Smush Parker: Kobe Bryant refused to talk to me during Lakers practices | Highly Questionable
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Smush look like a jazzfest musician😂😂😂
I’m done 🤣💀
😭😭😭😭
I kept scrolling past the video because that's exactly what I thought he was!
A homeless jazz musician
Gotdamn😆😆😆😆😆😆
Smush looking like somebody's 55 year old father at a family cookout...
AND....
😭😭
@@champreese8769and.. you're not claivoyant.
@@homoerectussemenallyretent6638 what do you mean by that ?
@@champreese8769 what's the rest of his sentence???
I have always been a die hard Lakers and kobe fan, but I got so much respect for the way he handled this interview . didn't bash Kobe, just said how he felt .
“What am I supposed to do?! Pass the basketball to Smush Parker?!!”
Kobe Bryant
#Mambaout
😂😂😂
OR GET TWO PIECED BUY CHRIS CHILDS🤕👊
😂BRUH!!!
T MAC and then run away from the guy you two piece?
Much love for Smush Parker. He seems to be a humble, honest guy
Smush seems like a nice guy
It's it funny how LeBron gets so much hate for the smallest actions, but players like Bryant and Jordan get praised for being disrespectful. LeBron's one of the most humble players of all-time. He always mentions his teammates in acceptance speeches and he's a pass-first player. The evidence is here on the type of player Bryant is. If you want to know the type of player Jordan was, just listen to his Hall of Fame speech and the story about his fight with Steve Kerr.
***** Can you prove otherwise? Beside him joking about how many championships Miami were going to win, I never saw LeBron throw any players under the bus, never seen talk down on anyone or take full credit for an award.
Id say KD is more humble, but get what you're saying. You also must remember back in those days kobe was really swlfish and never passed. He fixed that a lot over the years.
Ethan Blough Yes, KD is very humble, but that's why I said "one of" not "he is." Kobe has improved over the years due to maturity.
The worst part about Kobe Bryant is the fact that his first 3 rings were GIVEN to him.. not only did he not help the team in the threepeat.. but the team had a better winning percentage without him... and the teams winning percentage dropped dramatically in games that Shaq missed. And he was absolute trash in the finals all 3 years... Kobe eventually got better, he does have one MVP award, and I give him credit for that, but I probably shouldn't.. the real credit should go to Phil Jackson. Kobe was a cancer on the Lakers team.. they would have been a dynasty if they never would have traded to get Kobe as a rookie. They would have kept Shaq longer and kept Phil longer.. they would have won about 8 or 9 rings in 10 years.
You believe Smush? You believe what any athlete will say about someone you don't like such as Kobe or whomever? Don't be stupid.
Even if this were true to a degree Parker had no choice but to take the scorn. It was Kobe’s team, and not only did everyone know it, Kobe earned that distinction by outworking and out-producing everyone on the court.
It's no secret former players such as Rick Fox and D. Fisher have said KOBE famously demanded excellence from his teammates by being a jerk at times to them until they reached his competitive level. It mostly worked, and the players who couldn't handle it were weeded out of LA. Smush just falls victim to that and is bitter.
Kobe was obviously doing something right. 5 Nba Titles, 7 Western Conf. Championships.
Some people are leaders in different ways and succeed. It's great to see all methods to achieve success. There is also going to be people who can't handle strong leaders and want to find hate against that person so they can use it as an excuse.
Shame on you Smush, you had a wonderful opportunity to be a starting PG for the most prestigious and recognizable franchise in the NBA. Play for the greatest coach ever and one of the greatest players ever. Yet you fail to realize that your NBA failures are your own doing and not KOBE or whomever else it might be.
Smush looks pity in this....
I like the NBA and can appreciate all great players. Stop the HATING.
We haven't forgotten you in Greece Smush, That was one of the most important finals ARIS has played in the last 15 years and your contribution was enormous to help ARIS win the Greek cup. Always and forever one of us. We wish you the best Smush Parker. ARIS THESSALONIKI FOREVER.
