Former NBA veteran Cuttino Mobley didn’t hesitate when asked to rank the greatest players of all time. On a recent appearance on All The Smoke with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Mobley offered a passionate and revealing take on the legendary trio of LeBron James, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant, and he didn’t play it safe with his answers.
Kobe Bryant was different. Besides Michael Jordan, no NBA player has ever garnered more respect from his competitors. Bryant’s standing among the greatest players ever can be debated, but nobody can argue with the legacy he left behind.
Former NBA veteran expresses the regret of denying the chance to play with Kobe Bryant on the LA Lakers. The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most decorated franchises in league history with 17 NBA Championship banners hanging in the rafters.
In 2008, Cuttino Mobley was forced to retire from the NBA after he was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) during a physical examination that was conducted as part of his trade from the L.A.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
Cuttino Mobley, a talented left-handed shooting guard, enjoyed a highly productive NBA career before retiring prematurely due to a heart condition that was later revealed to have been misdiagnosed.