Arenas When Kobe only had 3 rings you werent treating him like a 3-ring player you were treating him like a sidekick He was considered a Robin in 2002 The one whos leading the team that ring counts The second option ring No one respects it Scottie has 6 rings and hes only 32 all time

Kobe was so glued to Jordan that it left Jerry Stackhouse wide open for a game winning dunk

A young Scottie Barnes is asked to pick one NBA player hed like to have as a teammate

Laker Legend Byron Scott says Lakers are pretenders Defense wins championships still in this league At the end of the day you got to get stops right Kessler at the center position he better average about 8 blocks a game because they're going to be getting a lot of blow-bys

In 2007 Kobe told Stephen A Smith the Lakers weren't adding players such as Baron Davis or Carlos Boozer said he would've joined the Bulls or Clippers had he known and added that he'd even play on Pluto if it meant leaving the Lakers

Kobe Bryant MVP season highlights 07-08

Former Laker Byron Scott says the Lakers had the most overrated offseason in the NBA They had the most overrated offseason Im just keeping it real you know Im Purple and Gold down to the core but everybody talking about all these greatnah I just dont see it