Kobe Bryant & Tracy McGrady Interview Part 2: Why Kobe wishes T-Mac had been his teammate | The Jump
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Tracy McGrady and Kobe Bryant sit down with Rachel Nichols of The Jump for an exclusive interview, describing a game between the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers in 2002-03 and an elbow Kobe put into T-Mac's back (0:58) , how Kobe wishes McGrady would have been his teammate, their thoughts on James Harden's play with the Houston Rockets, their takes on Anthony Davis wanting a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans, LeBron James' groin injury and how it relates to Kobe's Achilles, and whether they would return to the NBA.
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Can we have 400 hours of this interview please?
Facts
😆
1000
forreals man
Que
I love it when they both said Harden is "easy to guard" 😂😂😂
The way Kobe was laughing about that elbow was crazy
Gotta admire Kobe's mentality he was a true champion!! Such a humble man.
WOW... was having a Kobe moment and this lead me here. Could you imagine a Kobe and T-Mac combo wow
I would have loved to see Kobe on a podcast with Tony Allen, Raja Bell, and Bruce Bowen.
Certified Legends
It’s crazy cause when he started off with the raptors no one thought we would be as good ... This is my personal opinion but if T-Mac wasn’t injury prone ... God Bless Bean but T-Mac would definitely be greater then Kobe minus the rings if we talking pure basketball talent
Mamba mentality is ahead of all
This is Legendary I can watch them talk basketball all day
Deadass bro
On god
Wow!!! I wish they played together
These demigods
Real talk
tracy and kobe chemistry is GOLD
you can see the love they have for each other
Desmond Tan its like pg and kawhi..
Like Will Smith and Martin in bad boys lol
@@Youngcashflymoney this didn't age well
@@chrisedwards1718 😂😂
Who else smiling from ear to ear watching this
I didn't want the damn video to end!
Me! I watched the part of the dunkcontest 4 times! Shame it wasnt any longer
Me lol
JRstylez til this day!! D wilder voice
JRstylez thought I was the only one
Prime TMac and Kobe is like watching sub zero vs scorpion
division100 shit yea!!! Vegeta or Goku
No doubt! Perfect analogy...
On God
Couldn't have said it any better
Tmac is Sub-Zero and Kobe is Scorpion
It's like my brain can't accept it
I'm all fucked up too.....we all are😞💔
For sure, feels like a nightmare and haven't woken up yet.
Most fucked up feeling ever
Long live the great 8 💜
I am hurting man
I'm like a kid again, 13 year old me is watching this interview.
I'm same age a them, but yeah, very nastalgic. My two favorites after Jordan. 2nd n 3rd is Shaq & Iverson.
Yeah back then I was a Tracy guy myself but you couldnt go wrong with either tho
That's how I felt
Mane what that's how I'm feeling...and what's crazy we use too hear rumors of them playing one and one being good friends,
That's a fact
Give Kobe and T-Mac their own 1 hour show. Highest rated show in ESPN history guaranteed.
Interviewing NBA legends every week. First episode has got to be AI and KG!
That would be dope they wouldn’t let it happen though the media hates Kobe. Look how they did him for his Oscar smh.
@@madara792 They'd need a curse button like the one that KG has on Area21. LOL!
hell yeah
I'm with you on that
Kobe: "imagine, a 42 year old dunk contest champion!"
McGrady: "you just tryna tear his achillies"
That was funny lol
VC's windmill is still better than most of the other young players' windmills. He's the best of the best at windmill dunks.
Bruh, I was dead!!😂🤣🤣
T-Mac: "Bruh, don't get on that with her..."😒
Me:🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bro he died at 41 😮 chills
I remember Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady, and Kobe Bryant putting on a show every night back in the day! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
TheIGGod more physical too. Not this James Harden get touch and a foul.
Dont forget vc
Back when basketball was truly enjoyable to watch!! So many stars and great teams!!
The early 2000 was still 🔥. It was a carryover from the 90s. The fuckboys they have now is a carryover from the late 2000s.
