“Kobe was a sicko when it came to winning” – Matt Barnes describes Kobe Bryant's competitive fire to be the greatest ever, says it was ‘ugly’ for his teammates to lose around him
“The world gets to see the Mamba; very few people get to see Kobe” – Matt Barnes discusses his approach interviewing NBA stars, says he wants to portray a different side of players in his interviews
"I haven't always been very comfortable with Linsanity and the spotlight" – Jeremy Lin admits to be eager for release of documentary, says he feels elated to have an impact on his community
“Their numbers are identical…I would pick 24” – Former NBA champion reveals Kobe Bryant pursued him to join Lakers, says No.24 Kobe Bryant was much more mature and open off the court
Video: “The day I signed, Kobe said, ‘You family now’” – LeBron James reveals a private message received from Kobe Bryant accepting him as a member of Lakers family
“They got Jordan, well, they had Kevin Durant, but we had Kobe” – Dwyane Wade finds it unfathomable to compare ‘The Redeem Team’ and ‘The Dream Team’, believes both teams had unique talents
"I feel like Kobe rode the ship until it sank, and you know he could have jumped ship" - Former Warriors star compares LeBron James' current situation with LA Lakers to Kobe Bryant era
“Anthony looked like someone pulled his soul from him. Nobody had their color & all of us kinda broke down" - LeBron James recalls the grim mood after Kobe Bryant's demise
“It's not just that Kobe made them better, they made Kobe better” – Former USAB coach remarks the 2008 Olympic USAB team had a 'jealous-free' and winning mindset and impacted the NBA and USAB intensively
“This motherf****r Kobe was already drenched in sweat, and we was like, ‘Yeah, he different’” - Lebron James recalls Kobe Bryant’s mentality during Olympics; other teammates were enthralled by his work ethic
“I wanna beat his ass, but now we teammates, so it's like, shit, I can't do that no more” – Dwight Howard describes conflicting feeling of playing with former rival Kobe Bryant
“I believe in 2045 everybody is gonna look like Victor” – Giannis Antetokounmpo praises Victor Wembanyama, believes he has skillset to be one of the greatest ever
“He was acting like he had gum, like Michael Jordan would come out” – Former NBA champion reminisces moments with Kobe Bryant in Vegas, says watching him as a kid to playing on his team was a dream come true
“I wake up and I look it said Kobe died … I go to the bathroom and I just start crying for like 20 minutes” – Dwight Howard recalls the moment he heard about Kobe Bryant's death, says it was tough to fathom
“Kobe is the guy for me as my first impression of basketball” – Former NBA champion believes Kobe Bryant is the G.O.A.T, gives credit to Michael Jordan for being the most dominating player ever
“He said something to me I’ll never forget…The afterlife ain't what people make it up to be” – 2X NBA champion reveals he had Kobe Bryant in his dreams several times, narrates a paranoid dream
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