Nice!
wow international love
Lbvs as much as you like smush here in America he is bottem of totem pole. Straight garbage
Smh
@David and what are you here in America
Keepinit100 Everyday he's not dick in america
What a nice man Smush is. God bless him and his family
Smush parker seems like a genuine guy and took those questions well. Pretty cold of kobe to do. People must remembee back then kobe was extremely slefish. He got better about it over the years.
don't care how good kobe is, or thinks he is. you dont talk to a teammate like that. its really low. at the end of the day, its just basketball, a game.
xananadu Who cares dont get butthurt
@@Freethecommons wow dont pass judgement man. Only thing I would say to you is dont believe the hype. Kobe is a competitor at the end of the day he wanted to win as much as possible. And by your critique it proves you could never fathom his drive
3:01 Kobe question...your welcome
* you're
He pulled a Rick James..... " The scariest experience was a flare going by my head" 2 seconds later ..... " I'm from NYC, a little flare don't scare me" Cocaine is a helluva drug!
He said scariest playing in Greece. Which is still nothing compared to living in NYC.
Willie u buggin.
he still got more rings then barkley ,ewing and karl malone put together
He doesn’t have one
@@4569262 04 pistons
@@arpinderjeetsingh380 it didn’t join till next year
I've heard numerous stories about Kobe doing things like that. I'm a Kobe fan. I think that's why him and Shaq clashed alot as well. But If he did say that, that's just fucked up.
Funny because Kobe got along with so many players worse than Smush and never spoke ill of them. Smush is definitely not giving us all the details that led to that.
Wow. Seems like a really good dude.
Smush seems like the nicest NBA player ever. I saw your NBA Highlights, You're Awesome Smush! Mad hops!!!
Big up to this guy, I actually played against him back in high school, great competitor. Let’s go beavers!
always liked smush Parker. never heard him speak before. sounds like a nice, smart guy
This shows the true personality of Kobe..
Smush actually seems like a nice person. This the first time i've ever heard him speak. And Damn Kobe! Sheesh lol
Smush is such an articulate speaker.. He gives such vivid details and speaks very eloquenly, when explaining those vivid details.. I would LOVE to see him "give a shot," at becoming an author or poet, at the least.
@@heavenchaser1992 wtf
VW DT smushcalade
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Smush look like all he bring to the family bbq the brown liquor.
Lol And his favorite bbq sauce
I'm that guy in my family, is that bad lol
Fo sure 😹😹😹
insomthegreat man as long as it ain’t e&j or Christian brothers
Because it is the right thing to do!
I respect Smush. Like he said, he's a low-key guy, but also humble and honest. I also love hearing any dirt on Kobe, lol.
He wasn't a bad player so i don't understand why he gets the hate
Probably cause he didn't kiss Kobe's sorry ass. Cartwright and Grant rightfully stood up to Jordan in Chicago too.
"He wasn't a bad player"...? As a Laker, he had a 12.5 player efficiency rating. By comparison, ERIC SNOW in Philly did better than that.
I'm a Lakers fan bro, and your right, I don't remember anything about Smush I didn't like.
gmn545
Smush Parker would have been much better if the Lakers had a better cast. By comparison, he's on the same level as Derek Fisher. Fisher's career efficiency rating is an 11.7, and his career field goal percentage is below 40 percent. He is perhaps the most overrated basketball player of all time, yet he's still an icon in LA.
Unlike Derek Fisher, Smush Parker was able to shoot above 44 percent from the field, and he put up similar numbers at a much younger age. The only difference is that Fisher was a product of a great LA system.
KTD82291 Derek Fisher is an "icon" in LA because of his stellar clutch performances in the playoffs that greatly assisted LA in winning rings, as well as his veteran leadership. The value he added to the team was significantly greater than Smush Parker.
We are proud that you were a part of our team! IRAKLIS THESSALONIKIS 🇬🇷
He average 11 points with the "Lakers" so he wasn't that bad on the Lakers.
thank you at least somebody knows
👎🏽 🗑
There were people on the team who averadd less than that. He just wasn't up to Kobe standards
He Best Chucky for the stsrtig job AND got the crucial steal vs the suns..i love smush
He wasn’t bad overall, but not good NBA standards. He had a decent shot but made terrible decisions
4:33 most important part of the interview. Smush lets us know that he’s very aware of the headlines that will come of this, but he remains calm and collected.
Smush is a good guy, Kobe crushed his confidence when playing in the NBA.
kwame's too
Eleqtrique Kobe was a great player but an a hole to say the least and I have been a lakers fan and been to several games starting in the mid 80s. Sad he is gone but it seemed a little unauthentic to hear so many players who he didn’t have relationships or good experiences with speaking on his death with such emotion. I get it, I wouldn’t wish death in my worst enemy but....
