It actually is positive, cause throughout the years, Kobe has been idolized and received a lot of Acclaim by his peers and public, even more so than Lebron untill a couple of years ago, due to him taking these shots. Without this, Kobe isn’t as praised.
Mamba mentality has literally become an anthem for a lot of players even outside of basketball. It works in Kobe’s favor cause he’s kobe.
Kyrie hit the GW Game 7 shot and credited Mamba mentality. You had that college chick who was hitting clutch shots during March Madness and credited Mamba mentality
But oh Kobe wasn't clutch and only took bad shots to sabotage his team


its a positive as in it worked for Kobe. There is no negative perception around him due to him missing shots
