Kobe Bryant Once Broke Former Lakers Teammate’s Thumb and Refused to Let Him Have a Break: “You Faking Man..”

Published 06/09/2022, 3:30 PM EDT

Kobe Bryant was one of the greatest ever to have played the game of basketball. His dedication to the craft of basketball was unmatched. He was popular among his peers. His on-the-court popularity matched his off-the-court popularity. Kobe was also famous for his mamba mentality, and this old incident certainly proves that.

Kobe’s former teammate Swaggy P was making an appearance on the Buckets YouTube channel. There, he talked about this particular Kobe story. He said, “Once, he didn’t believe I was hurt like hurt or something … he didn’t know he broke my hand basically he broke my thumb and he thought my thumb was just hurt.“. He continued, ” He was like man, you faking man, you better start practicing.”

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He further said, “And the whole practice he kept throwing the ball extra hard to me.. Cause we was on the same team… I was catching it one hand like come on man damn I told you my thumb hurt. I was trying to sit down with that… and the trainer had to tell him his thumb is broken. We just did an x-ray… He was then first to call me.”

Kobe Bryant – The myth. The legend.

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Kobe dominated in the league right from his first season. This was also surprising because he came into the league directly from high school. The Charlotte Hornets selected him as the thirteenth overall pick in the legendary 1996 NBA Draft.

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The Hornets, then on a draft-day trade, would send him to the Los Angeles Lakers for center Vlade Divac. This trade would unite him with Shaquille O ‘ Neal, forming the foundation of a future dynasty.

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He and Shaq would win three NBA Championships together from four NBA Finals. They would dominate the Western Conference for the better part of the early 2000s. But Shaq would leave the Lakers for Miami in 2004, thus breaking up the duo. Let us know in the comments below your favorite Kobe memory.

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Nirjhar Sharma is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He is a sports enthusiast who follows all major sports and has been watching the NBA for the past 7 years now. A firm believer in the 'Greek Freak' being the best player in the league right now, he believes that the Bucks are primed for another championship run unless the injury bug bites them.

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Arunaditya Aima

Kobe Bryant Once Broke Former Lakers Teammate’s Thumb and Refused to Let Him Have a Break: “You Faking Man..”

Kobe Bryant – The myth. The legend.

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