Its disgusting how ONLY the media disrespects Kobe Bean Bryant

The media doesn’t put Kobe in the conversation, but all the ppl who played with and against him put him in the convo.

Magic himself said (Kobe is The greatest Lakers in franchise history)

Media keeps mentioning Shaq w/ Kobe but not Lebron w/ Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh, Kyrie Irving, and Anthony Davis. Terrible argument

Smith really said he disagrees with shaq that kobe should be in the conversation just to say at the end that he deserves to be in that conversation

A.I., Vince, KD, Garnett, Dirk, Kawhi, T-Mac, Webber etc. Great players who actually had to play against Kobe all say the same thing. It's just stat geeks, analytic nerds and unathletic people who don't get it.

Media always hates on Kobe

It goes Mike, Kobe, and then whomever you wanna add next....

Who cares if Kobe had Shaq for his first 3 rings. Bron had mad help in his career I’m taking KOBE BRYANT over Bron any day

He really does. MJ respected Kobe too. It's not that deep.

The man died 4 years ago and HERE WE ARE, debating ONCE AGAIN, if he’s the GOAT….he is. PERIOD.

Didn’t Lebron have Dwade Bosh Kyrie Ray Allen Kevin love and Anthony Davis? How tf do we leave this out of the convo?

FIRST OF ALL ESPN ....KOBE BRYANT NEVER LEFT THE CONVERSATION ......YOU GUYS AND CLUTCH SPORTS MARKETING TEAM AKA NICK WRIGHT AND SHANNON ARE ONES WHOS BEEN PUSHING THIS NARRATIVE

Kobe is the only person who gets compared to Jordan and it’s consider a bad thing… riddle me that 🤔

The media doesn’t speak for me! Kobe is my goat 🐐

It baffles me how people act like Kobe isn’t in the GOAT conversation but you can go back to ESPN and Fox sports clips form 2016/2017/2018 when they’re literally debating Kobe vs Jordan vs LeBron. Bean retired in 2016 with one of greatest performances we’ve seen. What has changed in the past 4-7 years that makes Kobe not in the discussion?

Kobe is the only person who gets discredited for having a great teammate. Kareem had Oscar and Magic, who were considered the GOAT at their positions. Magic had Kareem. Shaq averaged 1 more point than Kobe during their run. Kobe also led the team in assists.

04-10 Kobe was by far the most skilled player to ever play in the nba, the fact y’all deny this is unfair to the entire sport itself

Kobe won the 2009 championship and ... called up Hakeem, asking to work on his footwork over the summer. That's a mindset that very few have.

Kobe should be in that conversation period

Stephen A says a lot without saying nothing. Stfu

How soon yall are to forget greatness. It's embarrasing. Kobe is definitely in that debate

Out of his own mouth..Magic said Kobe was the greatest Laker.

People really don't understand how great Kobe actually was..

They really discredit Kobe is crazy

5 Championships 7 Finals (3 peat, Repeat Without Top 75 player) Beat Most 50 Win Teams All Time In NBA History! 3rd All-time Leading Scorer (Most All Time by a SG) 8,000+ Rebounds (Most All Time by a SG) 7,000+ Assist (3rd All Time by a SG) 6 60 Point Games (2nd Most All Time) 26 50 Point Games (3rd Most All Time) 135 40 Point Games (3rd Most All Time) 36 20-point Quarters 600+ Points in 3 Consecutive Playoffs (Most all Time) 15 All NBA Teams 12 Time Defensive Teams 11 Time All-NBA First Teams 18 Time All Star Slam Dunk Champion (At Age 18) Youngest All Time! 2-0 Team USA Record! Kobe Should Definitely be in the Top 3 All Time conversation.

How people forget… Kobe is my goat

Real ones know Kobe is in that conversation. The media doesn’t want to agree with it because they don’t like Kobe. We all know the reasoning behind it. To me he’s the 2nd greatest player of all time right behind MJ. To respond to what SAS said about winning 3 with Shaq, he wouldn’t have won 3 without Kobe. PERIOD.