@@bodegaboys7475 I totally agree with what you said. Now that he's dead they are trying to canonize him into some kind of holy saint figure. Like if Kobe hated you, then there must be something wrong with you. Jeremy Lin was a decent, hardworking nba player that nobody can really find fault in. Yet Kobe still hated him even before they became teammates for some reason.
Abe McGee thought it was Michael Jordan
@@mantgrta9728 both treated him horribly
That was a smooth segue. From the last Kobe question to the happiest NBA moment then boosting Smush's ego by asking about his dating life as a Laker
Let me recap and tell you guys the story. Kobe was annoyed that the Lakers were too cheap to get a legit point guard and decided to get Smush from the D-League. In a professional setting, with a guy who is at the top of his career, Kobe felt that it was pretty insulting, given he and Shaq brought championships to the organization a few years past. Now he would have to share a backcourt with a D-League player. Think about that. Kobe had goals he wanted to accomplish, and Smush didn't have the talent to help him. NOW, THAT'S NOT ALL. Instead of coming into the team hungry, and ready to work hard, Smush was lackadaisical and un-focused. He wasn't bad, but he didn't improve, and didn't leave his all on the court every day. This is another thing that pissed Kobe off. Here's a guy who got the break of a lifetime, to play along 1 of the 10 greatest players of ALL-TIME, and he is casually going through practice asking Kobe about football and making conversation. I think it's important to remember this is a PROFESSIONAL environment where you're fired / let go if you don't reach your goals. It's a ruthless business. So it's not like they met for coffee at Panera Bread and Kobe was just being a dick. His main coworker wasn't talented, focused, or hardworking and he felt it was a waste of his time to deal with him.
This. This is exactly right, and the best way of explaining the situation. Also I do think it's kinda hilarious that whenever Kobe talks about those rough years he always says "When I had to play with Smush Parker and those guys." haha he really didn't like Smush😂
@hyeboi just speaking facts 🤷
To me, Kobe is the closest I've seen to Jordan. However, when you need to have your ass whooped then you need to have your ass whooped. Just like the way most of you all talk about Jordan like he's God. They're just basketball players. Kobe needed his ass whooped a lot. You're still a man.
@@martinellsworth7084 i think Kobe often mentions bis name brcause is pretty easy to remember and sounds kinda funny.
lol... i love how the bottom of the article on lakernation wrote "its been 7 years since hes been a laker. he should let it go." in all fairness it was these hosts that presented the questions to smush lol. he was put in a position to answer... geez. im pretty sure its well documented that 05-07 was a bad time for kobe. but smush's response didnt really surprise me. he did stay classy and called kobe a good player, it was just these hosts who kept pressing on the matter for their show.
Smush parker wasn't THAT bad of a player.
+NextGenJ He played 7 years in the NBA and averaged 9 points and 3 assists, and 6 years internationally. He is a professional who gets paid to play basketball, and has had a solid career doing it. Seems like a real down to earth guy too.
Yes he was
Steve Nash owned his ass. Derek Fisher at least made Nash work.
@Paul Bearer He was atrocious
N12 lol he played in the NBA 🤷🏾♂️
Good interviewer. Got juice. Didnt push him further than he had already. And ended with a positive questioned.
Kobe got too big headed in his later years treating ppl like that. Imagine how he felt about us regular working people?
Exactly. Peasants. Mamba out!
You could tell. No doubt, he told the pilot that day to leave when it was too dangerous, he bullied him, no doubt
@@blakejohnstson9217exactly 💯. I've told people this that I genuinely felt bad for the pilot because of the amount of hate he got when it was really Kobe that cost him his life. People like that you cant say no to. It sucks
I casually saw Smush by himself outside of PF Chang's in West Palm Beach back in 2007. He did seem like a very low key guy and to himself.
He either lives in Florida or comes here all the time, I have seen him too in Broward
I thought this was Michael Jordans dad when I first saw it 🤦🏾♂️
😂😂😂
Ah man cuz...I literally lololol on that
Lol, that is hilarious. Agreed.
😂😂😂😂🤣🤣
Biiiiiiiihhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh squirttttttttttttt
Legend has it that Smush Parker wore open-toe sandles and held a pair of BBQ tongs while conducting this interview.
Kind of makes me feel a bit disgraced to call myself a Kobe Fan after hearing things like this. C'mon on now Mamba. 😔
My take: Kobe Bryant a more talented basketball player... Smush Parker a more tolerant human being
even though smush is a bad player what Kobe did was wrong and cold blooded
He wasn't bad at all you try playing with Kobe and see how he cancels your career too.
