Tyronn Lue reveals Kobe Bryant’s intense 1-on-1 ritual to assert Lakers leadership

In the 2000s, when you joined the Los Angeles Lakers, you were about to embark on an unwinnable challenge… playing Kobe Bryant in a one-on-one game.

This is according to Tyronn Lue, who played alongside Kobe for three seasons.

“What you saw in the game every single day, every single day. He wanted to be the best player every single day in practice, in the game, and that’s just how he competed, you know.

“And so, every time we got a new player like, you know, Glen Rice. And Glen Rice was a bad dude. Kobe wanted to play one-on-one to show him, ‘This is my team’. We got J.R. Rider, same thing. Like J.R. Rider got there, he wanted to play him one-on-one. Show him, ‘this is my team.”

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