Bleacher Report's Top 100 NBA Players of All-Time

[Sccit]

KLUTCH FUNDS THIS STUFF

THEY KNOW THAT ITS TOO OBVIOUS TO HAVE A LIST WHERE LEBRON IS 1 AND KOBE ISNT TOP 10

THEIR BIGGER GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO CREATE AN ILLUSIONARY GAP BETWEEN KOBE N BRON SO THAT PEOPLE THINK THE DEBATE IS MJ VS BRON

SO HAVING BRON AT 2 AND KOBE AT 11 IS A BIGGER W FOR THEM THAN HAVING BRON AT 1 AND KOBE AT 3

GENIUS MARKETING TBH

 

[lib123]

Breh literally got booed at the Philly AS game in 2001 and these dumb nikkas keep making up shyt.

Yeah as if those of us who are Kobe fans since the 90s and early 2000s weren’t constantly getting pushback.

 

[FS4LFE]

Kobe always had haters, even before the Colorado scandal. I personally know people who were in Philly during his rise and there were people hating on him because of his perceived arrogance. What planet are you living on?

You acting as if he was treated like OJ.

 

[lib123]

You acting as if he was treated like OJ.

No I’m not. My point is there have always been vocal critics of Kobe discrediting his accomplishments. The dominant narratives among his critics about him in the early 2000s were that he was selfish and Shaq should get all the credit for the 3 peat even tho Kobe was a top 3 NBA player during the final two 3-peat rings.

 

[Sccit]

You acting as if he was treated like OJ.

HE WAS OJ TO A LOT OF PEOPLE

"THE COCKY BLACK ATHLETE WHO GOT AWAY WITH RAPING A WHITE WOMAN"

THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THERE WAS MORE LOVE FOR KOBE THAN FOR OJ .. SO WE WERE ABLE TO DROWN OUT THE HATE

BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, THOSE WHO HATED HIM HATED WIT A PASSION

AND UNFORTUNATELY A LOT OF THE MEDIA TYPES WERE ON THAT WAVE

WHO CAN FORGET THIS CLASSIC KOBE COMMERCIAL?

 

[Ozymandeas]

I wonder when people became Kobe fans, because I was a fan early on and people hated Kobe. Even Lakers fans were split on Kobe and the popular quote 'pass the ball Kobe' was a real thing. It wasn't until 2005-2006 season, when people started coming around on him and as the 'Kobe guy' I finally started to hear people say I was right about Kobe.

Later on in his career he became this mythical ball player, but it's not surprising as someone who was on this ride his whole career that some people have him rated lower.

Around 2003/2004, basically during the case. I was an AI stan before that. The case is the main reason why Kobe's legacy got torched. It's like a white person pretending everything isn't about race, wholetime they doing everything but calling you a nikka. Cacs pretend it's basketball with Kobe but, their hatred of him boils down to that. Without that, Kobe wins an extra MVP or two MVPs, and the media wouldn't still be on this crusade against him.

 

[King Harlem]

Around 2003/2004, basically during the case. I was an AI stan before that. The case is the main reason why Kobe's legacy got torched. It's like a white person pretending everything isn't about race, wholetime they doing everything but calling you a nikka. Cacs pretend it's basketball with Kobe but, their hatred of him boils down to that. Without that, Kobe wins an extra MVP or two MVPs, and the media wouldn't still be on this crusade against him.

That's what I'm talking about. Kobe was disliked way before that. Strangely the Colorado thing didn't negatively affect him too much as far as public perception.

 

[FlyRy]

KLUTCH FUNDS THIS STUFF

THEY KNOW THAT ITS TOO OBVIOUS TO HAVE A LIST WHERE LEBRON IS 1 AND KOBE ISNT TOP 10

THEIR BIGGER GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO CREATE AN ILLUSIONARY GAP BETWEEN KOBE N BRON SO THAT PEOPLE THINK THE DEBATE IS MJ VS BRON

SO HAVING BRON AT 2 AND KOBE AT 11 IS A BIGGER W FOR THEM THAN HAVING BRON AT 1 AND KOBE AT 3

GENIUS MARKETING TBH

MJ won by one vote. he will be 2nd next go round. just like the nba players poll about who is the GOAT, Lebron nearly caught him last time

 

[fifth column]

MJ won by one vote. he will be 2nd next go round. just like the nba players poll about who is the GOAT, Lebron nearly caught him last time

Seems like a lot of grinding and twisting after 22+ years to change the public perception of being the “goat” for LeBron and Lebronettes.

The public proclaimed MJ the goat after the 1st 3peat. Can’t fool the people with Lepropaganda

 

[FlyRy]

 

[BK The Great]

Kobe is top 10, might just replace him with Duncan. MJ being #1 so don’t care about the rest.

 

[bigde09]

MJ won by one vote. he will be 2nd next go round. just like the nba players poll about who is the GOAT, Lebron nearly caught him last time

I’m being told the tide is changing but all these lists still have Mike at 1

 

[fifth column]

I’m being told the tide is changing but all these lists still have Mike at 1

The strategy for LeBron to be 1 is based on hope and prayers from Bron stans, shyt is so We gave him 22 years, let him take the elevator and graded him on a curve and he still ain’t get there

 

[HoldThisL]

The disrespect against Kobe lately has been crazy, he is a top 3 player of all time.

 

[CantStop]

I wonder when people became Kobe fans, because I was a fan early on and people hated Kobe. Even Lakers fans were split on Kobe and the popular quote 'pass the ball Kobe' was a real thing. It wasn't until 2005-2006 season, when people started coming around on him and as the 'Kobe guy' I finally started to hear people say I was right about Kobe.

Later on in his career he became this mythical ball player, but it's not surprising as someone who was on this ride his whole career that some people have him rated lower.

maybe the people around you weren't fans.

he was on video game covers, magazine covers, tv shows, red carpets..what are we even talking about? acting like Kobe was hated is absurd and revionist history. only people that hated him were in philadelphia. some thought he was corny but hated? he had every endorsement deal. he was probably the most loved basketball player prior to Colorado. after colorado is when he got the black community tbh