The good ole days
F this... I’m puttin em together on 2k
HAHAH!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Unstoppable duo that plays both sides of the ball!!!
Do it for the culture
Great minds think alike 😄
No wonder TMac is emotional right now. They had a different bond that him and Kobe had.
yeah they go way back, i was crying watch his reaction to Kobe's death 😢
Exactly! This really hurt man.....
Kobe didn't have many real friends. But Tracy was definitely 1 of the few.
Yeah this is his true BFF
Kobe respected him T Mac is a GOAT
love their dynamic. what I love about Kobe is even though he respected all these guys, he never showed it until after he retired. On the court he wanted to kill everyone on the other team. Truly a great competitor.
That's that xhit Giannis got .. that's why I tune in to see the Bucks play Giannis wants that crown
but lebron make friends and wants to play for them LOL. kobe is a killa
got it and study his game/mentality from goat MJ.
Nobody showed respect on the court lol. You know how many fights, dead mom jokes, kid jokes, basketball jokes were thrown around on the court back then
KingLeo80 more losses too
Kobe knows VC is the dunking goat. I’ve never seen Kobe not be competitive except in this video lol
He said when he was real young Vince was better than him at dunking
Vince vs Kobe vs T-Mac and then throw in someone like Antwan Jaminson. It would have been one of the best contest ever. Damn
bruh kobe and T-MAC used do some sick ass inn game dunks tho too i think people forget but VC dunking goat
He s not the dunking Goat Shawn Kemp is
I definitely think VC is on top when it comes to dunking, but I really think Kobe's biggest weakness in dunking was his hand size. MJ, Tmac, Vince all have bigger hands that can palm the ball like glue is on there. Steve Francis was also a perfect example of this. Dude had crazy bunnies but had to dunk the ball with more of his wrist at times
As a diehard TMac fan when I was younger, I disliked Kobe. But then as years went by, I couldn’t help but to respect him and acknowledge him as one of the greatest who ever played. It is so hard to believe that he passed away in this fashion, before he even made the hall of fame. May Kobe and his daughter GiGi Rest In Peace. I shall be forever inspired by his Mamba mentality.
I feel the same way bro. I loved TMac as a youngn & hated Kobe b/c he was his rival more than anyone else. I always respected his game no matter how much I didn't like him but as he showed more of his personality the older he got I began to like him too to the point where I was rooting for him his last couple seasons & was pissed when they let him play 40 + min a game & he tore his Achilles b/c I knew he'd never be our Mamba again. Being from philly with him & his daughter dying like that has the whole city feeling empty
I wouldn't say I hated Kobe but I was like naw Tmac better. I was a Grant Hill fan more than anything I saw a few games were Tmac played in his rookie and sophomore season and said this dude is going to be problem if he gets to shine. Them both landing in Orlando and Grant being out I was like time for the Tmac show and he did not disappoint.
Well said we all share (in this comment) share that sentiment T-mac 4 life Rest easy Bean ♾️
Likewise! Well said!
Same with me. I completely agree. I used to root against Kobe and love making Kobe jokes with my friends but I couldn't help but respect him as his career progressed because he worked so hard and earned his success. I even cried at his retirement so this is like a million times harder. Also keeping the other victim's family in my prayers.
Man imagine Kobe and Tracey on one team. The nba would be in serious trouble. Two of the greatest scorers of all time
Are you stupid? Jordan and Kareem are way better than both of them.
Rudy Cooper not way better. They all Allstars who have average up to 30ppg
Imagine kobe and Shaq on the same team, wow
@MAZINGER Z nah these niggas had more fire then them. Are you dumb
No they won't. Two very ball dominants shooting guards
They would've been an unstoppable duo bruh.
@Nolay Austin he just said himself he wanted to lmao
they would have been destroying the league.
No one else would touch the ball
they wouldve been the tom bradys of the nba with ppl hating them winning so damn much lol
They would've been like Jordan and Pippen.
