One of Kobe Bryant's former Lakers teammates Lou Williams shared a story that symbolized Bryant's competitive nature. The Lakers legend reprimanded each of his teammates after a loss and threw away their shoes at practice the next day.
Lakers’ legend Kobe Bryant was known for his ultra competitive mentality when he stepped on the court. Several of Bryant’s former teammates have described the five-time NBA champion’s strong desire to win.
“He went down the line, one at a time, and told everyone what the f*** was wrong with them,” Williams said on the podcast.The next day at practice, Williams, along with Nick Young, noticed the Lakers’ equipment manager was cleaning out the team’s lockers. Bryant requested that all of his teammates’ Nike Kobe sneakers be thrown in the trash, because the team was “too soft.”
After Bryant’s devastating passing in Jan. 2020, Williams and Young reminisced on their experience as Bryant’s teammate and shared the story on X. Although intense at times, Bryant’s competitiveness helped him accumulate numerous accolades and a spot in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. In addition to the five NBA championships he won with the Lakers, Bryant was an 18-time NBA All-Star, an 11-time All-NBA First Team selection, and a two-time NBA Finals MVP. In 2008, he was named the NBA League MVP. On the international stage, Bryant won two Olympic gold medals.
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