By winning his fifth NBA title as the unquestioned cornerstone of the San Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan managed to push his already lofty legacy into even more rarified air.
It would take a person of uncommonly cruel competitive constitution to rain on that parade, right?
Or, you know, Kobe Bryant.
“If you ask me if I’m okay with Tim [winning his sixth championship], I’m not,” Bryant told ESPN while on location for the World Cup in Brazil (via InsideSoCal.com’s Mark Medina). “I’m not okay with that.”
It’s not exactly clear whether Bryant was speaking in jest. Half-jest, even. Although given the quote’s placement—buried at the bottom of a bigger story involving U.S. men’s soccer coach Jurgen Klinsmann taking Kobe to task for his two-year, $48.5 million extension—it seems reasonable to believe he wasn't speaking with complete disdain.
Kobe is nothing if not a hyper-competitive dude. To Bryant, Duncan winning a sixth chip wouldn’t simply mean he’d been bested by an inter-generational foe; it would mean Du ...
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Kobe Bryant ‘Not Okay With’ Tim Duncan Winning 6th Ring Before Him
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