His mentality was 20 years ahead of his time.
VISIONEER
It was not. His mentality is timeless, coming 2050 there's not gonna be a single player with his mentality, NBA keeps getting softer
I fell out when Kobe said he was going to test that back. You might be my best friend in the whole wide world...but I'm still gonna take yo' ass out if it means I get the W. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
he's so petty lol
1:35 big elbow in the back. Tested his back alright😂😂
i dont see anything wrong.
Competition is a hell of a word🤣😂😂
That's what competing is all about. On the court/field/pitch I'm out there to win, outside it's another story.
Kobe Bryant interviews are always worth watching.
You could honestly listen to Kobe talk basketball ALL DAY. Simply brilliant & beyond eloquent. It's beyond me how people never mention him in the list of the greatest minds to ever play the game. He's probably watched and studied more tape than any player in the history of this league.
He leaves you wanting to hear more 😒
Yes his analysis is deep and always surprises you what he notices
These young dudes don't know... This was one of the best rivalries in NBA history.
DaRomeo and the best thing about it is, off the court, they’re brothers. They respected each other so much.
💯💯💯
If Tracy had a better team they would be both be in the finals
@@brothadude if Grant Hill were healthy, it could’ve happened.
@@livingtruth8578 and Tim Duncan was gonna sign with Orlando in 2000. Imagine Kobe vs Tmac and Shaq vs Tim Duncan
Kobe and T-Mac like watching Goku and Vegeta
Except Vegeta is stronger in this scenario. Kobe is more like Vegeta than Goku imo at least personality-wise.
That's so apt
Dude, somewhere in this thread, i'm saying the same thing!
Good call!
To me it’s more of Naruto & Sasuke haha
ENB90 in my opinión Kobe is goku cause he always worked harder
I like how they both just boomerang the compliments back to each other 😂 legends.
Kobe low key dissing tmacs injurys
T-MAC TAKE CARE OF HIS FAMILY BROTHER THEY GONNA NEED SOMEBODY HE TRUST.
This interview was better than the entire current season
Naw B, That Spurs and Thunder game was lit
You might’ve dragged it just a little bit my brother 😭
301SO 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
🤨
truth lol
Kobe started teaching class when Rachel asked him the Harden question 😂😂😂
When your getting old you become wiser, I agree on what Kobe said regarding James Harden.
G Mass because he’s been there, he’s seen that absolutely dominating the ball doesn’t win championships whilst deferring more to your teammates puts the team in a much better position if they’re good enough
James Harden is an average basketball player, AT BEST, who, occasionally, happens to get lucky, and an absolutely horrible team mate. the Rockets will NEVER win it all as long as Hardens playin for em’... no matter who they put around em’.
Special K you just a hater. Kobe said harden is the most similar to him in the league offense wise
Special K your really gonna use the word average?, harden is one of the stars. he’ll be remembered as one of the best
Kobe was spot on with Harden "he'll never win a championship with that style of play". And he was speaking from personal experience. When he was young he tried to do it all and kept coming up short, but it wasn't until he embraced his dynamic with Shaq that the titles started coming in
He also predicted correctly how Lebron could still continue playing for years to come. Brilliant basketball mind
One of them ones
T-Mac on Kobe saying Vince Carter should enter the dunk contest, "Now you're trying to tear his Achilles!"
aannd nooow vc tryn to enter the dunk contest for real
Katsura Agentzero do it for Kobe
@@biggotti2744 yea i wanna see that
I’m 25 years old feeling like I’m 12 watching this video. Arguably my 2 favorite players of all time!
LucasLA yes
This hit different now that he is gone😔😔
Same brother, same. 😢
Why? It's the same.
Always does, cherish the now
“Have you seen the dunk contests these last few years?” 😂😂😂😂
But LaVine and Gordon was epic so lets not rewrite history
Yeah, these last few years were actually dope!! Kobe wrong!
@@sneezy-e that was the only good year of the las 10 at least
Real talk LMFAO 🤣 😂
@@sneezy-e Yes,Yes my
VC windmilling perfectly at the age of 42. My goodness.