*Ppl always bring up his 3 with Shaq but never his 2 without another superstar (Pau is not a superstar). Kobe def demands the respect for the 2 that he won.* *Media constantly sh!t on one to elevate the other. Nasty business.*

Kobe's greatness needs no validation. To me MJ, Kobe. Beyond stats and numbers. #mambaforever

KOBE played with Shaq Lebron played with dwade , Chris Bosh , Kyrie , ray allen , Anthony Davis , Kevin love , Carlos boozer, Russell Westbrook, Dwight Howard , Rondo etc . List goes on .. I’m tired 😂

I’m One that feels that Lebron should NOT be in the GOAT Debate..Esp when Considering him Diminishes the Legacy of Others. Lebron is an All Time Great but Not Greater than MJ, Kareem, Magic, Kobe or Steph. To put Lebron Ahead of Any of them is Disrespectful.

The media wants to use that Kobe had Shaq to win 3 chips. But they don't say Lebrik had Wade, Bosh, Allen, and Irvin. Lol

Even without Shaq Kobe went to 3 straight finals with only one all star in Paul Gasol who’s also a HOFer but he averaged less than 20. Kobe won back to back chips. And even next to Shaq he was putting up Elite numbers. He averaged 28, 25 & 30 during the regular seasons the years they 3 peat, that’s not someone riding coat tails or being carried. In the playoffs he averaged 21, 29 & 26 next to Shaq Bron went and teamed up with the 2nd best SG in the league at the time and one of the best PF in bosh. And still barely won 2 after all the hype. That’s like prime Kobe leaving to team up with prime T Mac, Vince Carter & KG or something. Bron never won with only one all star. Kyrie & K Love were also all stars

I have Kobe #2 on my list. • ⁠Beat the most 50+ win teams in NBA history • ⁠Second most points scored in a single game NBA history, First most in the modern era. • ⁠Oldest player to score 60+ • ⁠3rd most consecutive 50+ point games in NBA history • ⁠2nd most All-NBA First Team honors won (tied with Malone) • ⁠Most All-NBA Team honors won by a guard • ⁠Most All-NBA First Team honors won by a guard • ⁠2nd most All-Defensive Team honors won • ⁠Most All-Defensive First Team honors won (tied with Mike, GP, KG) • ⁠Only player in NBA history to score at least 600 points in the postseason for three consecutive years • ⁠Oldest player to record back-to-back games of 40+ points and 10+ assists • ⁠Carried Olympic team to a gold medal • ⁠5x NBA Champion on a three-peat • ⁠Dragged a squad with no other superstar/top 75 to repeat • ⁠2x Finals MVP • ⁠1x MVP • ⁠2x Scoring Champ • ⁠9x All-Defense First • ⁠3x All-NBA Second • ⁠18x NBA All Star Kobe is also 1 of only 6 players to win back-to-back Finals MVP (2peat). Kobe did this in one of the most competitive conference in history. He was also the 1A/1B option on the most recent 3peat team (only five 3peats in NBA history). 4th in scoring all time, 16th in steals, 33rd in assists, 115th in rebounds. Lead the 2000's with the most points scored in the decade and the highest scoring average of the decade. Lead the decade in all-star selections, all-nba selections, all-nba defensive selections. Made 6 finals, won 4. He also had 10 50 point games in the 2006-2007 season alone. He also scored 60-50-65-50 in consecutive games. In 2003 he scored 40+ in 9 straight games. Outscored the Dallas Mavericks 62-61 by himself after 3 quarters, sat the 4th; he was easily on his way to 80 that game. Didn't matter, he hit 80 soon after. He did all that and scored 35.1ppg on a team that only averaged 96ppg a game as a team and he did so in the slowest paced era and lowest scoring era in league history. Furthermore, he famously played through injuries to his own detriment which meant many of his scoring feats were done while injured. He won an NBA title and won FMVP with a broken finger taped to the opposing finger on his shooting hand. He also took on the opposing teams best player as often as he could on defense which is probably why many people think he wasn't as good defensively as he actually was. Simply the greatest difficult shot taker and maker in NBA history which makes the fact that virtually every year of his prime he shot above league average even more remarkable. He would have rewritten the modern scoring record books if he had the freedom on offense current players enjoy.

