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R.B.A = rigged basketball association PASS THAT AROUND 👇 rip Kobe 🐍
Kobe died in 2020 before LeBron won his 4th ring. No way Stephen A looked at Kobe and told him LeBron is better than him especially without that fourth ring. SAS full of shit. Making up a story about a deadman.
I get wat Shaq is saying Kobe definetly is in the top 5 to 10 convo but it is Bron & Jordan above everyone else
Not sure when people started substituting their favorite player for the GOAT. Just because someone is your favorite player,
that doesn't mean they are the GOAT. I have MJ as the GOAT, and I have MOUNTAINS of evidence to support my claim. If
someone wants to say Kareem or Russell, I won't argue. But those are the three candidates. That's it. That's the list.
Stephen A contradicts himself so much he should just leave the topic alone. The audacity to say he aint dismissing kobe is laughable. Dude put Kobe at number 8-10 every time he makes his dumb list. You suck Stephen Amy Smith.
13:54 Shaq butchered Şengün's first name: it's "Alperen", not "Alfred". Nice that he have him his flowers though. 💐
people act like before Bron was winning rings.. the debate wasn’t MJ and Kobe now he barely top 10 😂 FOH
1A MJ
1B Kobe
2 Magic
I LOVE STEVEN A CONFIDENCE U CAN HE IS A PEOPLES PERSON HE COULD BE A MOTIVATION SPEAKER IN LOCKEROOM
SHAQ HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR LOVE IT
As a nuggets fan i feared Kobe growing up getting beat by him in the playoffs every year
That "Kobe had Shaq" argument is lame. LeBron has literally gone to different teams to assemble Wade, Bosh, Irving, Love, AD but Kobe gets diminished for having Shaq and never trading teams to do it?
Stephen a sounds like smh
🤦♂🤮
one question guys, is Embiid is the same dude in that video where a old women asked him "are a basketball player because i can beat you" and it was somehow sad video because he was a baller
SA “Great players play Great in great moments” Michael, Kobe, Magic, Bird, Curry, Iversion, Allen, Dr.J, ect
Sorry Shaq, but Kobe isn’t in my goat discussion. Top 10, All great player though!
I find it hilarious how when certain people who supposedly have knowledge of the NBA and NBA history start talking about the GOATs and Larry Bird doesn’t get mentioned. Damn shame.
SAS bout to own a farm
Shaq just proved to you that the conversation used to be Kobe vs MJ after Kobe won his 5th ring. Where this narrative that people only got Kobe in the top 5 after he died comes from
I hate that we dont mention Anthony Davis fully healthy & at his best I’ll take Anthony Davis
Only nerds like Stephen a smith are the people who say Kobe isn’t on that list. Every single person who ever played against him said he’s on that Goat list
Kobe a 1x mvp. We all miss him but let’s be realistic. Very laughable to have him in goat convo..
ANYBODY!!!! WHO DOESN'T HAVE KOBE IN THE CONVERSATION, OF TOP FIVE, CAN'T TALK BASKETBALL WITH ME!
I hate the point that Steven A makes about Kobe having Shaq. People forget Shaq had Kobe too. He didn't win without Kobe. So that point is irrelevant to me.
They grew together and became 3 time champions.
It's all good though, the real ones know!
It just makes me proud how SHAQ stood up for KOBE. It shows how much he really loved and respected him in spite of everything they went through. THE GREATEST DUO EVER! 💜💛💪🏾 LAKER NATION!
Love You Stephen A,
But those comments makes me mad and look down on you Legend.
Y’all really gone force Kobe n the goat conversation 😂🤦🏾♂️
I’m sick of the media disrespecting Kobe he’s way more skilled than Lebron better player Lebron has better stats cause he’s never beeen hurt and plays the point big difference Kobe and Jordan 1a1b
I'm glad Shaq put Stephen a. A.k.a. Moe from the Simpsons on blast and checked him…stephen a thought Shaq was going to agree with him and he didn't..he let u know KOBEs name should be in that goat debate period.. Stop selling out for the media..be real
As lifelong Kobe and Lakers fan, I've accepted long ago that people will always pass over him with LeBron. In my eyes, he's always the best and my favorite. It's nice to see his former teammates and brothers like Shaq standing up for him as it's quite painful now knowing he's not with us anymore.
