Kobe Bryant Once Nearly Got Into a Fight With a Teammate Over $100

Late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant entered history as one of the best basketball players of all time. The Black Mamba was an extremely competitive player and won five championships. He helped the Lakers make almost every NBA Finals in his career. But, do you know that great Kobe Bryant almost got into a fight with a teammate?

Some would say Kobe wasn’t the easiest teammate to share the locker room with. This leads us all the way to his situation with a former big man.

One day, Lakers players had a shootaround contest. Kobe won it, so he went to center Samaki Walker to get his $100. However, Walker said he would give it to Kobe later. What happened next? Kobe slapped him over the face. Walker yelled at head coach Phil Jackson to stop the bus. Yes, he wanted to get into a fight with Kobe.

The incredible story of when Samaki Walker almost fought Kobe.

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Kobe didn’t really care about Walker’s feelings at first. However, he popped in Walkers voicemail later that day. Kobe was crying and explained that he went too far.

Walker wasn’t the only Laker Kobe Bryant almost got into a fight with

Fans remember some of the most hilarious stories of Kobe’s thing with Shaquille O’Neal. They didn’t have the best relationship, but things got better over time. Kobe and Shaq became great friends.

The Black Mamba spent his entire career in Los Angeles. He won five titles and two Finals MVP awards. Kobe was averaging 25.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.7 assists in 1,346 games with the purple and gold while shooting 44.7% from the field, 32.9% from beyond the arc, and 83.7% from the free-throw line.

Kobe is the brightest star in LA history. NBA experts say he is the second-best shooting guard in league history. The Black Mamba is first in team history in games, minutes, field goals, 3-pointers, free throws, steals, points, and win-shares. Los Angeles retired his jerseys and the team will probably build a Kobe statue in the near future. Lakers players won the championship in Orlando to honor the legend and continue his legacy.