The name of Kobe Bryant is synonymous with hard work and focus today. Inspired by the ‘Mamba Mentality’, many common folks are able to achieve their dreams and aspirations because of a certain level of honesty and hard work that they demand from themselves. However, the same cannot be said about Bryant’s teammates and NBA colleagues who may have found his ‘killer mindset’ to be a little “too much”.

In a recent podcast episode, an ex-Celtics player reveals why he didn’t want to play with Kobe Bryant.

Ex-Celtic star reveals he was intimidated by Kobe Bryant

Everyone knows that Kobe Bryant always expected his teammates to be giving it their all on and off the court. Since he put in countless hours of practice and made many sacrifices to excel in his NBA career, he expected his teammates to do the same.

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In a recent podcast episode of “Club 520 podcast”, the co-hosts brought up the topic of Jeff Teague (ex-Celtics) player almost getting traded to the Lakers.

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Jeff Teague replies, “I was scared. I ain’t going to lie.”. He further explains why he did not want to play with Kobe, “He told me this about J Lin. We was at the game and he was like, “You left me this sh*t?” And I was like “what?” And he said again, “You left me this sh*t??”. He was pointing at Jeremy Lin and I was like “Oh..sh*t.”“.

Jeff Teague explains Kobe didn’t hesitate before talking about his own teammates if he didn’t respect them. The ex-Celtics star clarifies that he admired Kobe but he definitely was intimidated by Kobe’s ‘alter ego’ on the court.

Kobe Bryant’s alter ego after winning 3 NBA championships 

Bryant’s “cold-blooded killer” mentality, known as ‘Mamba Mentality’, only started developing after his first 3 NBA championship victories.

Bryant had won 3 NBA championships and even the coveted MVP award after only being in the league for 7 years. This reportedly made him start “losing his edge” and so, the Black Mamba worked even harder to keep himself self-motivated. With the help of his legendary performance coach, Todd Herman, Kobe developed an alter ego since he was in need of a new identity (to achieve more NBA success). After years of on-court and off-court practice and approaching the game in an extremely mental way, the late Laker legend achieved what he set his mind to.

By the end of his career, he won 3 more MVPs, 2 Finals MVPs, and 2 more NBA championships. So his experimental approach to the game definitely worked.

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