Dean Winchester effortlessly
VC is a freak that's for sure.
Vinsanity -T Mac - Kobe were my 2000's fav players, they were so amazing to watch! And Vince is a physical beast, hope he plays up 45!
Ruthless 1771 He’s gonna dunk on some rookie... I can see it happening...
My heart goes out to T-Mac. You can see why his tears just streaming down nonstop during his interview with Rachel. He is in pain to lose a close friend, who could make him laugh, and who could be laughed at by him, without the slightest of the superstar swagger. And now, there is only echo of emptiness.
I want to see an interview with Kobe and A.I. next!!!
True dat
💯
Word
Or a.i and shaq together
Layzee Nguyen Kobe, AI, Tracy, Jordan, KD. Unstoppable most electrifying scorers on one team
Kobe dropped the people elbow on tmac back 😂😂😂
More of Dusty Rhodes elbow😆
"He gonna be fine when I hit 'em in that mothaf**ka?!"
Kobe knew Tmac was going to embarrass him that day...he had to do something
😭😭😭
That was the best. Something I certainly did to my friends.
James Harden was fouled by Kobe's comments
You cant give a tech to a legend
Kristopher Crater To be fair, Kobe did give props to the level Harden is playing at as of recent.
lol...
Just remember. Harden is not calling those fouls. Someone else is. Which means harden is doing something right.
Best funny comment
They remind me of Ken and Ryu from street fighter. Same moves, slight differences
Great analogy.
I would say Kobe is Ryu, more disciplined, mature, instinctual. TMac is Ken more raw talent/power, edgier.
Can they also be compared to Goku vs. Vegeta?
Think 1st battle, *SAIYAN SAGA*
Jordan is Akuma.
@@leonardobraynen1524 I agree with your analysis of Kobe being Ryu and T-mac being Ken.
@@joharys14 thanks my dude.
Just made perfect sense if u look at their personalities and court skills. And the Ryu/Ken connection works cuz they are more like brothers, trained together.
Tracy McGrady was so good bruh, but his back spasms would always show up and derail him thru out his career. Plus, Tracy never had a collection of brothers ready to ride with him for a title run.
Atleast he got his ring but it was in his last seasons with the Spurs
@@TopOpp59 ummm Tracy doesn’t have a ring sir lol. Trace Mcgrady last season was in 2013. Spurs won the title in 2014
@@TopOpp59 sorry buddy your wrong
Kobe said Harden will never win a championship with that system. WHO IS HERE AFTER HOUSTON WAS ELIMINATED BY KD-less WARRIORS?
Lol he wasn't lying lol
😅😅
Career isn’t over son. 🤣
Kobe always tells the truth
Me
Vince Carter @ 7:10....still has the SMOOTHEST WINDMILL IN THE NBA in 2019. Dude is effin unreal. Props to Kobe for admitting that he wouldn't go anywhere near a dunk contest that has Vince in it...Kobe knows Vince is the greatest dunker of all time
alexandergoldman 👌
💯
That Vince 720 Destroy Nba dunk history
Kobe is my fav player 1 of the greatest of all time but Vince is 1 of the greatest & most smoothest dunkers of all time
@@VikingWolf745 amen brotha...u speak the truth
Vince gotta do the dunk contest now out of respect for Kobe.
Facts
The dude is 43. cant dunk no more
Vince don't have 20yr old legs
That coward LeBron James should finally do the dunk contest for Kobe
@@arcticwanderer2109 shidddddd
We need Vince Carter and AI with Tmac and Kobe in another interview and make it last longer than 8 mins
This is what I grew up with. I don't want to win with them
I want to beat them. But looking back at it, I like a ring. 😆
And shaq, dayum man. Just make a movie with them just talking basketball. That's pure winnig knowledge for these up and coming youngsters.
