 Welcome, to 7 of the craziest Kobe Bryant stories that you've ever heard. You guys showed a lot of support in the last episode where we looked at 5 hilarious Kobe Bryant stories from when he was younger. Today we'll be looking at Kobe Bryant from when he was a little bit older, the Black Mamba Kobe Bryant. So if you enjoy these videos and you would like to see more, please help me out by hitting that like button. Every like really does support the channel. It takes a lot of time and effort to edit these videos so I'd greatly appreciate all the support. If you are new and you think you may enjoy these, please subscribe and hit that notification bell. And I won't keep you waiting, here are 7 of the craziest Kobe Bryant stories told by NBA players and legends. Oh shit, it was a lot of things that went down. You know, Kobe wanted to see was how about that workout life. Press conference, he signs like 136 million dollars. And we went to the press conference and I never seen numbers like this on the sheet before. It was when Kobe signed 136 point whatever. I remember the point because it was a lot of money. You know what I mean? He signed the car. I was like, oh shit, like this is different. And you know, immediately you'll think that somebody's going to go on vacation or whatever the case. You know, that's a lot of money. I've never seen no shit like that before. So I'm like, wow, this is crazy. And the second he signed it, Kobe was just like, you ready to you ready to black out. And I was like, what is what is a blackout? He's like, blackout, workout, bring your shit, you know, going in the morning, going in the evening. Tell you blackout, blackout, we're about to fucking blackout. Be here at seven a.m. Tomorrow. And I was like, damn, blackout. The deal was already made. The deal was made when I set out at the beginning of the summer and said, this is the training plan I'm doing. I signed that contract with myself. I'm doing it and shit. I told my wife, I was about to go with Kobe for a little bit. I don't know what he owned, but see what this this workout blackout shit he taught him out. So I go in there. We started working out and I realized what a blackout workout was. And, you know, the workout was simple at first. You know, you're going over, like reps, you're going over, you know, shots, form, shooting, you're going over, you're getting your reps in, you're getting 50 shots from each spot, skillset, shit. And I'm just like, oh, I mean, this ain't, you know, this is cool. All right. Now I was going to get intense and like went to another level. And I was just like, so now we're going over like games, shit. 100 makes off the move. Game speed, because we started off with just form, skillset, and then you go over game speed stuff. And then you compete with dummy, dummy defense. And then you start competing with each other. Like we're going one on one against each other. So I was just like, yo, this is like, this is just crazy. You know, throughout the process, you'll start talking to yourself like, man, I got to, I think I need to maybe if we know. No, this is non-negotiable. Unnegotiable. Yeah. Then you get so tired, you see spots, you blacken out. And that was a blackout. And then guess what, you know, I got to tell you the rest. So and then you had a post workout with Joe, where you're doing weightlifting and everything. And then you come back that evening after that first workout and you do ones at the end, you go get you something to eat, take about three, four hours to yourself and you come back. So that's when I was just like, yo, this shit is crazy. Like, but I was getting like, yo, you work till you like. That's a blackout, right? And it was like, OK, damn, that was that was a lot to that to a day. Like that was a lot. See you tomorrow. And you black out again. And we did this literally from free agency was always what, the second first week of July. We did that shit all the way to training camp. And he always beat you to the gym. And it was the same thing. All the stuff that I learned in Miami from the godfather, the game. Pat Riley, he he told me this shit. You know, he was like, do this, do that. You're going to be successful longevity and NBA. But I seen it in real time with Kobe. And I was just like, dude, it's different. But all this shit, like the sacrifices and when your motivation runs low, your discipline take over all that shit that he was teaching us and instilling in us in the fabric of who we were. As competitors, I saw it in real time in the best player on the planet. I was like, this dude is different. And he showed me how to get to it. So I was like, enough, like, say no more. Like, and that's where I was at with it. So it was different. And that's that's the blackout. Yeah, you don't know what a work ethic is until you see. The best player actually worked out. Yeah, it's levels, man. And, you know, every city we went in two in the morning, three in the morning, he had high schools rented out to go shoot like fresh from the airport, take him to a place where he can get his shots up to four in the morning. Then he comes in the hotel and he never missed a film session. And it was just I saw it at a different level. And I was