Prime Gilbert Arenas was an absolute bucket when he received cooking.
And whereas loads of followers affiliate insanely large scoring nights with Kobe Bryant, one evening in December 2006, it was Arenas who dropped 60 factors in opposition to Kobe Bryant.
Agent Zero completed the evening with 60 factors and eight assists on 53.1 p.c taking pictures from the sector.
Now, all these years later, Arenas has opened up on his postgame response that evening, and it’s… uh… actually one thing.
“I stroll into the locker room late and I used to be like, ‘Yo! I simply f***** scored 60 bro. 60 on f****** Kobe Bryant.’ Coach says, ‘And we gained the sport.’ ‘Man f*** the sport, you know the way a lot p*ssy I’m going to get now?!”
Nicely, that’s definitely one option to analyze an important efficiency.
You may watch the total interview right here.
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Richard Jefferson had the unenviable job of enjoying in opposition to each LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, and he says LeBron was undoubtedly the hardest participant he ever needed to guard.
“Kobe was gonna do what Kobe does. he was gonna shoot the ball,” Jefferson stated on NBA At present.
“… That to me wasn’t the toughest particular person to protect. It was nonetheless LeBron James. Primarily due to this: it was he was greater, he was extra bodily.”
Jefferson added that guarding a younger LeBron within the 2007 playoffs was an absolute nightmare.
“At 22, 23 years outdated, I used to be like, ‘Man, I don’t know what we’re going to do together with his man,” he stated.
That was the postseason when James virtually single-handedly beat New Jersey 4-2 within the second spherical, and this was when the Nets had Jason Kidd and Vince Carter.
In fact, Kobe followers aren’t going to love this take from Jefferson.
However not less than Lakers followers can thank their fortunate stars that they one way or the other landed each gamers in purple and gold.