TheRealist 811 Vinsanity prime was at Tmac Or Kobe level aswell. Best athlete of that era and one of the most lethal scorers aswell
Throw in Jesus Shuttlesworth. Those 5 had a decade run as the 5 best SGs
he can do everything I can do, "but he's taller." .....
And a pretty big wingspan advantage too. T-Mac was absurd to watch, seriously. Damned injuries got the best of him far too early but at his prime he was a nonstop show.
T Mac was much better going left than Kobe
@@ramjb People forget about T Mac. Dude was probably the most gifted offensive player of all time.
Kobe is greatest 2-way player in NBA history.
Thing was Kobe was way more durable than Mcgrady. Kobe’s intensity was on another level. But skill wise there’s really no difference and in fact T-Mac was a better athlete. But injuries, situations and a few intangibles is what separates Kobe from Mcgrady
Who's here after LeBron and the lakers defeated Harden, Westbrook and Rockets. Ft. Mike D'Antoni 🖐️
We’re now in the Finals
This one for Kobe!
Kobe knew what he was talking about
Love Kobe, but the Lakers should not win it. LeBron got AD.
@Noah Da Silva your clippers is a bust.
@@IWantToMature85 Why should not? Is it better they won this year in honor of Kobe? What is wrong?
7:30 Kobe: “Have you seen the dunk contest these last few years”😂😂
@TheRealist 811 I agree, except, 2016 dunk contest was actually better than MJ vs Dominique in almost every aspect.
Go watch it again. MJ and Dominique would've been eliminated in first round if they were doing those dunks in 2016.
Kobe must be watched all of those dunks to make that comment hahah
Vince Carter in his prime would have even had a real hard time with Lavine and Gordon. Those two are freaks and have been since their highschool days.
who would ever thought tmac and kobe would ever be doing a interview together........this some legendary shit.
I just found this shit. Raw!!💪🏾
Rachel Nichols needed tmac or Kobe would not of done it with her
Legendary Asf
tmac hella chill, always has been
WOW that synchronicity at 3:59! Both show their brilliant basketball minds!
T mac × Kobe
That's 4 ring atleast
8😤
Y'all dumbfuck kids only think about teaming up. Chemistry wins you championships not STARS
@@jqa16 they obviously have great chemistry.
@@jqa16 what nba champion had no stars on the floor?
Chase Cartwr Jordan won a ring win no allstars
“Nope I was not gonna have Vince Carter beat me” lol
But kobe heart know that Vince already beat him ego issue
But Kobe can’t dunk as aesthetic as vince
Still can't have a ring
I’m pretty sure this is his gym he was flying to with his daughter yesterday 😔
It is....
😔💔
Yes she had a game.
This video will be one of the most popular video of all time about basketball
MII this is post basketball career don’t make yourself look like a goofy bro
That would’ve been a Top 5 all time duo I believe
Time to try it out in 2k. XD
I seriously think they would have been better than Mike and Pippen. And I'm a bulls diehard. Playing with each other would have extended both of their careers
@@leroyrodgers6089 Stupidest thing I ever heard. Tmac was not a good defender and Scottie Pippen is arguably one of the best defenders of all time. Tmac and Kobe were not efficient, those Spurs teams would have killed them.
@@KA-js4ll dude just chill, we dont know how they would have been. The only reason they were not as efficient is because A. Jordan is the Goat. And B. Defenses were smothering back then. Today TMAC and Kobe in their primes would avg 48% not 44. But yes I did go overboard slightly I know how great Pippen was. I still think they would have been a top 5 duo. At least top 10.
Aftab Ali Jordan never played zone defense in his career. And the mid 2000s were the toughest era to score in. Don’t even get started with today’s era 34 year old Kobe averaged 27ppg 6rpg 6apg while shooting 46% during the 2012-2013. It’s crazy how they even compare Kobe’s ‘06 FT attempts to Harden’s, since it’s a two different worlds.
1:50 Kobe be like I just wanna test his back to see if it's healthy. lmao
He didn’t diss Harden like the media would make you believe
Media always lying about something. Surprised they didn’t try to throw trump under the bus somehow too
He's actually dissing D'Antoni's system. He played that system and he thinks it's shit.