***** well derek fisher sucked everywhere else he played. he actually was one of a kind who could play with kobe :D
KilladelphiaDan Smush actually posted avg number with the lakers. But you can say they lacked talent since he was third on the team in PPG when he played with them
Black Mamba Cold Blooded with a slithering tongue...
***** People love Fish because he's such a pro that even he could get along with Kobe Bryant. I think you've got it flipped. Besides, name me a 4th quarter Finals game that Kobe Bryant ever TOOK OVER like Fish did Gm 3 of the 2010 Finals. Just one...
The closest the correct answer will be was Kobe's OT performance in Gm 4 against Indiana in the 2000 Finals. But if Fish was such a bum, how did he save Kobe's ass not once (the aforementioned Gm 3) but TWICE...hitting those HUGE 3's in Gm 4 against Orlando in 2009?
That side of Kobe I didn't like. He was way too arrogant.
KSU 1989 exactly
champukeilyn he never apologized to the man
@champukeilyn he was mature then but he was fustrated playing with the likes of smush and kwame. When they got pau he began to enjoy bball again
Man a lot of stars are arrogant Iverson Michael Jordan LeBron give me a break that's what makes you the best
Eddy Casseus Lebron and iverson came from nothing they showed humility more than anyone
He looks like a coconut man selling coconut juice in Hawaii
Lol
I wanna give Smush Parker a hug ...
Smush Parker was only 24 and 25 years old when playing for the Lakers, and he still put up better numbers than Derek Fisher. If the Lakers had a better supporting cast from 2005 until 2007, then Parker probably would have been a great product. It's just like Patty Mills playing so well with San Antonio's great system.
Did you really just compare him to D. fish? Smush played no defense, often had no idea what the shot clock was at and was a walking turnover when it mattered. D. fish did all the dirty work.
Mills was more of a 3 point guy, and played with Pros in SA. Not the hollywood bs Kobe be on.
@@Anchor7 you basically just named 3 things that all have to do with maturity and discipline which is something that happens with young players lol
@@noicemate9111 D fish didn't have those issues as a young player. You're making excuses for him
@@Anchor7 never said every young player does Lmfao the point was that smush wasn’t that bad and would’ve been fine on a real team
Smush,me smiling he is a cool guy God bless his endeavors in life
Yea Ron Artest (Metta World Peace) is a big, strong dude, but he didn't want NO part of Big Ben Wallace.
I agree when Big Ben went after him he planked himself on the announcers table just look at Artest's body language when Ben came after him Artest didn't want anything to do with Ben.
@@Vnov93 so you think ben Wallace is not mentally tough?
Lol maaaan .. you're on the money
Smush is a gentleman. He never should have been treated that way that is BS.
Kobe is my favorite player but after watching this I'm starting to see why nba players say no one wants to play with him
Your soft
been following smush since his fordham days (yo smush if you read this i went to school with jeff mcmillan and he used to praise u heavy all the time) and it is great to see him doing well
lol like if you're here after Kobe's passing
Thought of this and came back to enjoy
Memories now :(
Growing up in Detroit I had no idea Smush even played for the Pistons, that’s crazy 😂
I didn't know that either
TBH Kobe likely didn't feel like Smush was putting in the work to get better as basketball player thus having no real use for Smush....
”All you people need people like me so you can point your finger and say look at the bad Guy”
Kobe was fd up for that but he cant defend himself or make amends for those wrongs.
Pass the ball to Smush who went 33%fg and 15% from 3 in the series vs the suns where the lakers could have beaten the suns when they lost in 7. Smush also allowed 22ppg on his head on 52% shooting while he was on the court. Sucked on offense and sucked on defense. Poor Kobe
Hard to have a rhythm, when hero ball Kobe is next to you.
@@amkobra Hero ball kobe didn't even have as high usage rate as guys like lebron and MJ. Also took less shots in majority of playoff series thsn guys like MJ and Lebron. Matter of fsct in game 7 of the series vs suns, kobe went 8-16 50%fg 24pts. Odom 5-13 35%fg 12pts. Walton 6-13 46%fg 16pts. Smush 4-13fg 9pts. Kwame 2-10fg 20% 8pts. Cook 4-11fg 36%fg 8pts. All these guys were in rythm taking atleast 10 shots. But none of them were as efficient as Kobe Bryant despite not being double or triple teamed. You clearly don't know basketball.
