kobe is

[AZ09astrophysicist]

@taylorh725 BLAKE GRIFFIN is the most athletic player and KOBE is the BEST player right now; Lebron is good

[leafsrule08]

@AZ09astrophysicist LeBron is the most athletic, Griffin is overrated because of his dunks.

[fmcneillii]

@taylorh725 Lebron is far from being the most athletic all time jordan had a 50 inch vert and a 4.1-4.2 40 time. even wilt and bill russell in their prime were better athletes than lebron. Can people stop acting like there haven't been better athletes before it's getting on my nerve. russell was 7th all world in the high jump and ran the 440 yd dash in like 50 seconds. People kiss lebron's ass a little too much.

[thunderthumbs83]

@fmcneillii don't worry, these little "fanboys" aren't schooled in the classics of Bball, probably weren't even born when jordan won his last ring...(or even old enough, still shitting in their diaper and playing with it). Just let it be, and let them be ignorant little faggots in their own right.

[edwardvanhalen123456]

@taylorh725 how can you say he is the most athletic player ever, how long has the nba been around for now, and how many players have played the game in that span of time, you are a fucking retard, you dont know what your talking about at all you peace of shit

[caod27]

@taylorh725

What's the difference between the Cavs without LeBron and the Cavs with LeBron?

How do you think the Lakers would do without Kobe?

[gabinoy16]

i accidentally did that once! lol. except with less finesse!

[coply756]

Kobe is good but he's a ball hog...

[DevAngel426]

lmao he did the same play against Utah.

[frankie1089]

"planned play"

way to ruin the moment mr.commentator

[OmarQB3]

how many players has the Basketball IQ, The Skills, Fundamentals and atletism of Kobe Bryant?, He is Simply the best in the Game Right Now

[RoyalEFFnTee]

yup yup... that's right!

[raykob95]

over the great wall lol

[2Luke]

LMAO look at that fool HOWLING in the background at 0:12....

LOL laker fan here, and i know what its like too!!!

kobe ftw!

[MldnightCIub]

How Can You just say that Kobe isn't a good player....ARE YOU MAD!

[AvramxDav1d]

Back 2 Mamba!

[holton620]

not going to lie, the only thing kobe got over lebron is mid range, thats it. but mid range and dunk both count for 2 points. you guys only say kobe is better because he has rings, but dont worry, lebron will get his first of many rings this season

[Ns205]

Kobe got a lot betterFootwork too bud no doubt

[c2320609]

well the thing is that no one is physically tough enough to stop lebron whereas no one is really skillfully enough to guard kobe.

[psakai09]

not with the big fatso on that team he won't

[Ns205]

He showed off his body strength on that play

[holton620]

what a fuckin ball hog, passing it to himself? wow. lebron, wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­yy better and he doesnt even have a ring, yet

[GhostTW]

then how the fucc is he better that nigga may get 8 9 10 assist a game but then he also takes 50 + shots a game and he fuccing still doesnt have a consistant mid range jump shot he just fuccing got blessed with being 6 8cuz all he is , is a point gaurd in a small foward body and the cavs are in the east

[MABeezy009]

How's that make lebron better?!

[sshaxy]

uhh that shows that he has a superior IQ which allows him to kill ne defender.. doesnt matter the size or strength.. Lebron relies mostly on the fact that he has strength and size so he could drive to the basket like a fucking train and no one will stop him.. u wont ever see lebron shoot outside the whole game.. kobe could if he needed too. once someone as athletic and big as lebron comes to the nba and defends him.. HES DONE..

where as there already is stronger and faster ppl than kobe.

[TheJufe]

"drive to the basket like a fucking train"

i couldn't stop laughing when i read that. like a fucking train.

[utube1430]

@sshaxy haha. lebron is done once someone as athletic and big comes along to shut him down?! haha that person does not exist.. lebron is way more athletic than any other basketball player ever..

[TheBe4st]

wow utube1430 you obviously dont know your basketball history. there will ALWAYS be some more athletic. take a look at the history of the game. MJ was amazing through his whole career, ESSPECIALLY WHEN HE WAS YOUNG, the got older and developed better skills because he was no longer as athletic as the 20yrold mj. same was said about kobe and vince carter in the 90's, but they grew old and lost there athletics.

[TheBe4st]

@ utube1430 lebron will eventually lose his athletisism cuz he's only 25, once hes old there will be another young kid with stupid fans like you blowing smoke up his ass.

[utube1430]

well duh. all athletes peak at some point.. thats when they retire.. my point is that lebron is a great player now and will be for the next several years. so your argument basicall is "oh he isnt that great cuz someone ten years from now will be better?!" he is great NOW and thats all that matters..

[CROSSOVERCAM23]

@TheBe4st i think your pissed cause you know lbjs good

[quincyba1]

haha lebron is lik 30....dyu ever da guys wrinkles(hes frm dominican rep.....= no birth cert)!! he'll retire soon

[CelticsFanBoy92]

@sshaxy but there is never going to be somebody as big and athletic as lebron. And he can shoot the threes. And lebron is faster than kobe. fun fact.

@sshaxy Na man you have no idea how fundamental these superstars are, its not just athletics and size, its there ability to outsmart defenders using the fundamentals of the game. These players are not as