@@kobedoesntneedabig3832 Dantoni is doing something different with the rockets tho. It's not the same system.
Kobe is the ultimare measure of win by any means. he would check your back if he had to lol
MJ
@@sbonner100 yep took a page out of MJ book
You could see that drive and serious in kobes face when he said he could come back if he wanted to, thats the black mamba
Kobe and Tracy would be one of the most athletic duos 🤷♂️🚫🧢
VC and Tmac were.
Fastbreak would have been crazy and their prime together
Would have been like Jordan and pippen
MMVXII staples would’ve been lit 😪
Lakers almost traded for t mac on draft night
Good job ESPN, this is what people wanna watch!
rewatching this interview.....it just breaks my heart
Kavalan we need more interviews like this
“You could drop 40 and not even go hard”
Well ok
it shows how talented he is.
By
Lol...right?! Lmao
That's NBA elite talk
He's the KD before KD, if you know what I mean. Nobody, even prime Kobe, could defeat TMac in scoring during his prime.
Ok so now, get an interview with Tmac, Kobe, and Iverson. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
DGames facts all the ballers from the early 00s
DGames
Yes good idea. They can talk about 2001 finals. And Allen is very good in interviews. The top 3 guards of the 2000s
and Vince Carter :)
My 3 favorite players of all time I would die
Add VC and it be 🔥🔥🔥
Two living legends. Good people they are
I miss those days with all of my heart. Talent was spread all over the league ; Kobe, TMAC , VINCE , AI, Pierce, RAY , Corey , KG , Tim , Dwade , Lebron etc. etc. Nowadays everybody want to play together. You have around 15-20 teams that are unwatchable / absolutely horrible. Only 4-5 teams are decent and you know who will win in October. I really miss the old days
Lets not forget the Eastern conference was absolutely trash during that era also. Western conference was where it was at. Kobe is my all-time favorite player.
I love the fact the fact that I got to see Jordan, Shaq, Penny, Grant hill, AI, Kobe, Vince T-Mac and Lebron play
Corey?? As in maggete??? 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣😂
This season is quite distributed
Bucks Greek Freak
Toronto kawhi
Celtics Kyrie
Rockets Harden
Spurs Derozen
Lakers James
Nuggets Nikola
Pacers Oladipo
76ers Joel Emiid
OKC Westbrook + PG13
Portland Damian Lillard
Jazz Donovan (last yr dunk contest champ)
Heat Wade
Pistols Griffin
NOP AD (trading soon)
You always knew who was goin to win in October back then as well. It was either going to be Los Angeles, or San Antonio.
Kobe said he wanted to test the back I'm done 😂
Gay
@@TheDoombugg 😂lowkey huh
Then they showed the clip of Kobe dropping that elbow
Pippen did it to him
Kobe so petty, it's hilarious looking back at it
Watching this makes me feel he’s still alive. What a great man and what a great pair here.
"the love is gone" -tmac... underrated sad comment of the year
Man he's probably pissed at basketball up to this age. He could have deleted MJ's name off if he ever got the chance to play. Unlucky injuries stole his whole career from him.
"....I HAD TO TEST THAT BACK OUT...."
Gay
Pause
Right big ass pause 😂😂😂😂 But that was some Bad Boyz back in the 80's bs kobe bull 😂😂😂 low down move kobe LOL
Starkiller1036 😂
"I will enter the things that I know I can win" 😎
Best line right there
Words of wisdom, love you Kobe... miss you everyday
Kobe IQ of the game on point! You heard him say James harden would not win. A championship with his style of play!!.. and look what happened Houston lost in game 6 AT HOME!!
Abdullah Hardy houston chokes every crunch time it sucks honestly, its either they have the lead or theyll lose regardlessly
@@PlayfulCloud3 💯 all the way
Mat ter that’s not IQ smh
James Harden is a clown
and they're losing 4 straight now
I don't give a shit what the numbers and advanced analytics say. I'd take Kobe over LeBron any day.
