Kobe did full blown workouts before games on a regular basis
Read this then come back and tell me I'm making shyt up
Kobe Bryant's work ethic was unmatched, here are 24 examples
From ESPN's Rick Reilly: account of kobe's pre-game workout
"Among a dozen other drills, Bryant does suicide push-ups. At the top of the pushup, he launches himself off the mat so hard that both his feet come off the ground and his hands slap his pecs. He does three sets of seven of these. This makes me turn away and whimper softly."
Dude was doing full blown workouts before games