Whoever didn't know this before Shaq said it clearly doesn't know basketball. Like Buck said back in the day "I KNOW YOU GONNA LET ME SHINE AND GET MINE", give Kobe his credit. I've had my Kobe posters and merch since the Shaq and Kobe days and no one could tell me otherwise til this day Kobe's not the GOAT.

Stephen A said he has to take inconsideration that Kobe had Shaq. Well Lebron had D.Wade, Chris Bosh, Ray Allen, Kyrie Irving and Anthony Edwards. Please make it make sense?

Kobe 🐐

SAS double talk so much he don’t even realize it

The Kobe hate is crazy

Stephen A smith’s hate for Kobe is ridiculous

He does I’m so tired of them not talking about Kobe

Funny how ex-players will always have Kobe on the GOAT discussion, but analysts who didn't play NBA-ball don't lol

Jay Williams says "Kobe has 36 game winners. 36 Game winners. Most by any NBA player🤫in NBA HISTORY"

Last time I checked it’s a TEAM sport it’s just the HATE towards Kobe for me it’s like once he passed his past got erased put some RESPECT ON KOBE NAME!!!! #TeamMamba

10 year olds and the media are the only ones who don’t have Kobe in the Convo

The Media disrespects Kobe so much The Fact that he’s not in the Conversation is mad Disrespectful!!!

The disrespect for Kobe is crazy af

Kobe Bryant is my goat. Had the pleasure of growing up watching him play and when he won the championships in 2009 and 2010 without Shaq, I was so happy for him. The Greatest Laker and the reason I became a Laker fan.

The way SAS discredits Kobe being in the conversation is crazy. He has 5 rings. I remember as a kid whenever someone shot a fadeaway they’d say “Kobe”. No hate to Lebron but he’s 3rd on my list. 1) MJ 2) Kobe Bean 3) Lebron Just my opinion…

Been watching ESPN for 24 yrs. All of these 🤡 have fallen hard

Stephen A says Kobe had Shaq like LeBron didn't build a team he said would win "not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7"... Y'all hate when we hold LeBron to his words, that shows me what type of people y'all are in life. For him to only get TWO and they couldn't stay together has to be a TREMENDOUS FAIL! He said Shaq and Kobe couldn't stay together and yet LeBron and Kyrie couldn't stay together... LeBron and AD bout to split now with BARELY a ring! NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY, 5 WITH ONE TEAM AND THREE WITH SHAQ AND TWO BACK TO BACK IS BETTER THAN 4 WITH DIFFERENT TEAMS AND ALL STAR TEAMS! You can have all the stats in the world BUT YOU DON'T HAVE IT WHERE IT MATTERS! 5-2 IS BETTER THAN 4-6! PERIOD!

I think Duncan and Kobe should definitely be in the conversation

Stephen A Is LAUGHABLY WRONG 😂

Kobe stayed on the same team through good times and bad times

Kobe never asked for his coaches to be fired or tried to blame them for his failures

Kobe, West, Magic, Wilt, Duncan, Bird, all these guys should be in the goat conversation, not just MJ and Bron

But they never say Jordan had Pippen...or the first 5 years of Jordan couldn't make it to the playoffs until they got Phil Jackson

Go to every team best player or players, they consider Kobe their goat. PLAYERS!! and media, like they know how to play, disrespect Kobe like he's not even a top 5. This is sad

You can’t say Kobe was the second coming of MJ and not put him in the conversation. What he did for the culture of basketball is almost unmatched.

To be honest, NOBODY deserves to be in the G.O.A.T debate... Jordan is already cemented

Shaq is absolutely correct on this ☝🏾

Kobe AND Kareem should be in the GOAT conversation. Although Jordan is the undisputed GOAT

From 02--010, Kobe should've had more mvps, and was called the best player in the world by Shaq and played like it within that era

Kobe is the most skilled basketball player to ever play. He may not be the most accomplished, the strongest, the fastest, etc.. but because of his mastery of the sport yes he is in the GOAT debate. When ranked by NBA players, they ranked Kobe firmly in 3th spot. There's a reason as why he's that high and it's because of his attributes.