I laughed so hard You can't talk to me LMAO
Kobe is different. With that being said he might have tried to instigate a fire within Smush to compete at a higher level. Smush seems like a soft spoken guy and the best thing or worst thing to do is push them to a breaking point to either make them realize their true potential or fold them into a lawn chair.
People will try to justify anything
@PP Wieners 🤣
He folded.
@@youngmaryland886 like a got damn hammock between ferns
I've always been a fan of Kobe...but if he would've told me that I would've had tap that jaw...
Cyborg Electronika facts
2 piece combo.
You have to on principal.
@Blackflag kobe would actually respect you for standing up to him regardless.
I'm a Lakers fan,you can tell because kobe didn't want to pass even when shaq was there.hell because of him eddie jones had to go!
I miss this show so much
Kobe better be glad he came up in that era if he acted liked that when his dad was balling he would have gotten his ass kicked silly
You act like MJ, Larry, and other players from back then didn’t act the same way toward people they felt weren’t applying themselves or talented enough.
aaaaah finally someone who spoke the truth about Kobe. he was a great player and all but....
Now that he's dead they are trying to canonized him. Like if Kobe hated you, then there must be something wrong with you. Jeremy Lin is a decent, hardworking nba player. Kobe hated him even before they became teammates for some reason.
Smush looks like the night time entertainment on a vacation resort
Smush Parker was actually good , better than Chucky Atkins , I watched that whole season and he was legit , IDK why they say he was so bad in LA
Tim Duncan never talked to Tony Parker when he first got in league
They really waited till the end to say no more Kobe questions 😭😭😭😂😂🙈🙈.
I think some of yall are too young to remember how MJ treated teammates in practice. KG, others. Not saying it's right, but thats how some dudes are.
These mfs were kings of the awkward interviews lol I use to watch them when I was in high school
Smush seems like a genuinely humble and friendly person. Kobe just reaches new levels of douchebaggery here.
Smush Parker was nice. His game was raw
Smush's story makes me think even less of Kobe. I don't care how good you are, having poor character is not cool. This is why LeBron should be mentioned B4 Kobe.
LOL. People from New York be acting like they've seen it all and nothing puts fear in them...
Damn Kobe😳
Bomani face is priceless
I forgot how disrespectful Kobe was to this man 😂 just because they were losing.
It wasn't the losing. One thing KB hated the most were players who didn't give 100% on and off the court. It was the same problem during the KB/Shaq dilemma.
Mike C smush tried but Kobe downright bullied him
When a team "leader" acts like that it affects the teams performance negatively. So Kobe wasn't helping even if he was entitled to that opinion. He was too good to help make others better, and brought himself up by trying to bring others around him down.
MJ and Pippin didn’t speak to Rodman. This is nothing irregular.
NOW I KNOW WHY DWIGHT HOWARD LEFT LA!!
tried to warn everyone else. Kobe bryant is a loser off the court.
Frank Assnot Hey, I buy shit from ABB!!!
DrPhilGood Huxtable he was soft anyway
He's baaaccckkk!!!
As a Kobe fan and as much as I hate saying this, I'm really disappointed in this. This just shows how Kobe has so much pride in his head. Just because Parker doesn't have enough accolades under his belt, he cannot talk to Kobe at all? I know Michael Jordan has been extremely tough on his teammates back in the day but I doubt he would make comments like that. I remember one NBA finals game in 1998 (I believe it's game 5), just before the game started Michael actually did a fist pump with one guy sweeping the floor. Now that's a good sign of humility, which unfortunately Kobe doesn't seem to have.
Mj actually punched a teammate I’m sure he’s said worst than don’t talk to me 😂😂 don’t b so sensitive smush should’ve stepped his man up
This interview was more of we dont care about you. We just want some dirt on Kobe cause he matters you don't
Man, in a weird way I kinda like Smush... he had it rough but embraced it.
He 's humble, it's just simple as that.
kobe a top 10 all time player but cmon this is just rude. This why i tell people i am a lebron fan. He makes his teammates better but also respects them.
I agree about LeBron. It's the one thing I've always respected about him. He treats all his teammates with respect
I grew up with smush so random this popped up wtf lol
now smush want to apologize per his post on IG. it's clear now that kobe wants to test his new teammates and coaches if you're going to stand up to him per his former teammate and coach b. shaw
I love Kobe's "don't talk to me" line not b/c Smush was the recipient, but that's it's almost comical. You can make a meme out of it and it'll be funny every time b/c of how ridiculous it is. The sad part is that Kobe probably meant what he said.