just like, bro, he's different. What's what's wild is that you talk about signing for 100 m's. You're blackout. A lot of people think it like I'm going to party. Yeah, blackout. We usually quit the job. I'm a blackout tonight. You know what I mean? But he's talking about blacking out the next morning. Did y'all feel like y'all can win that championship against Kobe? No. Yeah, we did. Because during the season, we actually were beating them. What do you think that went wrong? Kobe was doing some crazy shit. We know that, but the inexperience. That is true. We was not experienced and stopped doing what they was doing the whole playoff. That's true. That was a part of it. And then the fact that you got Kobe, Kobe got the ball. I jumped up. He went up, went between my arms, came back to the other side and laid it up all in midair. And I'm like, you know what? It's just they tired. Like it ain't nothing I can do. Like we that did everything we could. But it was just a time just to see to see that, though. Like, you know, you you young, your first finals experience to see how, you know, the conference finals is big. You be looking at the conference finals like this, you're crazy. You just finished playing LeBron. This shit is a big deal. Yeah, it can't get no bigger than this conference finals against me and against LeBron. Then you get to the finals and it's that man. Shit. They got this much money for the mumpets. Like they got this much money. Everything shut down like this. Oh my God. It was crazy. How was the difference between that? Because I was just wondering that, like, man, you see because the finals is a whole different. It's a whole different beast. Yeah. Yeah. Like, how was that to see that? Just seeing who we was playing against across the court. It's the top of the top. Like we made it. And I just think that they just they just knew how to really win. And we just didn't have that. We didn't. We wasn't there yet. I remember, you know, playing against Kobe, man. Kobe's a talk trash, but it's hard to kind of go back and forth with him not only because he's shooting a lot, but he's making the motherfuckers. And you don't get that many attempts. I'm not even close. I mean, everyone knows how fucking good you are, but you mentally attack people, too. You do your little co-ship with your elbow and grabbing, knocking on the wing. Elving me right here. I don't know what you're talking about. Everything out of me. Everything. I caught a dunk tip, Elving me. I'm just like, what the fuck? And I'm the one getting fouled. I'm the one getting teased. So it just came to a pair of like, man, fuck, I'm I have to fight this dude. You know what I mean? Like, fuck basketball, fuck everything. Who's the San Antonio? This is my second time. So I got, I finally got a post up on him. You know what I mean? I got the ball in the post. I'm backing him down. You know, I'm looking at him like, I'm a little nigga. And I'm for the, you know, that's how I'm looking at him. Hit him with the shoulder. I turn around and shoot it. He just hit my whole arm. Wow. Whole arm off, right? The referee, I'm on the baseline. The referee right there. So I turn and look at the referee. The referee's right there. Don't call nothing. Kobe takes off with the ball. I'm like, what the fuck? So I'm talking to the referee arguing with him. I'm in the full argument with the ref, but I'm guarding you at the same time. And as I'm talking to the ref, Kobe is saying something to me. Like, you better pay attention. Like, you know what I'm saying? Fuck all that. And so you start telling me, you better pay attention motherfucker. You better pay attention. So as I'm talking to the referee, Kobe shoots like 10 feet from the three-point line. So I'm arguing with the ref, trying to listen to you. You shoot the motherfucker from the logo. Net and gives me a little smirk. Like, look at me. And then the referee look at me like, then the referee give me the same little look. Like, I'm like, so look, this one made it worse. Like he on Kobe's side. You know what I'm saying? Kobe just run down the court, just talking to me like I'm a kid. And then pops up, he right out. Of course I will. I'm like, oh shit, he go up at 69, I can't get my gift back. Next thing you know, popped this sub me out the game. So I'm on the sideline looking like I was just a bump. You know what I mean? Like Kobe, one thing about Kobe, he gonna talk to you and he gonna get every shot. And you're not gonna get the same amount of attempts as him. Hey man, I just tried to fuck with y'all as much as possible. So I knew about, you know, like, you know, y'all coaches, pop, gun, you know what I mean? Fuckin' Kobe's crazy, man. Awesome, but they're crazy. Yeah. In a little, you know, like, Different way, yeah. Yeah, so I just tried to do what I could to take you guys out of the game. You know. What he gonna do to you? And he'll tell you before he do it. And he'll still do it. Yeah, let them come in and garb me. Yeah, they do a much better job than these two guys. First it was Bruce Bowen didn't meet and somebody else, he's just knocking us all off. And then you wait and wait and then you roast them and you guys are over there like, what the fuck