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

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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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  1. 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

    • Rudy Melendrez

      January 31, 2020 at 8:18 pm

      Kobe should have won a couple Championships with CP3.

    • Hector Rodriguez

      January 31, 2020 at 9:09 pm

      @Rudy Melendrez But Freaking David Stern

  2. RunDa Mic

    January 31, 2020 at 7:48 pm

    Everything…simple as that

  3. Thirty-Three Hip Hop

    January 31, 2020 at 7:48 pm

    This is soooooo Horrible

  4. DMEseter

    January 31, 2020 at 7:48 pm

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

    • Magnolia Trees in the Meadow

      January 31, 2020 at 8:08 pm

      DMEseter we’ve always known that,

    • Erin St.

      January 31, 2020 at 8:25 pm

      Anyone who has paid attention to him

    • Jben3231

      January 31, 2020 at 11:28 pm

      DMEseter ????‍♂️

    • Richard Boisrond

      February 1, 2020 at 1:25 am

      DMEseter been that way

    • goldpiece

      February 1, 2020 at 8:03 am

      Flea is an amazing person

  5. Fluentz

    January 31, 2020 at 7:49 pm

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

  6. 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

  7. Chris Smoove Jr

    January 31, 2020 at 7:57 pm

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

  8. Ali Possani

    January 31, 2020 at 7:59 pm

    Still hoping I would wake up from this nightmare

  9. 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

  10. Daniel Najar

    January 31, 2020 at 8:06 pm

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

  11. LeeTravius Mckay

    January 31, 2020 at 8:14 pm

    Everything simple as that!

  12. LeeTravius Mckay

    January 31, 2020 at 8:14 pm

    Kobe was the MJ of the Lakers

    • Lunov Suryanto

      February 1, 2020 at 12:39 pm

      Kobe is MJ of “my generation”

  13. 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

  14. 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.

    • Everlasting Love

      February 1, 2020 at 12:49 am

      ????

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. Rocko Pruden

    January 31, 2020 at 9:18 pm

    #8/#24
    ????????????

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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.

  21. jimbo salgado

    February 1, 2020 at 2:33 am

    Hard to recognize Flea with his full sweat shirt on

  22. goldpiece

    February 1, 2020 at 8:01 am

    I love you flea ❤️

  23. peachpathfinder

    February 1, 2020 at 8:15 am

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

  24. Book of shadows contributor Brian

    February 1, 2020 at 10:31 am

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

  25. 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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