Bilbo Swaggins disregarding the actual facts that show who’s the better player? Typical Kobe fan 🤦🏾♂️
@@ireupzz4233 if it was a 1v1. Lebron vs kobe you would take lebron? 😂 boy that nigga Kobe would pump fake jab step and sink that bitch everytime he rise up. Kobe a shooter. Deadeye. Lebron not so much so though i will say he been wet lately
@@Rich-nd8gt Lebron has been wet lately, wonder if he is getting some Kobe lessons or mentality since he joined the Lakers. Maybe he felt he gotta fill in Kobe's shoes and not get embarassed.
@@Rich-nd8gt "Deadeye."
Kobe All-time Leader in missed field goals Bryant
@1missing When you ATTEMPT a field goal n the Association then you could talk.
Such a dads at a cookout or barbershop interview lol.
Rest easy Kobe and Gianna Bryant, John, Keri and Alyssa Altobelli, Sarah and Payton Chester, Christina Mauser, and Ara Zobayan.
I'm not a hater of the current NBA but tbh this generation of Kobe,Duncan, Tracy, Dirk was probably the best ever, the game was beautiful!
Kobe is definitely in the GOAT conversation!
reason Kobe aint really in the GOAT conversation is because there is an exact same style but better player in MJ. with lebron, some people say kobe is better but noone can say 100% that one is better because their style is different, the players around them are different, etc. Kobe is definitely GOAT caliber player if u know what i mean but not really in the conversation.
@@f0rtyy815 That actually made a lot of f*ckn sense. lol Because he's the mirror of MJ, the one who came first, despite being a GOAT caliber player, he's been excluded from the GOAT conversation. Basically MJ just extended his career for another 20 years through Kobe. Good job putting a pin in that never-ending debate. Kudos!
how dare you forget the likes of KG, Shaq, AI, Yao
Jack s Chima
Yeah that's my favorite period. The nba2k and nba live all star games were so stacked with talent. The best power forwards and guards ever. Just to troll one of my friends on nba2k2, I beat him only using Tmac to score every point for the magic. Like 100 points.
For 2-guards you had Iverson, kobe tmac, vince carter, Ray Allen.
I really don't enjoy James harden's game
TheRealist 811
Lebron is not in any conversation for goat. He's a top 10 player
This really was a great interview. Had me smiling throughout. You can tell that they had immense respect for each other despite the fact that they were opponents. Sportsmanship like this is hard to come by these days. Hats off to these men.
As fierce opponents you get genuine sportsmanship. Now I don’t hate it but, it seem like everyone now is obligated to show sportsmanship. It’s not as genuine
Plus the game was different back in the day salute to these two
2 of the deadliest scorers on the same team man.... they would've won at least 5 or 6 rings together
Facts
Kobe has 5 😂
And they played defense
Looks like Kobe was right about Harden’s style not winning a championship because the Warriors knocked him and the Rockets out of the playoffs again!!!
it looks like kobe still plays, in comparison to shaq
Definitely still looks like he can go drop 38
Shaq been retired for 9 years now tho...
If you got a hot wife like Vanessa you would stay fit so that she'll never go elsewhere
That was always the case lol
@@MozTheBoz Kobe worth over a hundred mil, she never going period.
Kobe's logic is straight Gold!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I agree. Listen how he explain the way LeBron should played or Harden. He is specific it is like you can draw that play and predict what other players will do. Awesome
Rest in Paradise my brother . Thank u for everything . We are Greatful . U are missed dearly . One Love . 🏀💔😔
Eeman and A'mal is the only way to succeed
TMac could've been better than MJ or Kobe since he was 2 inches taller and had unlimited range. It's the injuries that cost him being a Top 5 great.
You're overreacting him rn. Tmac was good but no way he would've been better than Kobe or MJ.
