@Deshaun Watson I believe that you have same greatness, I can tell you because your smart and intelligent also you want greatness in this coming from die hard Bama fan from Birmingham. Roll Tide you stole one ☝️ that shit still hurt! But much respect ✊ too Bro I’m NFL fan now of yours.
7:27 He never got to have a son, but he’s got “sons” all over the globe. Kids who are learning to dribble right now, who will grow older and emulate this legend, their idol. Hell he’s even idolized in the current NBA already.
Well, he had a couple of things in his game that he could call his own, but most of what you got from Kobe came from Jordan. Jordan literally mentored Kobe and taught him everything he could teach Kobe about his game and how to score the ball. This is why LeBron says that Kobe was immortal on offense. He took everything that Jordan had and mashed it up in a bowl with his own shiz. Ya feel?
Man...Kobe rocked the bald head and we knew he can grow a fro...determined AF when it came to making the league at 17yr old. Carried himself as a pro. And Superstar off the court too. RIP Kobe&Gianna and the rest that were involved in the tragic accident Its still surreal 😥
@@Young_Dab the first time i heard the name Kobe was in the 2000 Finals against the Pacers. I was 11 at the time. Kobe was the Jordan in my era of ball. Kobe was the Remix of Jordan.
Dick Vitale is an amazing Basketball Announcer, Oh Baby!!! I loved this interview and Kobe as always even at 17, gives props to other players and love for his parents! We will never have a player like Kobe Bryant ever! I miss you brotha! May you and Gigi, and the other 7 people who lost their lives, rest in peace!
Kobe is in a king he's a great basketball player and a good person and hopefully he's in heaven with the one true king Jesus in my opinion that's what I believe as a Christian
Small for him however for every Kobe Bryant that goes Pro and there's a great job and goes Rich there's always a case like Jonathan Bender Who Goes Pro when he shouldn't and he's out of the league in 3 years and it is broke because he doesn't know how to manage his money in his young and immature. Most players need to go to college.most are not as mature or talented as Kobe. Most people need to go to college mature and it'd be great if they get the degree. And Kobe wasn't blowing his money like a like a fool. She lived a basic type of Lifestyle most young people are not going to do that and money isn't everything once we die we either go up or down and money has nothing to do with it
Great classic video. Still cant believe he is gone. thanks for allowing us to see a legend in the making at only 17 years of age. The mamba was already nba material when he first started dribbling a basketball. Rip kobe gigi and of course the remaining others who perished with them.
High schoolers were/are difficult to pinpoint. Toss of the coin. You can draft great with Kobe and KG. Or be disappointed with a Kwame Brown. But i knew about Kobe in high school. Im a Sixers fan so i knew about Jellybean Bryant. If Kobe had attended college for at least a year then he would've been definitely The no.1 draft pick. RIP, Bean and Gigi and the rest of the seven victims.
It's my understanding that it was more of the age thing..nobody wanted to take the gamble because of his age..Jerry took it tho!! Everyone else was just gonna try there hand at someone more established wth some college is all..
Hey Chang Liu a time travel vortex did open up it took them to Heaven and left the cloned dead bodies behind in the wreck , it’s a movie called Millennium an old movie of 2 planes crashing watch it , it’s very generic but it’s the truth😇
Yeah, this was back when he was in the stage of literally tryna, walk, run, shoot and chew gum like Michael Jordan. Besides the obvious talent. That's what sticks out the most.
I met him when I was 8 and he was 17. I lived about 20 minutes from lower merion high school in Philadelphia pa. My family and I moved to California the following year and I still live in California and I went to lakers games here but I never met him again.
