He mentioned Jalen because Jalen had an ESPN segment where he admitted to purposely putting his foot under Kobe to injure him.
Jalen Rose Intentionally Injured Kobe Bryant - YouTube
OK, props JKFrazier, that makes perfect sense now. Kobe had me fukked up thinking that J Rose of all people would be at the fore front of his mind of dirty players when he cooked him for 81 (no thanks to Sam Mitchell) and cooked him back in 2000.