Earlier this week, a video circulated showing a new angle on one famous Kobe Bryant moment:
The Overhead Angle of Kobe Bryant's "No Flinch" Video Might Have You Question Everything You Thought You Knew #NBA #NBATwitter #Lakers #LakeShow https://t.co/ljGagNooRI
— SportsGossip.com (@sportsgossip) October 3, 2018
Kobe, for his part, explained that it wasn’t that impressive in 2015:
“It was a split second and I processed it pretty quickly,” Bryant said. “I realized he wasn’t going to do it. We laughed and joked about it a lot when he played together.”
“You gotta remember I was swaying. He did it and I didn’t balk,” he added this week.
Just talked to Kobe a couple minutes ago about this. He hadn't heard about it yet. He wasn't worried. At all. "You gotta remember I was swaying. He did it and I didn't balk." https://t.co/8nR2wHNIX4
— Chris Martin Palmer (@ChrisPalmerNBA) October 2, 2018
All the Internet detectives can put their magnifying glasses down. Matt Barnes is ending the debate, saying he DEFINITELY faked the ball RIGHT AT Kobe Bryant.
Glad we can put this to rest. Kobe is still a stone cold killer.