NBA Veteran, Who Beat Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal in the Finals, Shared Rare Favorite Memory of ‘Mamba’

Kobe Bryant is a player who has touched many hearts. Not just by his games, but by his words, by his actions. Things he said he did indeed impacted the world around him. Thus, when he tragically passed away, the GOAT Michael Jordan also teared up talking about him at the celebration of his life. Kobe was a legend on and off the court; everyone loved him for that. Many players still follow and know his Mamba Mentality.

He shared many memories with many players, some of whom were not even his teammates. Helping people, helping players up, this is what Kobe was known for apart from basketball. Talking about Kobe, a former NBA veteran got emotional and shared his favorite moment with Kobe on his show. Rasheed Wallace is a legend and has repeatedly shared the court with Kobe. He had even defeated the Kobe-Shaq duo in the finals to win the championship.

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However, when asked about his favorite Mamba moment, he came back to a simple moment where they shared just a sacred bond. Wallace talked about his interaction with Kobe and shared, “No real basketball talk. It was just life! I know his family. He knows my mom, all of that. It was just family talk. Talking about coming up in Sunny Hill because he came up a year or two after me through the Sunny Hill program. We was just talking about that and life.” 

Kobe Bryant had a talk about life with Rasheed Wallace

Kobe Bryant was not just known for his basketball skills but also for his people skills and how he valued people’s feelings. One of the things to learn from Kobe apart from basketball, was how he gave time to everyone and connected with them.

As they were talking, they went on to talk about life and just how everything was. For Rasheed, this was a special moment because despite being rivals on the court and such great players, they did not mention basketball even once. Wallace also said how it was not even about Kobe warning about the game in a few days and talking about how he was going to beat him. Rather it was a mellow conversation about life. He felt it nice to get out of the basketball world for once and talk about real life with another player who could understand it precisely.

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Thus, his special moment with one of the greatest basketball players was unrelated to basketball! And that was the best part about it for him. What do you think of this story? Let us know in the comments below.