Yep he would he was a hybrid of Jordan and Kobe
Better then Mj lmfao he didn’t have the work ethic to become either
Grant Hill could have been one of the best SF ever had he not got injured. Really sucks.
@@dadisajo9 a hybrid of jordan and kobe? Thats like a hybrid of pepsi and coke. Its the same sh*t lol
I'm glad this interview came out. T Mac deserves more respect than he's given. In ESPN videos that include him talking, I see loads of kids talking like Tracy was a scrub. These kids need to realize that T Mac was on the path to being a top 5 player of all time prior to injury, and that's not an exaggeration
I can totally see him making top 10, especially if the Orlando team he was on worked out with Grant Hill and Tim Duncan and all, but top 5 you're facing some stout competition. I ain't gonna front, I never watched him play, but I struggle to see how he could hang with the likes of MJ, LeBron, Kareem, Wilt, Magic, and of course Kobe.
@@fazebooquifius3186 There's a reason Kobe says T Mac is the toughest player he played against, he was on another level. I can see where you're coming from, but I definitely urge you to watch some T Mac highlights since you haven't seen him play. If he didn't get injured, I 100% believe he would've developed into a player that could hang with the guys you mentioned. My reasoning behind that thought process is that T Mac was destroying teams as a young player, and he was still getting better at an exponential rate when he got injured. A similar case could be made for Brandon Roy, but he got injured earlier in his career so we didn't see as much of him as we did with T Mac
@@RyGuy1127 Honestly I don't think there's much point arguing this. I think we can both agree that it was a huge shame he got injured either way. I do agree that there isn't enough respect on his name, especially amongst casual NBA fans. Also I love him for that one around the back shimmy post fade highlight floating around, that shit looks dope.
@@fazebooquifius3186 True. I didn't mean for it to come across as arguing, but I get how it would've been interpreted that way. I hope they start showing more T Mac highlights at some point, I hate seeing him get disrespected when he's talking on ESPN now days
Austin fact
Oh man how i miss Kobe. I can't even imagine how loosing him feel to his family. Rest in Peace Kobe. My number 1 always and forever.
We need an espn documentary on these two
The only documentary I would watch
Black mamba & T-mac How many Championships they would of had? They could been Mike & pippen remake easy with Phil Jackson
Who else here after KOBE pass way:(
Jason Hu I miss Kobe already!
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Yeah, and his daughter! 😔💔
Bro stfu man !
My man Kobe knew the Rockets won't win since Feb 😂 3:34
"Looking back, anything you would tell these guys?"
Kobe : Yeah. Don't go to Colorado.🤣😂
J Bellamy ahahah
Can you imagine Kobe and Tracy on the SAME TEAM!!!... The Lakers would've won 10 championships.
Or at least 5
Apparently it almost happened too...
T-Mac: "Now you tryna tear his Achilles"
😂😂😂
Right lol I’m stretching right now
Yessss he said it finally somebody did! "Have you seen the dunk contest lately"? Straight up savage kobe😅😅 and so true!
i struggle with depression and been for a very long time. i found kobe when he died, and the last 2 weeks his mentality have been helping me out of bed when i really didn´t have to wake up. thanks for being you, kobe
You were a first responder and found Kobe after the crash?
Remember Shaq Tmac Kobe trio almost happened in '98 smh
fuck if only we could go back in time and somehow make that happen !
Yea, and Coach Del Harris said he doesn't like babysitting two high school players that's why the trade didn't happen..
@@svenshrempf yeah and that's why Del Harris is no longer coaching
Back in the day we had Kobe, AI, T-Mac and Vince dropping 30 a game and giving us a show for the ages EVERY GAME.
Now we have Harden scoring half his points from the FT line thanks to weak calls and BS rules and we are supposed to praise him? Nah. F. that. I remember when real balers wer a thing and these guys are the ones who made it popular for this generation.
Harden and his boring game will not.
It’s bittersweet to see how well Kobe & T Mac’s personalities mesh & the chemistry these two legends have because you know they would’ve been good friends til they were old men