In 1996, he was already hyped up so much. There were questions if a guard could go straight to college, as it was always big me like Kevin Garnett and Darryl Dawkins. People also were surprised because unlike other players who jumped, he had almost 1100 in the SAT's and a high GPA, so he had the grades and test scores. Also, the NBA then was highly unfavorable to players who jumped. It was seen as a mistake that KG jumped, and eventually Kobe would learn this too as he didn't even start for his own team; Eddie Jones was an all-star in his own right. But the hype was very, very real. If you looked at the previous players pre-KG who jumped, they all had decent careers, but they didn't make the Hall of Fame, unless you count Moses Malone who jumped to the ABA. So yes, the hype around Kobe was very real. KG, he jumped because he couldn't make grades, but it was assumed he'd be a good project and eventually he was going to be good. (An understatement.) Kobe though, that was the true hype, Kobe had the grades for college, he had the test scores. He didn't face hardships, as in order to jump the NBA needed you to meet an exception clause. Kobe jumped based off pure hype.
well kobe had a taurus moon so he was not fazed with anything...so yeah, team #earthsign...oddly, shaw had a pisces sun and scorpio moon so go figure. lol
Alright that first dunk was sick! And the 180 layup was amazing he was already nba ready so young. What an amazing talent he is so missed and forever in our hearts.
kobe talk about son. sad that didn't happen but as long as he's happy with the girls, it's all good and great. rip kobe
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He had less of a Philly accent during this interview then when at the draft, kind of weird. 17 year old Kobe carried himself with the maturity of a grown man, no wonder Jerry West was hellbent on taking Kobe.
Imagine if kobes coach would have allowed him to play when he first got into the league like he was supposed to ... his stats n everything would have been diff. N he would’ve been the ALL TIME leading scorer 💯💯💜💛
That windmill on Jamal Magloire let me know you Kobe was ready for the league man. And thus game was loaded with talent. Shout out to Rashad Phillips who went on to score over 2,000 points for Detroit. 👌🏾
Hi edagdwg thanks for sharing watching Kobe as a young player he was in the game was serious being yourself is a gift pay attention to what you want as a person you going to play or act like you want to play a fan Linda j peace ❤️💯🌈
John Cenna first of all, the play I mean was an alley oop but wasn’t a dunk. Secondly, of course that is crazier than any dunk Zion has done in the nba so far.
That was very common back then. Recordings on VCR's, sometimes the tape would mess up and it would sound like that if part of the tape got messed up, even just a little.
Yeah what a stupid ass comment why should these kids put the NBA on the back burner what a selfish ass thing to say go make ur money kids while u can when u can. Why the hell would someone as talented as Kobe Bryant need to go to frickin' college? I know so he can make the NCAA millions of dollars while he doesn't see one red cent!!! The NCAA is a money making institution they don't care about the so-called student athlete hypocrisy at it's finest!!! Exploitation at it's finest!!! RIP Mamba.
Jason Keith Exactly it’s so stupid to waste time in college , risk injury and play for free when you can get millions of dollars from playing in the NBA. Kobe didn’t need college but some people always try to find some stupid excuse to go to college.
This wasn't the mindset of a seventeen year old. He was so mature for his age. And being bought up in Italy was a high plus for him. Oh if only he was still around. He made an impact all around the world.
This Folks is an Example Of U Go With Ya Inner Soul..In Making Decisions..People Can Offer U Bad Advice..Glad he didn't take them Unfortunately until the End..Rip🙏😞💪💙🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Kobe Bryant was the Center and who said he can't Rebound and Block we are witness Greatest Basketball 🏀 before he came to the NBA one of the Greatest Highschool Basketball Player Ever.
Holy sh**…2:03 wowww. You can immediately tell from the first few seconds of the video from the way Kobe moves that he’s the best, most skilled, most talented player and it’s not even close. The difference between 17 yr old Kobe and Bronny James right now 😂
RIP KOBE AND ALL THOSE WHO DIED IN THE CRASH
RIP HARAMBE
I'm a fan of yours brother I hope you get the ring one day.
@Deshaun Watson I believe that you have same greatness, I can tell you because your smart and intelligent also you want greatness in this coming from die hard Bama fan from Birmingham. Roll Tide you stole one ☝️ that shit still hurt! But much respect ✊ too Bro I’m NFL fan now of yours.
Ben cintron it’s not actually Deshaun lmfao
kingdomekome bruh
7:27 He never got to have a son, but he’s got “sons” all over the globe. Kids who are learning to dribble right now, who will grow older and emulate this legend, their idol. Hell he’s even idolized in the current NBA already.
