Flea and Paul Pierce explain what Kobe Bryant means to Los Angeles | The Jump

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January 31, 2020

Longtime Los Angeles resident and Lakers fan Flea and L.A. native Paul Pierce explain to Rachel Nichols what Kobe Bryant meant — and still means — to the City of Angels.

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34 Comments

Hector Rodriguez

January 31, 2020 at 7:47 pm

Kobe Bryant should have won six rings the 2007-08 Team The year when Kobe Bryant won his first NBA MVP

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- Rudy Melendrez
  
  January 31, 2020 at 8:18 pm
  
  Kobe should have won a couple Championships with CP3.
  
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- Hector Rodriguez
  
  January 31, 2020 at 9:09 pm
  
  @Rudy Melendrez But Freaking David Stern
  
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RunDa Mic

January 31, 2020 at 7:48 pm

Everything…simple as that

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Thirty-Three Hip Hop

January 31, 2020 at 7:48 pm

This is soooooo Horrible

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DMEseter

January 31, 2020 at 7:48 pm

Who knew “flea” was such an enlightening person? Bless bro

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- Magnolia Trees in the Meadow
  
  January 31, 2020 at 8:08 pm
  
  DMEseter we’ve always known that,
  
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- Erin St.
  
  January 31, 2020 at 8:25 pm
  
  Anyone who has paid attention to him
  
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- Jben3231
  
  January 31, 2020 at 11:28 pm
  
  DMEseter ????‍♂️
  
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- Richard Boisrond
  
  February 1, 2020 at 1:25 am
  
  DMEseter been that way
  
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- goldpiece
  
  February 1, 2020 at 8:03 am
  
  Flea is an amazing person
  
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Fluentz

January 31, 2020 at 7:49 pm

Kobe meant everything to LA. Love you Kobe forever #24 #8

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D& GFilms

January 31, 2020 at 7:54 pm

He will even find a way to hate on lebron even threw kobe. Listen to him carefully

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Chris Smoove Jr

January 31, 2020 at 7:57 pm

la looks so sunny and warm! in toronto it’s cold and dark LMAO

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Ali Possani

January 31, 2020 at 7:59 pm

Still hoping I would wake up from this nightmare

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Dirk Diggler

January 31, 2020 at 8:03 pm

Paul said it right here in SoCaL we grew up with Kobe. He was family! Just like Magic , Worthy , Kareem, Fernando Venezuela Tommy lasorda oral the bulldog hershiser

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Daniel Najar

January 31, 2020 at 8:06 pm

“Mamba mentality’s about sacrificing and finding a way”

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LeeTravius Mckay

January 31, 2020 at 8:14 pm

Everything simple as that!

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LeeTravius Mckay

January 31, 2020 at 8:14 pm

Kobe was the MJ of the Lakers

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- Lunov Suryanto
  
  February 1, 2020 at 12:39 pm
  
  Kobe is MJ of “my generation”
  
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LeeTravius Mckay

January 31, 2020 at 8:15 pm

“The mamba mentality was about working hard until you couldn’t word hard anymore”

-paul pierce

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m rodriguez

January 31, 2020 at 8:40 pm

Who means the most to los angeles and the whole world is JESUS CHRIST and his FATHER-JOHN 3:16.

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- Everlasting Love
  
  February 1, 2020 at 12:49 am
  
  ????
  
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Justin Fields

January 31, 2020 at 8:42 pm

Paul pierce face when flea only acknowledges he played for nets after his Boston years lmao

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Ricardo Cortez

January 31, 2020 at 8:44 pm

Must took three hours to do make up for Rachel she doesn’t look so old today

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Rocko Pruden

January 31, 2020 at 9:18 pm

#8/#24
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BABY TIGER

January 31, 2020 at 9:21 pm

LOS ANGELES LAKERS NEED TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR FOR KOBE BRYANT DEDICATE THIS FIGHT FOR KOBE WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP KOBE IS YOUR MOTIVATION

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candy girlll

January 31, 2020 at 10:17 pm

I don’t live anywhere near California and I got an undying l♡ve 4 kobe. KOBE FANS AIN’T REGIONAL. Global

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rajesh bista

February 1, 2020 at 1:02 am

PP still finding a way to slight LBJ when it should be solely about Kobe. Smh.

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jimbo salgado

February 1, 2020 at 2:33 am

Hard to recognize Flea with his full sweat shirt on

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goldpiece

February 1, 2020 at 8:01 am

I love you flea ❤️

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peachpathfinder

February 1, 2020 at 8:15 am

I ♥️ Michael “Flea” Balzary. So eloquent and talented, just like our beloved and forever missed Kobe.

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Book of shadows contributor Brian

February 1, 2020 at 10:31 am

58th comment ????????????

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BuDz Manson

February 1, 2020 at 2:38 pm

They can just say flea they don’t have to at a from the red hot chilli.peppers lol

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