We've talked before about why this was silly. It's always been obvious from Kobe's reaction that the ball wasn't going to hit him, Barnes was throwing a pass, not taking a shot at his head, so why would he duck? And if it was going to hit him, he'd be a damn idiot for not ducking it. It wasn't even something to brag about.
This has been a dumbass brag by kobestans for years and now it just got dumber, like WWE openly admitting they aren't real .
Believe Matt Barnes fools. This is what he actually said first before trying to insert himself into a story:
Kobe was moving away at that moment. it ain't even all that close:
https://deadspin.com/maybe-kobe-bryant-didnt-flinch-because-he-had-no-reason-1829465200