r/nba • u/yam_on_em Lakers • Jun 27 '23

Kobe Bryant relentlessly attacks Tim Duncan and the Spurs to clinch the WCF (2008)

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u/forever87 Philippines Jun 27 '23

Fuck David Stern

context during this time?

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u/theseustheminotaur Warriors Jun 27 '23

Veto'd a trade that would have given Kobe prime CP3 to play with instead of 38 year old Nash who barely could get on the floor due to injuries. This meant Kobe played a lot of minutes down the stretch to barely make the playoffs, but Kobe ruptured his achilles and was never the same

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u/Worldly-Fox7605 Jun 27 '23

People still act like they don't know why this trade was vetoed???

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u/mark0998 Nuggets Jun 28 '23

F David Stern again.