12/03/2026
Kobe Bryant was more than a legend on the court.
He was a devoted father, a loving son and brother, a loyal friend, and a source of inspiration whose impact reached far beyond basketball.
He taught the world about passion, resilience, and the power of believing in something bigger than yourself.
Forever remembered.
Forever missed. 🥺💜
11/03/2026
Magic Johnson was asked who's closer to Michael Jordan, Kobe or Lebron?
"If you've watched Kobe play you already know he's this century's MJ as for Lebron and the whole GOAT DEBATE, FORGET THAT. What made MJ different wasn't just skill, it was obsession it was like the look in his eyes when losing wasn't an option, Kobe had that same sickness, the same refusal to sleep, the same willingness to take the last shot miss it and take it again, thats not marketing thats Mentality, Michael did that. Kobe did that."
11/03/2026
Andrew Bynum shares a Kobe Story
"I will never forget We're on the bus and
( Kobe got his earphones on) all of us talking about Tiger Woods, we was like
" Man did y'all see Tiger thats the most mentally fucosed athlete in the world"
(Kobe took his earphones off) And said That's mental focus winning something on a torn meniscus how about coming out there scoring 40 every night, with 5 years hanging over your head, now thats mentally fucosed.
Kobe stories actually never disappoint.
11/03/2026
Remember this moment when Kobe yelled at Lin to foul Mike Conley.
Byron Scott was actually at fault 😅—no coach signal, so Lin didn’t foul Conley.
Kobe, on the other hand, wanted to foul him immediately because time was running out.
After that Kobe shows a bad body language so for five months he didn't talk to Jeremy Lin
11/03/2026
Bam Adebayo has surpassed Kobe Bryant 81 point game! 🐍🐐
10/03/2026
Charles Barkley on Kobe Bryant
"When you said Kobe Bryant isn't the GOAT, then im guessing you a Lebron Fan, listen close if you actually watch Michael Jordan play
not highlights, not twitter clips, you truly believe Jordan is the GOAT, then there is no universe where Kobe played isn't in your TOP3
because Kobe didn't just copy moves, he copied the mindset, the pressure, the refusal to run from the moment same spirit, same obsession, same willingness to be hated if that's what winning required, you don't accidentally become that guy, but Kobe Bryant choose it everyday"
10/03/2026
Kobe Bryant former duo Shaquille O'Neal defend him on Kobe's shot selection.
"People say Kobe took bad shots? Because he took responsibility, he didn't look for the perfect pass to protect his legacy, he didn't negotiate with the moment the clocks dying, the seasons on the line and he's saying give me the ball, make a miss it's on him so when someone tells me Kobe isn't even Top 10 that tells me everything I need to know you didn't watch or worse you watch and you're scared of that kind of mentality really means"
That's a true brother right there. Salute to Shaq!
10/03/2026
A touching moment during Kobe Bryant’s final game that everyone missed:
As Kobe stood at the foul line with 59 points to his name, 14.8 seconds on the clock and one free throw remaining, Gordon Hayward intentionally stepped into the lane early when Kobe shot that final free throw.
He did that just in case Kobe missed.
Hayward wanted to make sure Mamba got his 60.
(as told by former ESPN announcer Mike Tirico on The Ringer’s Ryen Russillo Podcast)
10/03/2026
ONLY 3 PLAYERS HOLDS THE MOST POINTS IN 4TH QUARTER IN FIRST 10 GAMES OF PLAYOFFS SINCE 1997.
Kobe Bryant- 100 points (2001)
Kobe Bryant- 100 points (2003)
Kobe Bryant- 99 points (2008)
Stephen Curry- 99 points (2023)
Jalen Brunson-102 points (2025)