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Kevin Pryce
July 20, 2021 at 4:43 pm
Stephen A is a lunatic ???? you literally compared them
Jesse Garcia-saenz
July 20, 2021 at 4:59 pm
These media heada really be out there just flapping thier gums ????????????
Julio Perez
July 20, 2021 at 5:05 pm
No! Kobe wouldn’t be going through this.
Dylan Scott
July 20, 2021 at 5:21 pm
Lol this guy just got called out and just made an excuse “I wasn’t comparing the 2” then why did u point out kobe bryant specifically lmao
John
July 20, 2021 at 5:32 pm
Still a Black Racist. I guess he’s okay with Giannis since he doesn’t need an interpreter. And he’s Black. How sincere he was with his apology to Giannis. His Ohtani apology was hollow as F. He don’t like Asian folks. He’s one of them. Not only a Black Man. SAS is a Racist Black Man.
John
July 20, 2021 at 5:32 pm
ESPN, fire this racist……..Black Man.
Steven Martin
July 20, 2021 at 5:49 pm
Let em at least pass D Wade first
G-Code Knows
July 20, 2021 at 5:55 pm
Book right because if it was a 24yr old or even a 30yr old Kobe on this Suns team with cp3 it would be 4-1
dominique montgomery
July 20, 2021 at 6:07 pm
Cap Kobe played defense
blindinglights
July 20, 2021 at 6:13 pm
“i’m not comparing him to kobe, he’s just the next kobe”
Anton Ginlack
July 20, 2021 at 6:21 pm
Stephen A literally just called him the Next Kobe. Now back taken on it. Smh
mike100st
July 20, 2021 at 6:29 pm
Stephen doesn’t know anything
Erik Tyson
July 20, 2021 at 6:29 pm
Wow, way to many hypocrites up here. We compare people everyday base off of our own thoughts. If you were taught by someone of course you will have their imprint.
Mike Johnson
July 20, 2021 at 6:31 pm
There will never be another nobody
Ivo Štefan
July 20, 2021 at 6:54 pm
Stephen a smith: nije govno, nego se pas posrao
Logan Charles
July 20, 2021 at 7:25 pm
I think CP3 will not go out like this, CP3 will have monster game tonight.
Shiva Sai Thadkamalla
July 20, 2021 at 7:55 pm
booker’s offense is really similar to Kobe’s, but I dont think you can say Booker is the next kobe until booker wins a ring
Wm. Brewer
July 20, 2021 at 8:05 pm
“Mamba Mentality” is so stupid. The entire mamba persona & all that is just stupid.
Sabion Frazier
July 20, 2021 at 8:25 pm
Y’all running out of content.
Bolo
July 20, 2021 at 8:26 pm
On the offensive end there is a lot of similarities but defensively there is absolutely no similarities, Kobe was a menace at both sides of the court even though there are some ppl that thought Kobe was overrated defensively and Kobe was way more athletic too, in his early years with the Lakers.
Goonies Never Say Die!
July 20, 2021 at 9:25 pm
ESPN needs to hire an English translator to follow Stephen A Smith whenever Stephen A is on video & audio that will be heard by the world.
Gary Sidhu
July 20, 2021 at 9:30 pm
He doesn’t even play like Kobe. Kobe was a great defender and much more athletic early in his career. Kawhi is more of an accurate comparison to Kobe
iTzCam
July 20, 2021 at 9:57 pm
I’ve been saying he’s not for the longest… he just Devin Booker and that’s a great compliment
LostInAwareness
July 20, 2021 at 10:19 pm
He better get some defense first lol but honestly Brandon Roy was supposed to be heir to Kobe
Marcus Zaks
July 20, 2021 at 11:24 pm
Nothing but respect for Book but the guy ain’t no Mamba and will never be