Well said
Well, he had a couple of things in his game that he could call his own, but most of what you got from Kobe came from Jordan. Jordan literally mentored Kobe and taught him everything he could teach Kobe about his game and how to score the ball. This is why LeBron says that Kobe was immortal on offense. He took everything that Jordan had and mashed it up in a bowl with his own shiz. Ya feel?
“When I get a little older and play my son I’ll keep score too” 7:35
Bruh... the tears won’t stop :(
Rip Kobe
man.. :/
never got one , prob a good thing considering the pressure that would be on the kid
@RESPECT ALL FEAR NONE u can be his godson my bro
@RESPECT ALL FEAR NONE ?
@@amaxlite exactly...?????
What a lovely post-game interview ... such an elegant, eloquent person on and off the court
Kobe to life
Kobe to life
Kobe mentality for life
Kobe was destined for greatness RIP🐐🐍💯
He took total control of his own destiny and turned into greatness. His story is completely amazing.
@@Young_Dab You can’t take control of destiny, the whole definition of destiny is that it is predetermined
Exactly 😪😪😪🙏💙
What's impressive with this interview is how well spoken and articulate this guy was at 17. Calm, cool, and collected destined for greatness.
Very mature
Man...Kobe rocked the bald head and we knew he can grow a fro...determined AF when it came to making the league at 17yr old. Carried himself as a pro. And Superstar off the court too.
RIP Kobe&Gianna and the rest that were involved in the tragic accident
Its still surreal 😥
I can read you praising Kobe all day 🙏🏽 Long Live the Legacy
@@Young_Dab the first time i heard the name Kobe was in the 2000 Finals against the Pacers. I was 11 at the time. Kobe was the Jordan in my era of ball. Kobe was the Remix of Jordan.
How blessed are we to have witnessed an amazing man
its over 2 wks has passed but I'm still very sad for the passing of Kobe
7:27 “When I get a little older and play my son I’ll keep score and beat him up too “ :(
Lie down
Try not to cry
Bawl your eyes until you fall asleep :((
Long Beach Anonymous Why even argue? obviously he knows nothing that he’s talking about
Dick Vitale is an amazing Basketball Announcer, Oh Baby!!! I loved this interview and Kobe as always even at 17, gives props to other players and love for his parents! We will never have a player like Kobe Bryant ever! I miss you brotha! May you and Gigi, and the other 7 people who lost their lives, rest in peace!
As a Michigan native this was really cool seeing him ball in auburn hills at a young age
Michigan was one of five colleges he was thinking about going to. Imagine if he would have went to Michigan...man!!!
We used to love the magic round ball.
Antiono gates
Mike miller
There were some players that came thru- always fun.
Man im from the D i never knew he came here is a young buck.he was a walking bucket back then raw as hell 🐍 s/o rashad Phillips too
Young KOBE! 🐐
Logan facts !!
@@LoganTrae Stop it!
Think.you.kobe.you.are.one.of.the.goat.
I almost cried at 7:29, not only did he not have a son. But he was taken away too soon, and didn't get to make one. RIP 😭😭😭😭😭😭
He was fighting pharma corps and refused to join the club that Shaq and LeBron are in.
Love how highly Dickie V spoke about a young Kobe
Y I’ll never be forgotten Kobe! Mature beyond his age to the end 💜 💛
A true gentleman
A class act
And a hardworking & dedicated man
Till his final moment
R.I.P King smh
Kobe is in a king he's a great basketball player and a good person and hopefully he's in heaven with the one true king Jesus in my opinion that's what I believe as a Christian
Smart move Kobe instead of making a college rich he made himself rich going to the NBA. RIP Kobe you will be missed.
Small for him however for every Kobe Bryant that goes Pro and there's a great job and goes Rich there's always a case like Jonathan Bender Who Goes Pro when he shouldn't and he's out of the league in 3 years and it is broke because he doesn't know how to manage his money in his young and immature. Most players need to go to college.most are not as mature or talented as Kobe. Most people need to go to college mature and it'd be great if they get the degree. And Kobe wasn't blowing his money like a like a fool. She lived a basic type of Lifestyle most young people are not going to do that and money isn't everything once we die we either go up or down and money has nothing to do with it
Kobe made sure he outshines Tim Thomas back then when Thomas was regarded as one of the best player out of that age.
