The Los Angeles Lakers legend, Kobe Bryant has given trouble to his opposition teams and players at some point on the hardwood until the day he retired. Many players seemingly started to hate him as he gave them a headache year after year. However, the Black Mamba enjoyed that the opposition players hated him and used that hate to fuel himself. In light of this, the $183 billion company, Nike came up with a perfect ad, showcasing not only what the players felt about him but how he shut down all his haters, prior to his retirement in 2016.

Lately, the said video resurfaced on social media and elicited the attention of fans. In response to the video, fans took to Instagram to share their thoughts and opinions. In fact, most of them were left teary-eyed after watching the iconic ad.

Kobe Bryant showed how he embraced the hate in the iconic ‘The Conductor’ ad.

In 2016, Nike came up with an ad, ‘The Conductor’ to pay him tribute as he was retiring after playing for 20 years. In that clip,  the opposition fans and players like Paul Pierce and Rasheed Wallace, who didn’t have a good relationship with Bryant, were seen singing about their distaste for the Black Mamba. Moreover, it also featured Phil Jackson, the coach who seemingly hated him the most, playing piano and singing about his dislike for the 18x All-Star. However, the clip revealed in the end that the Lakers legend shut down all his haters with a little musical number.

The aforementioned video displayed how the Black Mamba embraced all the hate that he received from his rival players and fans throughout the years. Interestingly, Nike, instead of making an emotional farewell video, gave a chance to the players and fans to bid adieu to the five-time champion in a bit unusual way.

Fans were left teary-eyed after watching the resurfaced video on the internet

Lately, an NBA fan page re-shared the iconic ad on their Instagram account. The caption of the video read, “A masterpiece of a commercial(emoji).” Meanwhile, shortly after the video was re-shared, it caught the attention of fans and made them reflect on the affair. They flooded the comment section with their emotional thoughts. One fan wrote, “Kobe might have been one of the league’s most beloved villains”

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Here are some of the reactions of fans:

“Everyone hated him… and as he left the game, they congratulated him. When he passed, the world cried.”

“Great commercial – right before his final game.”

“I swear I get teary eyed every time I see this commercial. My Childhood Idol really is gone Bro(emojis) May Him, GiGi and the rest of the victims continue to Rest Up. (Emoji)

“Chills everytime. The best.”

“Cherish life, because tomorrow ain’t promised to none of us! Rest up Kobe.”

“damn who did this? Brought back the tears since the 1st day they gone…but thanks RIP Mamba and his lil angel”

“That commercial was Special”

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