Just because someone dies doesn’t mean we should pretend they were this saint.
SMUSH SHOULD'VE GAVE KOBE THAT CHRIS CHILDS TREATMENT 🤕👊
He actually wouldve respected him for it.
@@classicslayer456 💯💯
Doubtful more bark than bite type cat, perhaps no bite at all.
@@FB-ch5yz Kobe couldnt even beat up reggie miller
So smush said that the scariest moment is when he almost got hit by the flare. Then he contradicted himself by saying he wasn't scared.
He didn't say it was his scarious moment. He just gave an example of the type of fans in Greece
Smush should have stole on him for that lol
I'm a Kobe fan too
Who would have thought Kobe was that cocky and allowed his ego to make him a jackass. Lost respect.
Kobe was only trying to motivate this guy
even Kobe said he was a bad teammate to this guy no need to defend him
Like Jordan and Kwame
Gtfoh
Smush looks like a shady club promoter who promises 50% up front and 50% after the show. After the show he stages a fake fight to shut the spot down and get out with your money.
😂😂😂
Thats so disapponting Kobe! I just teared down all his posters from my wall screaming and crying. How can he be so mean??
Smush seems like a chill dude. And Kobe seems like, you know, Kobe.
A jerk.
The only people that don’t like people are trash players or people who don’t demand their best from themselves. He bumped heads with shaq because he didn’t like how shaq didn’t put in 100% effort. If you not all in or just here for a check then you’ll bump heads with Kobe...so play like you wanna win or get the fuck on outta here
@@solacevisuals3364 great point - that's what Gasol told Kobe game 7!
Exactly why nobody don't wanna play in LA no more
WereBass In La everyone wants to baby stfu you mean not next to kobe
I love the way Papi says smush
What Kobe said to Parker: You can't talk to me. You need more accolades to talk to me.
What Kobe MEANT to say to Parker: GET ON MY LEVEL!
Chris Taylor word
Get on his level for a conversation? And they're teammates? I'm sure you think that's being a good teammate.
Chris Taylor
Not in 2014 lol. Their are about 450 players in the NBA. Kobe isn't in the top 5.
killevree1
sure looks like it
On what level? Human conversational level?
He wasn't on the 04 detroit piston
Eddie Wright yea he lied!!!
LISTEN! You're in the middle of practice(work) and Smush starts talking about football, yes he has a reason to be upset. Kobe is a competitor and if you can't be locked in on the practice floor then you can't be focused during the game. Sorry but yes Smush was THAT bad
People..listen to this guy
He said after practice....
Dannon Green go back to 4:47 and correct your comment please and thank you
Keith Benjamin Clean out your ears. He was trying to chat with Kobe after practice.
@@champreese8769 nigga lay the shit aside. Ur opinion is as worthless as Smush looks. Marinate on that.
hahah yooo at 3:18 he calls him "Smudge"
Instead of making assumptions, people need to understand what kind of player Kobe is. He has a relentless pursuit of winning. He works harder than anyone in the NBA. He lives and breathes basketball and he's constantly seeking perfection out of himself.
That said, he expects the same type of dedication to come out of his teammates, that's why he pushes them so hard. People have the wrong idea about him and his intentions. When I see something like this, where he says that to a teammate, what I see is him trying to tell Smush to stop messing around and start working. Especially when we're not doing so hot, we should be here to work even harder. He's challenging Smush to show some dedication and bust his ass to improve, then go out there and help them win. That's what I get from it, and that's what winners and champions will get from it. People who don't understand that type of mentality will take it the wrong way as so many have, including Smush.
Kobe never, and will never respect players who don't dedicate themselves. It's just the way it is, and I don't blame him whatsoever for it. MJ was similar. This is another reason why there was friction between Kobe and Howard. Howard settles for just being good and strolling along. Instead of pushing himself to the next level, which is what Kobe wanted out of him, he prefers staying in his comfort zone.
This is the difference between a player with the heart of a champion and a killer instinct, and all the rest.
Exactly, he was chasing jordan
Arrogant asshole is what he is!! Stop trying to dress it up! There's no reason to treat and talk to ppl that way. With arrogance comes demise. His day is coming!!!
Did Jordan talk trash to his PG like that? How does being great make you a jerk? They are not connected.
Yilun Li Jordan did worse he punched Steve Kerr in the face 🤣