NBA Twitter Rejoices as Former NBA Champion’s Candid Admission About Kobe Bryant’s NBA Finals Moment Resurfaces: “Entertainment at Its Best Lol”

Being a Laker, Kobe Bryant has decorated his career with five NBA rings. Bryant was at the forefront of his team during each of his championship runs. His heroics with the Los Angeles Lakers have been immortalized in NBA folklore, thanks to his teammates and contemporaries who never miss a chance to tell stories about the Mamba and his heroics. Recently, the hoops fandom chanced upon an old video of his ex-teammate going candid about an NBA Finals moment with the Mamba.

Though Kobe Bryant has tragically left the world, his legacy lives on through his stories. Anyone who has crossed their paths with the Black Mamba surely has a story about him to tell. NBA fans now rejoice as they revisited a Kobe Bryant moment from the 2010 NBA Finals.

A former NBA champion has a candid admission about Kobe Bryant

In 2010, Kobe Bryant won his fifth and last Larry O’Brien trophy. That campaign is remembered for Kobe’s iconic pairing up with the Lakers legend Pau Gasol. Other than Bryant and Gasol, Metta Sandiford-Artest a.k.a. Ron Artest, among others, was crucial for the Lakers’ 16th title win. Artest is remembered by the Laker nation for his standout performance in the crucial Game 7 of the NBA Finals against Boston.

Ron Artest had then netted 20 points. Besides, it was he who netted the side’s last field goal, a three-pointer in the fourth quarter of the game. As much as Ron Artest is famous for his Finals display, he is also known for the post-game interview he gave after the win. During the session, Artest spilled the beans on the iconic shot.

“He never passes me the ball. And he passed me the ball. Kobe passed me the ball and I shot a three. It felt he wanted me to shoot a three, I heard him,” Ron Artest said. “He is a zen master, so he can speak to you. He can speak to you and you don’t need a microphone.”

Fast forward to this day, Ballislife.com has tweeted a video of the iconic 2010 post-game interview. “13 years ago today, Ron Artest & one of the greatest NBA Championship press conferences ever,” they captioned the tweet.

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A nostalgic bunch of fans rejoice after revisiting Ron Artest’s interview

The 2010 season saw Kobe Bryant winning back-to-back championships for the first time since his three-peat campaign with LA. As Ballislife’s tweet has become a superhit, fans seem to have relived Bryant’s iconic pass to Artest and his clutch three-pointer over Paul Pierce. Besides, fans’ warm response to the tweet proves that Artest’s iconic press conference has aged like fine wine. “I’ve loved this man for a long time lol entertainment at its best lol,” said a fan.

Indeed, it was.

The watch is surely worth it.

Fan recalls the glorious time when Kobe Bryant ruled Los Angeles.

Just like Ron Artest, Kobe’s passes meant the world to this fan as well.

Given this love for the interview, it is no surprise that it has resurfaced.

Lakernation remembers every Kobe Moment as if they happened yesterday.

How many times have you watched Ron Artest’s interview? Were you in front of the TV when Artest converted Kobe’s pass into a championship-winning three-pointer? Let us know in comments below!

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