You know what made Kobe Bryant so SPECIAL? In a meaningless preseason game, he was going ALL OUT as if it were the NBA Finals. He even got mad at one of his rookie teammates who didn’t foul at the end; Kob wasn’t ready to surrender even with a 5-point deficit. Bryant NEVER half-assed ANY game; he never cheated the fans!

I see A LOT of talk about why the NBA ratings are down based on the on-court Xs and Os, but nobody is discussing the players' mentality and will to win.

One reason many fans have stopped watching the NBA is that the players themselves don’t care about the regular season. Mike and Kobe were maniacally competitive; their teammates shared about that mentality, saying even in practice, they would play as hard as ever. This mindset is GREATLY missed in today’s game

Make the NBA competitive again! 👊🏼