Yup. I think the year before or the start of that year, Tim was ranked #1 in the country and Kobe said he was determined to become #1 that year
It hurts me too watched these films RIP Kobe and my God Comfort your family
Great classic video. Still cant believe he is gone. thanks for allowing us to see a legend in the making at only 17 years of age. The mamba was already nba material when he first started dribbling a basketball.
Rip kobe gigi and of course the remaining others who perished with them.
I'm puzzled that Jerry West was the only one to see his greatness
As they say...Game recognizes game...And The Logo saw it in person, immediately..
99% of people make the safe choice in life
Word he was WAYYYY more skilled than everyone else
High schoolers were/are difficult to pinpoint. Toss of the coin. You can draft great with Kobe and KG. Or be disappointed with a Kwame Brown. But i knew about Kobe in high school. Im a Sixers fan so i knew about Jellybean Bryant. If Kobe had attended college for at least a year then he would've been definitely The no.1 draft pick.
RIP, Bean and Gigi and the rest of the seven victims.
It's my understanding that it was more of the age thing..nobody wanted to take the gamble because of his age..Jerry took it tho!! Everyone else was just gonna try there hand at someone more established wth some college is all..
Wish I could time travel to that game and tell him to stay away from helicopters for the rest of his life.
when its your time its your time... you couldn't do anything to prevent that.
@@Rambo20244 true. just feeling so sorry for those families
@Jay Sha it's just the randomness of life... we see it everyday with different ppl and what their families going through.
Hey Chang Liu a time travel vortex did open up it took them to Heaven and left the cloned dead bodies behind in the wreck , it’s a movie called Millennium an old movie of 2 planes crashing watch it , it’s very generic but it’s the truth😇
This is truly sad all around...
Yeah, this was back when he was in the stage of literally tryna, walk, run, shoot and chew gum like Michael Jordan. Besides the obvious talent. That's what sticks out the most.
That's a testament to how good Jordan was. He was so good that someone mimicked him and became great
DonKJB Even shaved head and mustache! 😋💜
CAN'T EVEN THINK OF ANYTHING MORE POSITIVE TO SAY OR THINK ABOUT KOBE !!! BUT I WILL ADD THE BEST REVERSE I EVER SEEN WOW
thats rare bro! Everybody loves those kind of videos!
I swear to god he will be so hyped by the media if he did all this as a 17 year old in 2020.
He was hyped then
if social media was there.. ohh God what could have happened.
I met him when I was 8 and he was 17. I lived about 20 minutes from lower merion high school in Philadelphia pa. My family and I moved to California the following year and I still live in California and I went to lakers games here but I never met him again.
In 1996, he was already hyped up so much. There were questions if a guard could go straight to college, as it was always big me like Kevin Garnett and Darryl Dawkins. People also were surprised because unlike other players who jumped, he had almost 1100 in the SAT's and a high GPA, so he had the grades and test scores. Also, the NBA then was highly unfavorable to players who jumped. It was seen as a mistake that KG jumped, and eventually Kobe would learn this too as he didn't even start for his own team; Eddie Jones was an all-star in his own right. But the hype was very, very real. If you looked at the previous players pre-KG who jumped, they all had decent careers, but they didn't make the Hall of Fame, unless you count Moses Malone who jumped to the ABA. So yes, the hype around Kobe was very real. KG, he jumped because he couldn't make grades, but it was assumed he'd be a good project and eventually he was going to be good. (An understatement.) Kobe though, that was the true hype, Kobe had the grades for college, he had the test scores. He didn't face hardships, as in order to jump the NBA needed you to meet an exception clause. Kobe jumped based off pure hype.
Benedict Tan Media today act like people wasn’t do this back in the day lol.
I'm old enough to remember all of this, and watched it as it happened. RIP KOBE.
