NBA rookie wants to test Lebron: "he has to show me hes better than me (tonight 1st matchup)

[calh45]

This reminds me of the time Leonard Fournette said the NFL was slow and really easy before playing one down in a regular season game.

He wasn't even a top 5 draft pick and talking slick to a top 5 all time player.

 

[Jerz]

He know Bron sweet. He ain't mention Giannis, Kawhi, KD

 

[RhodyRum]

Homeboy got a face for trollin'

 

[Oatmeal]

 

[McPiff]

So 40 yo bron is still the barometer for these rooks ?

 

[Jaylen Tatum]

I love it

 

[Swagnificent]

I hate to admit but rookies would never disrespect Jordan or Kobe like that. They had an aura of greatness around them.

Jahlil Okafor said seeing Kobe was like seeing "God" as a rookie while this nikka talking bout testing LeBron.

Yeah I don't ever remember hearing a rookie saying Kobe gotta prove his greatness to him.

 

[Swagnificent]

If MJ & Kobe played in this era, they would. Just a byproduct for this generation.

Kobe retired in 2016. Nobody was saying shyt like this to him and he blew out his achilles. nikkas was calling him God rather than saying imma test him to see if he's any good.

 

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Getting called "old head" before tip-off ain't the same as telling the media LeBron's gonna have to prove to me he's any good. That's mad flagrant disrespect of LeBron as a player. Jae Crowder just pointed out Kobe's age.

 

[wire28]

Maybe he was misquoted and meant Bronny has to show him

 

[CarltonJunior]

That's a good mentality to have competitively.

In reality it sounds immature and arrogant, but you need that chip on your shoulder. Make the oldheads prove their status to you and go in believing in yourself and what you do.

 

[CarltonJunior]

This reminds me of the time Leonard Fournette said the NFL was slow and really easy before playing one down in a regular season game.

He wasn't even a top 5 draft pick and talking slick to a top 5 all time player.

Fournette somewhat backed that up. He was a league star and even after he got released (which wasn't for production type reasons) he was a key contributor on a SB team

Luka has actually said something similar and he's off to a phenomenal start as well

We'll see where this kid goes with it.

 

[Richard Glidewell]

He's broken inside, false bravado masquerade as confidence......or he thinks LeBron is old enough to take advantage of....... news flash...... the boy don't even have his man body..... lol....... if LeBron actually took him serious it would be a demoralizing night for the kid....... it's not even close

 

[Richard Glidewell]

Fournette somewhat backed that up. He was a league star and even after he got released (which wasn't for production type reasons) he was a key contributor on a SB team

Luka has actually said something similar and he's off to a phenomenal start as well

We'll see where this kid goes with it.

Never a star .... always hurt..... always running his mouth........ he would have faded into obscurity if not for Tampa Bay needing roster filler

 

[mastermind]

I hate to admit but rookies would never disrespect Jordan or Kobe like that. They had an aura of greatness around them.

No, they did.