am I doing over here? Going up against Kobe in the finals, any good stories or memories of shit he was doing? Well, he was just right away, you know, first of all, I was geeked out that he didn't even know my name. I was like, when he said, what's up big baby? I fucking damn, they're fainted. I was like, God damn, Kobe know me. You know what I mean? You know everybody he play against, though. That's crazy. I didn't even knew he knew my name. So playing against him was great, man, because he's just a competitor. Right. You know what I mean? Like, I think the most special part about him is when I heard, when I was guarding Paul Gasol, like, I couldn't translate the... Oh, he was speaking a different language. Yeah. I'm like, bro, you really speaking that shit? That's unfair. You know what I mean? Like, I'm talking, I'm like, Paul, what do you say? He's like, I don't know. You know, just bullshit me. But, you know, he was a special player, man. He's a super, super special player. And I was, you know, glad to play against him, you know? I feel like Kobe's legacy, and obviously, you know, Guy Ress's soul, has taken off to new heights. But everybody that actually talked to you that's been around him, I never had the pleasure to meet him or spend time around him, actually says that it's actually more than what's talked about. It's even crazier than what you, like the folklore that's been passed on. Like, it's actually crazier than what you think it is. Yeah, it really is. Competitively, Kobe was just, he was different. You know, sometimes he would say, and we kind of look at him crazy, and he meant exactly what he said. I just remember him saying some shit every once in a while, and I was like, damn, he think different. Yeah. I'm like, he's on another level, you know what I'm saying? He on a whole, he on a completely different level. And I just wish I had more that when I was coming up that I could have been around and benefited from. Aggression. Earl Clark told me before he was like, yo, he ain't be like, you know what, Earl, hey, big bro. Like, Kobe is just like, sometimes he would say some, wow, shit, yo, we'd be sitting on the train in the face. With a straight face? We're gonna be like, I ain't asking, man, he ain't come out of nowhere. And you'll be like, what? With a straight face. We was in Denver. We was getting our ass kicked. And Will Barton was going crazy. I think Will probably had like 25 at halftime. Coach Scott came in and he said, we were making adjustments to Will and we were changing our coverage. And Cope said, I'm gonna guard him second half. Don't worry about it. And everybody kind of looked at him. And he's, and Byron was gonna keep talking. And Cope said, no, like, don't worry about him. I'll take care of it. Like he won't even exist in the second half. And that man said, I'm gonna guard Will Barton in the second half. He not even gonna exist. But Will had 25 at halftime. So we look around like, all right. All right. All right. Go ahead, OG. What was that initial feeling once Kobe switches on to you? Oh, it was like, man, it's on. That's how I was. I just played well. I just hit my first shot. And we're thinking to ourselves, like, this dude is cooking. Like, nobody's gonna stop him at this point. You know, he already has 25 at halftime. You know, his confidence is sky high. I'm going up against, you know, I think the greatest player of the town. I'm like, man, it's on. Okay. Let's get it on. All right, go ahead. Keep going. And I just remember, I remember a couple of those players like that because he did it more than once. And he was, he just stuck guarding me at the free throw line. I got the ball at the free throw line. Hey, y'all, we at the free throw line. And I told him, I've been good. I've been good my whole life. I've been the best my whole life. I never had nobody guard me like that. So it messed me up psychologically. I'm like, what's going on? I don't know what to do. Somebody guard me at the free throw line. I don't know if I should pass. I don't know if I should shoot. I'm like, should I try to drop? Like, why does he give me so much space? I'm just holding the ball. And man, it got to my head. What do you have at the end of the game? Two points after that. And he guarded them. He guarded them. Cove went out and guarded him in that second half and Will Barton had two points in the second half. And when he put his mind to something, he meant it. And he was going to get it done, you know, one way or another. And that was Cove. He got to my head. I'm hitting the crowd. Shoot, shoot, shoot. And now I'm so nervous about shooting the ball. I'm so messed up. I really don't want to shoot it now that I shoot it. That thing ain't going in. It ain't going in. Did Cove say anything to you guys during that second half when he was locking up? No, he was locked in. It was like, it's Cove Bryant. So it's not like a, I told you something. You know, I think one of Cove's biggest competitors was himself. No matter what, he felt like he had a chance to win the basketball game or accomplish whatever he put his mind to inside the line. So he didn't have to say anything. He did all the talking with his actions. So when Shaq left and Amari