I’m sick of people disrespecting Kobe like he wasn’t a dog on the court 😈

So much conversation about conversation

Magic and LeBron had super teams but they always get a pass... MJ is MJ... No debate there but to just dismiss Kobe? Nah

You can’t have a losing record in the finals and be the goat

Stephen a smith brings up kobe having Shaq, YET any time he makes his top 10 list, he has Magic over Kobe... Did we forget Magic had Kareem , same way Lebron had Kyrie?

Mj and Kobe are the two greatest players of all of time I stand on that

Shaq has become like the guardian of Kobe’s legacy

If Kobe wasn't the greatest at his own position then how can he be in the GOAT convo ???

Kobe’s name will always be brought up when having a debate about the goat and that’s all it matters

Kobe Belongs in the conversation

That court case really screwed Kobe's career in some aspects. That 3/4 year period where the media and sponsors didn't f with him would have been a completely different discussion had that never happened. He probably does beat out Nash for the MVP. He probably doesn't get more help instead of the absolutely garbage that he had.

I love the fact that Shaq is showing Kobe love. Like, anyone that watched that Lakers era knew about the beef that went on, so Shaq and Kobe patching things up later on and Shaq continuing the love is sadly wholesome.

How do you lose more than you win and still get to be 2nd all time

Ever since kobe passed the disrespect has been at an all time high 💯 shaq is right , you can’t even have a goat conversation without bringing up Kobe and it’s blasphemy that the media does this to him, god rest his soul😤🤞

He’s the only player that was closest to MJ, but he’s not considered in the debate?

SAS needs to stop mentioning bean

I have Kobe before Lebron in the GOAT convo, i have MJ #1

Thank you JAY WILL!

Kobe had Shaq. Lebron had D Wade, Chris Bosh, Ray Allen, Shane Battier, Kyrie Irving, Tristan Thompson, Kevin Love, Anthony Davis, Dwight Howard, KCP, and Rajon Rondo.

If you look up the definition of GOAT- it’s go show Michael Jordan face 🤣🤣

If Kobe plays like Jordan..how is Kobe not second?

This Kobe slander is crazy 😂😂😂😂😂

This Goat stuff is getting tiresome...

How about Tim Duncan if Kobe is in it????

Did Stephen A almost say "late great" Kareem Abdul Jabbar 😂😂

I can respect what Jwill said but Stephen A smith doesn’t make valid points, he mentions Kobe had Shaq but then goes on to mention Magic & Kareem didn’t they have eachother for 5 of their rings, Kareem also won his other one with Oscar Roberson another all time top 15 player, not to mention all the multiple of superstars Lebron has played with at the same time, then goes on to say the last 4-5 years of his career he missed the playoffs which isn’t true it was the last 3 years and 2 of those years Kobe didn’t even play due to injury. And Kobe has more impact on winning than lebron, playing in the much harder conference beating more 50+ win teams with only one other all star, I could respect Steven a’s opinion more if he actually stated facts

So who was helping bron in Miami wasn't that wade a superstar .

Kobe should be in conversation

there was also one Laker who was able to block Sky Hook and did few times, Wilt Chamberlain

People tend to dislike LeBron because they feel he talks a lot but delivers less than expected, and often refers to himself, no one should call himself "GOAT".

LeBron has failed and choked more than Kobe. I don’t understand why that isn’t factored into the equation.

I agree. I've always said he belongs there. I was so shocked when Kobe died and so many people argued that he wasn't and has never been in the goat conversation..

If Kobe and Gigi were still here, Kobe wouldn't care... His focus will be on Gigi being the one in the GOAT conversation

It's groundbreaking to leave Kobe out of the goat conversation

Lebron over Kobe?! 😂 that’s insane