Kobe Bryant's arrogant and paranoid personality has made him have not many true friends even though he has a career for 20 years. But again, because of his slightly arrogant personality, Kobe doesn’t have many real "enemy", but more of it comes from grudges on the field and the fabrication and incitement of the media. (Editor's recommendation: The eight superstars with the highest salary in the new season, who will be the representative of high salary and low energy? )
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Speaking of Mike D'Antoni, he was actually the enlightenment of Kobe's basketball career and an idol of young Kobe. D'Antoni fascinated Kobe when he was in the basketball league. Kobe chose the No. 8 jersey not because 1 + 4 + 3 = 8, but because that was D'Antoni's number. However, the two teamed up in NBA and D'Antoni's two seasons of joining the Lakers were very bleak. After leaving the team, many media also pointed out that Kobe was the main reason for D'Antoni's dismissal. D'Antoni also admitted in front of the media that her relationship with Kobe is not good and it is difficult to coach Kobe because Kobe always tries his way to overcome the head coach. However, in fact, D'Antoni's coaching philosophy was not suitable for the Lakers at that time. In the Lakers who had Kobe and Steve Nash at the end of their career, it was obvious that his running and shooting would not work. Under heavy pressure, Kobe encountered the serious injury that made him never return to his peak.
Kobe has always been resentful towards Ray Allen
Very few people know that Kobe and Allen once had grudges with each other. Both of them are rookies of the 1996 class. In Chicago training camp before the draft, Kobe and Allen underwent physical examinations at the same time. During the examination, Kobe kept emphasizing to the doctor that he had no injuries and nothing to check. At this time, Allen next to him replied coldly: That's because you are only 17 years old and you have no experience.
In 2004, the OK group broke up, and the Lakers chose Kobe to let Shaquille O'Neal go, and the media accused O'Neal of running away because of his bad friend Kobe. When a reporter asked Allen's opinion on the matter, Allen said: Kobe always wants to prove to this country, the league that he can play better without O'Neal. He doesn't want to win the championship with O'Neal, but you can watch it. In two years, the Lakers' performance is a mess, so he should put pressure on his boss to demand a deal. These words were heard through the media. Kobe was so angry that Kobe said: Don’t compare me with him in the future, I will beat him up when they fight. The two finally fought twice in the championship match, each winning one. On the night when Allen joined the NBA three-pointer in the 2010-11 season, Kobe took away the victory.
Kobe I hated Harris
He was the first coach in Kobe's NBA career. After Kobe entered the league, he had a lot of opinions about Harris. The conceited Kobe always believed that he had the ability to gain a foothold in the NBA. But at the beginning of his career, he was kept firmly on the bench by Harris, which made Kobe very upset. Kobe once recalled: I once told Harris that coach, please send me on the court to kill them, but he looked at me like he was watching strange creatures. When I was a rookie, I hated Harris and I always said that if I had the ability to take revenge, I would definitely work hard to fight for it. On December 21, 2005, in the match against the Mavericks, Kobe scored 62 points in just three quarters, and the Mavericks team only had 61 points. Kobe said after the game: At that time, Harris once inspired me to stay happy on the court and to gain some playing time. I had to gain what I wanted. If Harris wasn't the motivation to score 62 points in three quarters, then I was lying. Harris was a member of the Mavericks' coaching team at that time. The conflict between
O'Neal and Kobe was once unadjusted
Kobe and O'Neal have no need to say much about the conflict between
Kobe and O'Neal. Although the two have won three championship trophys, their relationship is not good. For the Lakers coach Phil Jackson at the time, how to deal with the relationship between the two was even more difficult than winning the championship. Kobe believes that O'Neal is too arrogant and lazy in training, while O'Neal believes that Kobe is not rich and takes too many moves.The conflict between the two broke out to the extreme after Kobe's "sexual assault incident". Kobe accused O'Neal of not standing up to help him, O'Neal criticized Kobe for smearing himself in front of the media, and the two eventually parted ways in 2004. After Kobe led the Lakers to Seltic in 2008, O'Neal even wrote a song to mock Kobe: Kobe, you are nothing without me... But we all know that Kobe ended up winning five championships, surpassing O'Neal one.
Kobe scored 81 points in front of Jalen Rose for a reason
If anyone is the person Kobe hates the most, this person is former NBA player Rose. In the 2000 Championship game, Kobe's opponent was Rose. In the second game of the championship game, Kobe was shooting at 45 degrees on the right. Rose deliberately put his foot pad at Kobe's landing point while defending him, causing Kobe's ankle sprain. Kobe ended in this game only 9 minutes after playing. Kobe then missed the third championship game. If Kobe had not had strong willpower, he might have missed the chance to play in the next few championship games. What Kobe couldn't forgive most was that Rose admitted afterwards that he did it on purpose, and Rose said: What if it depends on me? What if that made me decide? He should have missed the entire series. In this way I will have a championship ring. Yes, I can't say it was an accident.
Kobe's response was: To be honest, I remember that injury, I will not forget it. I was waiting for the opportunity to take revenge at that time. I don't know whether it was intentional or accidental, but something happened, I wanted to take revenge, and I could do it. So, in one of the greatest nights in Kobe's career, Kobe scored 81 points on Rose's head, which became a stain that Rose could not erase in his life. Even Joel Embiid joked about the number 81.
