Kobe Bryant was one of the hardest-working players in the history of basketball. He worked relentlessly and played relentlessly as a result. When he was on the court, there was no stopping him, even when you put one, two, or even three men on him.
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His savageness and extremely competitive mindset is still taken notice by the young players. The Mamba was not one to be messed with. He ensured that he would get back at you every time you tried doing that with him.
That is what separated Kobe from the others. Going back in time, here is a story about Kobe’s savageness, narrated by a game legend. T-Mac Tracy McGrady once talked about an incident himself of Kobe getting back with a savage reply to him. Read to know more about it.
Kobe Bryant dunks over the whole Magic team
Going back in time, T-Mac remembers the time when Kobe Bryant had dunked over the entire Orlando Magic team to answer for a good move by him. What had happened was, that T-mac had made a significant move in the previous possession over Kobe.
He had crossed him and made the shot, and it was so good that Kobe actually fell. To reply to this, on the very next possession, Kobe did what he does the best. He gave a befitting, rather more explosive answer to it.
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Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant (24) drives to the basket and gets fouled by Phoenix Suns small forward P.J. Tucker (17) in the first half at Staples Center on December 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
He went back and dunked over the whole Orlando Magic team on the very next possession. McGrady could only say six words about that play. He said, “But you embarrassed my whole team.” To let the Orlando team and Tracy know that his dunk was not an ordinary one but a reply, he also slapped the backboard after the dunk.
This shows the utmost savage behavior by the Mamba. He even got a technical foul for Smacking of the backboard, but he could only care less. What’s a technical foul in front of the satisfaction of giving a befitting reply to an opponent?
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