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Kobe Bryant from 2008-2010 in the playoffs: - Eliminated 10 50+ win playoff teams - Won back to back titles - Made 3 straight NBA Finals Averaged 30/6/6 and had historically elite offense impact. The production & the comp he did it against is unmatched. Respect Kobe.

Injury Report for tomorrow vs. CHA: No injuries to report

Shane Battier on why Kobe Bryant was the hardest player he ever had to guard: “Because there were guys that were faster and stronger and could, you know, fly and more talented than me, but I thought I was smarter than every player I played against except Kobe. Kobe was the one guy was mentally a guy I couldn’t wear down mentally or break. And so I had played Kobe I don’t know 40 times in my career. And he was a month older than me. His mentality was like unlike anybody I played against, right? If Kobe had 20, he wanted 30. If he had 30, he wanted 40. If he had 40, he wanted 50. If he had 50, he wanted 60. It was non-stop. So I just remember just like, you know, sitting in Marina Delray Ritz going to the Staple Centers. I’m just thinking to myself, “Oh sh*t man. I got this guy tonight. I got this monster. The anxiety was real. It was real. Kobe did a really funny thing with me. Like we played this game with each other that only knew we were playing. And one day he’d be super friendly to me. Hey Shane, what’s going on man? How’s the Family? How you doing? Playing great. Next day, man, stone cold assassin. He wouldn’t even look at me. Wouldn’t even look at me. You know, I fall, he’d step over me. Do all that bullsh*t right? Next game, hey man, what’s going on? So he was always trying to like play this psychological warfare.” (Via @hoopinghollerin)

COOPER FLAGG TONIGHT: 51 POINTS 6 REBOUNDS 3 ASSISTS 3 STEALS 19/30 FGM 6/9 3PM 7/7 FTM 34 MINUTES 50-PIECE AS A ROOKIE IS CRAZY. 🤯











