Skip Bayless

And it was hard for me to forgive him for that. And then they lose to the Suns in the first round the next year. And then they lose to Boston in the finals in the closeout game six. Kobe is horrible in that game. They lose by 39 points at Boston. I can't defend that. They broke through and beat Dwight Howard's Magic. It was supposed to be LeBron's Cavs. So I thought that was a little overrated.

And then even when they did beat Boston and get over the hump, in game seven, Kobe was six of 24 in that game. So I... I don't know, I agree with your big picture, but when I go little picture of playoff performance without Shaq, I'm sorry.

And then even when they did beat Boston and get over the hump, in game seven, Kobe was six of 24 in that game. So I... I don't know, I agree with your big picture, but when I go little picture of playoff performance without Shaq, I'm sorry.

And then even when they did beat Boston and get over the hump, in game seven, Kobe was six of 24 in that game. So I... I don't know, I agree with your big picture, but when I go little picture of playoff performance without Shaq, I'm sorry.

Kobe's mystique was bigger than Magic's, but... If you look at Magic's productivity, how he changed a culture that both Shaq and Kobe benefited from piggybacking that culture, I'm going slightly Magic over Shaq, Shaq over Kobe.

Kobe's mystique was bigger than Magic's, but... If you look at Magic's productivity, how he changed a culture that both Shaq and Kobe benefited from piggybacking that culture, I'm going slightly Magic over Shaq, Shaq over Kobe.

Kobe's mystique was bigger than Magic's, but... If you look at Magic's productivity, how he changed a culture that both Shaq and Kobe benefited from piggybacking that culture, I'm going slightly Magic over Shaq, Shaq over Kobe.

Good job, Jack. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. All right. Thank you. Way to go.

Good job, Jack. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. All right. Thank you. Way to go.

Good job, Jack. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. All right. Thank you. Way to go.

But when you watch- It feels like you grew up more on COVID, right?

But when you watch- It feels like you grew up more on COVID, right?

But when you watch- It feels like you grew up more on COVID, right?

of Kobe in LA. Okay, so you're making the case that Kobe is dearer to your heart than Magic was. He has a bigger place in your heart. And I'm making the case that Magic had greater impact consistently than Kobe had because Magic was the driving force of the Showtime Lakers and Kobe was not the driving force of the three-peat, right?

of Kobe in LA. Okay, so you're making the case that Kobe is dearer to your heart than Magic was. He has a bigger place in your heart. And I'm making the case that Magic had greater impact consistently than Kobe had because Magic was the driving force of the Showtime Lakers and Kobe was not the driving force of the three-peat, right?

of Kobe in LA. Okay, so you're making the case that Kobe is dearer to your heart than Magic was. He has a bigger place in your heart. And I'm making the case that Magic had greater impact consistently than Kobe had because Magic was the driving force of the Showtime Lakers and Kobe was not the driving force of the three-peat, right?

Okay, so you're okay with Kobe pouting in a game seven at Phoenix against Rajah Bell?

Okay, so you're okay with Kobe pouting in a game seven at Phoenix against Rajah Bell?

Okay, so you're okay with Kobe pouting in a game seven at Phoenix against Rajah Bell?

He did, but he bounced right back the next year in 85, and he shoots a baby hook shot. And Kobe bounced back the next year by going to the finals. Okay, he did. Yeah, after the...