Ex-NBA champion Jeff Teague discloses the real reason why he didn’t watch Kobe Bryant play
Jeff Teague won an NBA title with the Boston Celtics in 2021.
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Kobe Bryant and Jeff Teague
Former NBA champion Jeff Teague has been making the headlines lately after his recent comments regarding the late Kobe Bryant that even got Gills Arenas show hosts speechless. It’s interesting to note that, Teague is known for his unusual and weird takes on ex-players and current players performing in the NBA.
Similarly, Teague claimed on Gil’s Arena that he disliked watching Bryant play, which left many speechless. Teague, who saw Bryant through the years, felt that Bryant’s performance lacked the other players’ fluidity and brilliance. That might be the reason he disliked watching the Mamba play on the court. Also, in an attempt to clarify the distinction, he brought up Kevin Durant and Paul George.
Teague explained how George and Durant are smooth with their respective plays in the sport whereas he labelled Bryant’s game as “rough.”
Kobe was like jab, get there. Ah pump fake, pump fake, pump fake. Get him off the ground, foul shot and 1. It was effective, he was a dawg. I just didn't like watching it. It didn't look as graceful to me, that's all.On the Gil’s Arena Show, Jeff Teague said
On the contrary, one could well and truly argue with Teague regarding his claim of calling Bryant’s game rough. Many young NBA stars grew up watching the Los Angeles Lakers iconic legend over the years in the NBA. It would be harsh to portray Bryant’s game as “rough” as he had all the tools in the sport to be one of the best in his time.
Jeff Teague opens up on hilarious story regarding Kobe Bryant, Lakers, and Jeremy Lin
Jeff Teague, the former Boston Celtics player shared an interesting and hilarious story regarding the Los Angeles Lakers and their top players Kobe Bryant and Jeremy Lin. In a conversation on the Club 520 Podcast, Teague said that Bryant had urged the Lakers to sign him, but that Teague had refused to sign for the Lakers and that Lin had been signed instead.
In addition, Bryant once told Teague in an ongoing game that he was left with Lin and was angry with Teague after his failed Lakers trade.
We played him [Kobe], he had Jeremy Lin. In the middle of the game, he was like, ‘You left me out here with this sh*t…I told them to go and get you. Were you scared?'Jeff Teague said on the Club 520 Podcast
On the contrary, the Lakers were trying to build their franchise in 2014 around the decorated Kobe Bryant. Also, Bryant was known for his stellar mentality and was a proper leader on and off the court. He is an inspiration to many present and upcoming stars in the sport and has earned the respect of the whole NBA community in his playing career.
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