“It's not just that Kobe made them better, they made Kobe better” – Former USAB coach remarks the 2008 Olympic USAB team had a 'jealous-free' and winning mindset and impacted the NBA and USAB intensively
“This motherf****r Kobe was already drenched in sweat, and we was like, ‘Yeah, he different’” - Lebron James recalls Kobe Bryant’s mentality during Olympics; other teammates were enthralled by his work ethic
“I wanna beat his ass, but now we teammates, so it's like, shit, I can't do that no more” – Dwight Howard describes conflicting feeling of playing with former rival Kobe Bryant
“I believe in 2045 everybody is gonna look like Victor” – Giannis Antetokounmpo praises Victor Wembanyama, believes he has skillset to be one of the greatest ever
“He was acting like he had gum, like Michael Jordan would come out” – Former NBA champion reminisces moments with Kobe Bryant in Vegas, says watching him as a kid to playing on his team was a dream come true
“I wake up and I look it said Kobe died … I go to the bathroom and I just start crying for like 20 minutes” – Dwight Howard recalls the moment he heard about Kobe Bryant's death, says it was tough to fathom
“Kobe is the guy for me as my first impression of basketball” – Former NBA champion believes Kobe Bryant is the G.O.A.T, gives credit to Michael Jordan for being the most dominating player ever
“He said something to me I’ll never forget…The afterlife ain't what people make it up to be” – 2X NBA champion reveals he had Kobe Bryant in his dreams several times, narrates a paranoid dream
“He actually gets sick when he doesn’t work out” - NBA trainer believes Rockets star has killer work ethic, says he’s clear on his role and is ready for an impactful year
"When you have another guy that’s alpha male ... everything doesn’t always go my way" - Shaquille O'Neal confirms he won't change any aspect of his LA Lakers career despite rift with Kobe Bryant
“I was excited because I get to be Scottie Pippen … Kobe would’ve been like Jordan” - 2x NBA champion reveals his true emotions after getting traded to LA Lakers and playing alongside Kobe Bryant
"If Penny Hardaway never got hurt, people would be talking about him in the same breath" - Nick Anderson believes Penny Hardaway would have had a career like Kobe Bryant if not for injuries
"We trapped Kobe... We played Shaq man to man" - Former NBA Champion reveals their game plan to defeat Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal in the 2004 Finals
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