#Virgo nation!!! Well rounded perfectionist, intelligent and believe life is A forever learning experience 💯
well kobe had a taurus moon so he was not fazed with anything...so yeah, team #earthsign...oddly, shaw had a pisces sun and scorpio moon so go figure. lol
shaq i mean
Whaa
Alright that first dunk was sick! And the 180 layup was amazing he was already nba ready so young. What an amazing talent he is so missed and forever in our hearts.
kobe talk about son. sad that didn't happen but as long as he's happy with the girls, it's all good and great. rip kobe
He had less of a Philly accent during this interview then when at the draft, kind of weird. 17 year old Kobe carried himself with the maturity of a grown man, no wonder Jerry West was hellbent on taking Kobe.
2:58 Kobe Mossed his own teammate for that oop.
Can't believe he's only 13th pick even tho he drafted from high school you can see the potential on him to be the next MJ
Never had to put anything on the back burner when he was the element that ignited the 🔥
🏀👑💜💛
Love you Kobe & Gigi! Along with the others who passed. Rest in power
The legend ❤
Heartbreaking yet heartwarming! GOD bless you all!!!!
WOW K.B. MULTI SKILLED BASKET BALL PLAYER WELL ROUNDED PERFECTLY IMPERFECT SUPREME BEING PEACE LOVE & UNLIMITED BLESSINGS 2 U LITTLE BIG BRO!!![999]
Imagine if kobes coach would have allowed him to play when he first got into the league like he was supposed to ... his stats n everything would have been diff. N he would’ve been the ALL TIME leading scorer 💯💯💜💛
I totally agree
1:27 body bagged him RIP King !!!
1:25*
31pts
12rebs
4ast
Senior year avg 😳 🐐
WOW...NO 17 Years old basketball player even today could be such explosive and exciting to watch like Kobe Bryant.
That's because he's a true baller most players like curry LeBron play team system basketball . Kobe's another level in terms of skills
That jersey is worth thousands!
Rest peacefully Brother Kobe🌹
#LEGEND🏀
RIP Mamba.... it's weird seeing Rip Hamilton in that building seeing that he'll win championships and have his number retired there
Young Kobe! He passes scores have fun. He looks the same acts the same from here till his departure. Wonderful soul #RIP #Mamba 🙏🏾💯
Kobe was the original highlight film... i mean his nickname was “showtime” 💯💯💜💛
LakersLegend 2414 *showboat
Loved number 8. Didn’t care for 24. But man Post NBA this brother was accomplishing so much. RIP
That windmill on Jamal Magloire let me know you Kobe was ready for the league man. And thus game was loaded with talent. Shout out to Rashad Phillips who went on to score over 2,000 points for Detroit. 👌🏾
Kobe toying with them because its that easy 😂😂 RIP the 🐐
2:00 DAMN!
3:00 DIZZZZAAMMM!!
so glad for these videos of kobe rip and your memory will live on
he looked like Mj. here. doing some behind the back accurate flip shots.
Kobe is kobe. I love his mentality and his work ethic.
We miss you kobe rip my idol
Damn that Kobe facial served up was sick. Killed that persons career.
Tanj for uploading this gem!
Shoot I thought he was playing on the NBA already look at him go rest in peace Kobe there's no one in the world It's going to be like you.
He did make it to the NBA
Kobe had a vet game at age 17. GOAT.
He looked like jordan at 17 smh ...this man was beyond great
Hi edagdwg thanks for sharing watching Kobe as a young player he was in the game was serious being yourself is a gift pay attention to what you want as a person you going to play or act like you want to play a fan Linda j peace ❤️💯🌈
KOBE AND GIGI WE LOVE YOU
Bra Kobe died...... I cannot fathom... still
Man....I think we're all still working thru that feeling...in our hearts forever
Deadass KOBE was literally our Jordan of my age group...some shit just don’t make sense sometimes smh
This is Gold. Miss you Bean!
My dude been bald since 15 😂😂 I miss mamba
he had a fro in the NBA
jrco1010 i know brother. It’s just funny
Kobe’s greatness from the beginning. Makes you wonder why Jerry West was the only one with his eyes open.
It’s easy to judge raw talent. Much harder to judge motivation and mental toughness. It is always a bit of a lottery in that regard
1:21 DAMN KOBE!! MY FAVORITE PLAYER EVER. R.I.P.
We Miss you & love you kobe 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
He’s better back at this time than a lot of high school players now days. How the hell did he not get picked higher in the draft. I am puzzled...
