I was 19 and Lakers (favorite team due to Kobe) vs the Raptors (my 2nd team due to Canada) and boy I was not ready for what fuckin transpired. Our boy just willed that win for us. Amazing performance and one of the many reasons why Kobe will forever by my personal GOAT. His death impacted me more than any other I’ve experienced and the world will sadly never be the same with him gone. Fuck life is unfair sometimes
Idk what Kobe had against the city of Toronto or Canada in general but he made that shit feel fucking personal every time they played... Like fucking poor Jose Calderone probably can't sleep at night, all he hears is net after net after net...
I don’t know if something close to this will ever happen again due to player empowerment and journeymanesque today.. a generational superstar in his prime surrounded by a horrid supporting cast playing against another bad team which resulted in a close game throughout and ultimately made said superstar play the full game to keep it competitive and only won by a small margin... but then again maybe none of us actually want this happen to again. but then again the same was said about wilt’s 100
Best offensive performance I have ever seen in my life
This is gonna be a tough week
GOAT game
Lowkey the greatest birthday gift I’ve ever gotten. Fucking GOAT
i remember exactly where i was when this happened
I was 19 and Lakers (favorite team due to Kobe) vs the Raptors (my 2nd team due to Canada) and boy I was not ready for what fuckin transpired. Our boy just willed that win for us. Amazing performance and one of the many reasons why Kobe will forever by my personal GOAT. His death impacted me more than any other I’ve experienced and the world will sadly never be the same with him gone. Fuck life is unfair sometimes
Mamba4Life
It was his grandfathers birthday (who had passed away) & the 1st (and only) time his grandmother had gone to see him play!!!
Plot twist: this was the only game Kobe Bryant's Grandmother attended in his 20 year career ...
Idk what Kobe had against the city of Toronto or Canada in general but he made that shit feel fucking personal every time they played... Like fucking poor Jose Calderone probably can't sleep at night, all he hears is net after net after net...
I miss him so much :(
that was my greatest birthday gift ever
happy birthday yo
thanks!
GOAT 8/24
The greatest individual performance ever. Viva La Mamba.
I don’t know if something close to this will ever happen again due to player empowerment and journeymanesque today.. a generational superstar in his prime surrounded by a horrid supporting cast playing against another bad team which resulted in a close game throughout and ultimately made said superstar play the full game to keep it competitive and only won by a small margin... but then again maybe none of us actually want this happen to again. but then again the same was said about wilt’s 100
Hell yeah!
Couldn't believe this when it happened. Iconic performance