Booooom!!!! Case closed!!! Now u even changing ya dialogue as the good journalist you are. But cut the cap. Never leave Kobe out the goat conversations, and u keep bringing up Shaq he himself don’t even agree with you. So tell your bosses at espn that they gotta cut that bullshit.. if u gonna bring up Shaq bring up Lebron running to heat to join d wade and bosh who were top 5 in the league at the time just to beat Kobe . All hoopers know Kobe is the goat just as much as MJ. Lebron is at the table as well but we already know there’s two killers at the top of that list
At this point Smith just trying to stay relevant making false debate and nonsense just to entertain.
Kobe got 3 rings with shaq everyone said he wouldn’t get another ring Then he went and got two more with a 19 year old Andrew Bynum and pao gasol . Lebron had wade bosh ray Allen kyrie and Kevin love. So why mention he had shaq in his prime ?
Was wilt chamberlain a big man then definitely was a skinny tall guy like them SAS
Stephen A. Smith is a FRAUD.
Do you guys remember the season when Kobe hit every game winning shot he attempted? Special is an understatement.
Just about everyone that competed with him or against him is saying he is in the GOAT conversation.
If his clutch gene is not enough, I can give you 81 more reasons why his name should be the first to be mentioned in comparison to Michael Jordan.
Kobe isn’t better than AI…if u have no impact when u have no help then u not on AI or Lebron level
Look at him giving Embiid credit when he shamed Carmelo!
Kobe has never been in the greatest conversation because everyone knew he was a reflection of Jordan.
Shaq won also because he had great coaches like Phil and Pat, and he also had superstar side kicks like Kobe and Wade.
When Joker gets DOne with his Career, he will be in the Top 10 of THE BEST EVER!!! There isn't ANYTHING he CAN'T DO!!!! Look at all those ASSISTS..WHAT??!!! He is Freaking a MONSTER!!!
Bron always been Batman . Now Wb Kobe
Shaq wild for saying Dr J is in the GOAT debate…dude isn't even top 15
@Stephan A. Smith. Why do you really have LeBron as your number two to Michael Jordan? 😅 Can you explain?
Lebron is the goat! Argue with ya mother.
Thank you shaq for putting this goofy man in his place
How did we go from MJ n kobe to mj n lebron…when did lebron pass kobe and all his 5 chips with one team ?
He does not deserve to be in the conversation
Steven A thought shaq was going to agree with him lol
1. Kobe
2. Jordan
3. Lebron
4. Shaq
5. Duncan
Please explain the following to support your GOAT case for LeBum
1. Consistently flopped in crucial moments of the playoffs for his entire career, which by the way, media and the fanboys never mention or acknowledge.
2. Is bad at the clutch but for some reason fanboys and the media keep saying that he is clutch. But basketball reference stats clearly show that he is a horrible clutch time shooter. If you search up "LeBron James clutch shots made: Regular season", it brings up 200 "clutch shot" samples that he took from 2006 to 2016. He has made only 15 of them. Meaning he only makes 7.5% of it.
Not only that, because he is not a good free throw shooter and don't want to get fouled, he will just pass the ball in the clutch.
3. He shot below 40% on shots at least 3ft away from the basket for his entire career. That's why most of his shots are put backs and dunks.
4. Constantly makes excuses and lets media make excuses for him when the playoff results are not good. Most recent one being him supposed playing through a tendon injury during the playoffs. And yet, he was dunking left and right no problem during whole western conference series.
5. Constantly throws teammates under the bus for team's failures. Although he's the one who clearly had the most voice in bringing them to the team and trading away pieces, aka "LeGM", if things don't go well, it's all his teammates fault. Media just has to keep talking about this to make sure everyone knows that it's all his teammates' fault. No accountability.
6. Takes credit for all his teammate's performance. When Kyrie made that clutch 3 in 2016, the only thing media was talking about is how great Lebron was. Not only that, most recently, the for the play in tournament, AD was clearly the best player with the best stats, but Lebron some how was awarded the MVP.
7. Gets very good calls from referees, and if something doesn't go his away, he complains and whines. If it was any other average player, they would be thrown out the game for arguing with the refs. But he never gets called out. Also Angry Old Hoops Fan recent did a video under the title "LeBron "Shines" in Blowout Loss to Pelicans", breaking down how refs basically don't even call LeBron's travels while also punishing opposing team for something that isn't even a foul.