was healthy and then Alvin Gentry was coaching us, we had a really good season. We were third seed and we beat Portland. We beat San Antonio. And then we faced LA. They got us the first two games in LA. We beat them the next two games. And then game five, man, like, we're right there on the ropes. Jay Rich banks in a three to tie it in overtime. Cove gets a ball, a three-pointer. The one time he missed. The one time he missed a shot of me, like, in that situation, he air-balled it. I'm right in this, like, I'm right there in his face. He air-balls it, but Meta World Peace gets to rebound. Jay Rich didn't box him out. He tip in and he, he, they win game five. And I don't know if emotionally we recovered. And then Covey in game six. I mean, he started, dude. Game six, we're at home. And I'm guarding Covey pretty much the whole series. We're at Western Conference Finals. Game six, we're triple-teaming Covey. Right? Like, I'm looking at Lamar Oda. And the coach is like, go. Jason Richardson, Jared Deadley, Grant Hill. We're running at Covey. In his bag. Like, and so here's the thing, man. He's doing, he's doing this. And he always, look, with Covey, like, with LeBron, like, when I guarded LeBron back then, my attitude was, I'm not going to crash the offensive class. When we shoot, I'm going to find him. I'm not going to let him get out in the open court. Full head of steam. So, like, you know, he had a game plan. And I actually did okay. I mean, LeBron would have moments, but, like, you know, I didn't have a strategy for Covey. I didn't know what to do. And so sometimes, man, like, I would just, he'd go up a shot. I would just hit his arm. Like, just hit his arm and just, like, you know, and the problem too is I couldn't go back at him because at my role, you know, in Phoenix, Nash had the ball in his hand, so I'm stuck in the corner and I'm not, you know, I'm not a spot-up shooter. Um, so he was hard to defend. But in that moment, man, like, I'm a couple of times, I guess right. Like, I'm like, like, he's going to go right. He's going to shot fake. I'm not, you know, I know what he's going to do. And I'm like, and you know, you know how hard it is. So you're saying this when you're just squirt off and get some, you're saying that in your head as you're defending him? I knew he wanted to go right and I knew he had a great ball fake and I've seen him do it before. And, you know, last play of the game, I think we're down maybe two points, about 30, last minute of the game and I'm guarding Kobe and I guessed right. I mean, he went right, I guess right. He pumped fake. I didn't go for it. I jumped with him as he went up to shoot it. Everything was perfect defensively and he still hits a, like a three pointer in my face and then he taps Alvin Gentry on the butt running down the court the other end. So that was something that, you know, you just, man. He shoots a fade away from God knows where. Swish. Shot clock now to five. A little tough to Alvin Gentry. That insult to injury, Kobe. I mean, what a shot. I mean, you can't defend that. Slaps Alvin Gentry on the butt. I don't know what he said. Something to affect up good try. How hard it is to do a shot fake reload from three and somebody in your grill. And I couldn't be any closer to him without fouling him. Man, let's do his like, I was like, I mean, I was actually proud of the defense I played. Yeah. Like I'm thinking I couldn't have done anything other than just prevent him from getting the ball. But you know what was crazy was like when we would watch the film afterwards, we're just like, we're just laugh. Just like what? Like him shooting left handed shots, him calling out plays as our coaches calling out plays. Like these are things that we could see on film where you're just like, how? Like, how does he do it? You know how he does it. But at that attention to detail, it's not weird. It's next level. He was the best player I played against. And I say this respectfully with Jordan. I didn't guard Jordan. Pippen and I matched up. Yeah. But the best player that I played against hands down was Kobe. It's so crazy. The night before the game, we're at Wingspot or something. And we're smoking cigars. It was like outside in Charlotte. You know, Kobe was just talking about like history. And so we fast forward to the game. And we're down, obviously. And we're in the huddle. And coach is drawing up a play. And Kobe, like, literally just like, just stopped the whole, like, stopped the play drawn up, stopped the whole, like, huddle, got it right in between. They said, look, take the ball out right here. And whoever want to be a part of history, take the ball out and throw it into me. And I immediately remember Lamar saying, I want to be a part of history. Like, I'm going to throw it in. And eventually Luke ended up throwing the ball in. Bobcats by one. Kobe up top. Is Kobe Bryant? Kobe had came off like a slice screen, got the ball at the top, followed through and literally looked right at me, winked his eye like, like I told you, like, game. And everybody just, like, ran, grabbed him, went through the tunnel. And literally the rest was history. Here are two new videos that you may enjoy and I'll see you next time.