Remember this game like it was yesterday.
17 years old with tremendous talent. He is one of the kind
Bro I was shocked about the alley opp that Zion caught the other day from behind the backboard, then I’ve seen this 😱😱 2:00
You mean to tell me a 360 layup was better than Zion's dunk?1
John Cenna first of all, the play I mean was an alley oop but wasn’t a dunk. Secondly, of course that is crazier than any dunk Zion has done in the nba so far.
@@rogerthealien5764 yes as well as the alley where he tool it out of his teamates hands. I mean he was higher so thanks for the assist. Lol
John Cenna yes
Guess you never watched any of Frobe's games.
RIP KOBE WE WILL MISS YOU ❤
Kobe was Destined for Greatness RIP 🐐🐍🙏🏾
He sounded 41, he stayed 17.
Just think he’s 17yrs old and in 4yrs he’s an NBA champion. Insane!
#Kobe looked like he was in a *video game 🎮* out there ❤️🏆🏀🕊️
Why does the commentator have auto-tune on his voice at 3:15
That was very common back then. Recordings on VCR's, sometimes the tape would mess up and it would sound like that if part of the tape got messed up, even just a little.
Where's my Kobe Bean Bryant fan's at like me from day 1 #Blackmamba #Kobe4ever 🙏💙😪
ANNOUNCER: “i sure wish these kids would put thoughts of the nba on the back burner”
KOBE’S ESTATE: $800,000,000.00
You're right. Kobe had nothing on the back burner - he just did it all ⛹
Yeah what a stupid ass comment why should these kids put the NBA on the back burner what a selfish ass thing to say go make ur money kids while u can when u can. Why the hell would someone as talented as Kobe Bryant need to go to frickin' college? I know so he can make the NCAA millions of dollars while he doesn't see one red cent!!! The NCAA is a money making institution they don't care about the so-called student athlete hypocrisy at it's finest!!! Exploitation at it's finest!!! RIP Mamba.
Jason Keith Exactly it’s so stupid to waste time in college , risk injury and play for free when you can get millions of dollars from playing in the NBA. Kobe didn’t need college but some people always try to find some stupid excuse to go to college.
Kobe was 17yrs old he would live for (24) more yrs RIP KOBE
Kobe 😢
This wasn't the mindset of a seventeen year old. He was so mature for his age. And being bought up in Italy was a high plus for him. Oh if only he was still around. He made an impact all around the world.
Back then he was hated because he was that good and was compared to Jordan. With particular reason people just hated him for being a treat to MJ.
🏀#33
🏀#8
🏀#24
PHENOMENAL🌟 KOBE BEAN BRYANT🏅
BLACK MAMBA💜🖤💛🔥💣💥💯
7:30 💔
G.O.A.T FOREVER! R.I.P
R.I.P. Kobe G.O.A.T BRYANT 👑🏀🙏🙏🙏
This Folks is an Example Of U Go With Ya Inner Soul..In Making Decisions..People Can Offer U Bad Advice..Glad he didn't take them Unfortunately until the End..Rip🙏😞💪💙🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Kobe Bryant was the Center and who said he can't Rebound and Block we are witness Greatest Basketball 🏀 before he came to the NBA one of the Greatest Highschool Basketball Player Ever.
Rest In Peace Mamba!!!
Holy sh**…2:03 wowww. You can immediately tell from the first few seconds of the video from the way Kobe moves that he’s the best, most skilled, most talented player and it’s not even close. The difference between 17 yr old Kobe and Bronny James right now 😂
RIP Bean we love you
Sent here to do what he did...his destiny the moment he entered this world!
84 babies Jordan right here #LLKobe
He looks so much like Jordan
Why cause he's black
Umm yea I’d say that’s part of the reason 🤔
1:24 🔥🔥🔥
Sad they are both gone Kobe and Joe rip
Soon as commentator says he should stay in school Kobe does ridiculous shot
Yooo lol, is this the game Stak5 (S. Jackson) keeps talking about he should’ve been MVP??
Jay901 😆😆😆😆😆
Nah that was McDonald's all American game
Jay Anderson appreciate it fam