Kobe Bryant & Tim Duncan After Their Final Matchup

[Benoit]

Honestly seems like Duncan is a little jealous of the attention Kobe is getting

He should have announced his retirement if he wanted a similar farewell

[Taking it to the Hole]

Honestly seems like Duncan is a little jealous of the attention Kobe is getting

He should have announced his retirement if he wanted a similar farewell

Tim is the last person in the NBA anyone could accuse of being jealous of Kobe. He will give Kobe his due for competing against him but Tim knows there is much more to life than just basketball. The media wanted them to look at each other like they were long time rivals but they never really were in each others minds, I believe. The media created that. Tim looks at Kobe just like any other player he has faced. He respects them but he is not going to bend over backwards to praise them just for a five second soundbite.

[wildbill2u]

Considering Tim's gracious talk about LeBron after their first Championship meeting and so on, I was a little surprised that he didn't say something more fitting to the end of the career of a supersstar. On the other hand, they didn't really have a history of mano a mano personal duels over the years.

Whatever, it won't be remembered past tomorrow.

[Knoxxx]

I thought Kobe was more of a prick than anything once you get past him being a great player. So what else is there to talk about, once you have beaten the latter horse to death, then to a bloody pulp stain as happened how many weeks ago?

[InRareForm]

Kobe is great... but I think we realize Kobe was no saint... timmy knows this.

[tim_duncan_fan]

This video really couldn't capture or highlight the differences between the two any better. One the ultimate attention who is basking in his own glory at the expense of 11+ other guys getting better or developing... while the other is once again on an actual contender and is focused on his team and his team's development and can give a about the year long bj everyone's been giving Kome. I can't stop laughing at the first reporter countering Duncan's first "No" with a "NO?!" of his own out of utter shock like Duncan's supposed to read from the Kobe bj strict the entire league and media has been reading from. God I love that guy!

To be fair, the bold isn't exactly true unless we see some major growth from from Simmons and Anderson over these last few games.

The last "Tim v Kobe" game is kinda a big deal, historically speaking.

[Russo21]

Stupid questions with perfect answers from Tim, even the body language topped it off, he did seem very annoyed and good on him for it. I mean what else was he supposed to say. Stupid questions deserve perfectly stupid responses. I love the No and the deadpanned look after the question will you miss playing with him anymore lol.

Tim and Shaq had more respect for each other. Remember the fist bump Tim and Shaq did after one of the Spurs victory's in the finals vs the Heat, can't remember if it was 2013 or 2014.

[Proxy]

I don't think there's anything to read from TD's interview there. Seems like he was already annoyed at something unrelated to the interview

[boutons_deux]

Tim could have been more sympathetic about the end of a historic matchup, no need to be so damn cold.

[daslicer]

Stupid questions with perfect answers from Tim, even the body language topped it off, he did seem very annoyed and good on him for it. I mean what else was he supposed to say. Stupid questions deserve perfectly stupid responses. I love the No and the deadpanned look after the question will you miss playing with him anymore lol.

Tim and Shaq had more respect for each other. Remember the fist bump Tim and Shaq did after one of the Spurs victory's in the finals vs the Heat, can't remember if it was 2013 or 2014.

It was 2013 game 1 when they gave the fist bump to each other. Duncan respects all-time greats like Lebron,Shaq because they just like him were able to elevate the level of play of the players around them. Also just like him had all the responsibility of carrying the weight of the team on their shoulders.

[TampaDude]

Colorado is known for two things: Legal Pot and Kobe Rape

[pgardn]

Tim could have been more sympathetic about the end of a historic matchup, no need to be so damn cold.

You mean the Lakers against the Spurs when the Lakers were good.
Yes.

Well ya see the questions did not center around this. And it's been done for a while. The Lakersare busy with a farewell tour, not in playing as a basketball team and trying to get better.

[daledondale]

Colorado is known for two things: Legal Pot and Kobe Rape

[james evans]

Tim is the last person in the NBA anyone could accuse of being jealous of Kobe. He will give Kobe his due for competing against him but Tim knows there is much more to life than just basketball. The media wanted them to look at each other like they were long time rivals but they never really were in each others minds, I believe. The media created that. Tim looks at Kobe just like any other player he has faced. He respects them but he is not going to bend over backwards to praise them just for a five second soundbite.

it really pisses me off when people say, "kobe vs duncan rivalry". hahaha. Where the have these people been? They are rewriting history in front of us. Have you ever heard anyone say, "Pippen vs Drexler rivalry" in 92 finals? or what about, "Worthy vs Bird rivalry" in the 80s? How the does a #2 option for 8 years, 3 straight les, and 4 finals appearances become the 1st option in the history books almost overnight?

[daslicer]

it really pisses me off when people say, "kobe vs duncan rivalry". hahaha. Where the have these people been? They are rewriting history in front of us. Have you ever heard anyone say, "Pippen vs Drexler rivalry" in 92 finals? or what about, "Worthy vs Bird rivalry" in the 80s? How the does a #2 option for 8 years, 3 straight les, and 4 finals appearances become the 1st option in the history books almost overnight?

They are trying to make Duncan-Kobe like it was a Magic-Bird rivalry when it wasn't.

[The Reckoning]

Kobe's a POS. you can tell that by no one wanting to play with him anymore. Duncan sees that.

[DontStopBelieving]

Honestly seems like Duncan is a little jealous of the attention Kobe is getting

He should have announced his retirement if he wanted a similar farewell

You're trolling is awful

[lefty]

"But was it as good for you as it was for him?"

[Budkin]

Colorado is known for two things: Legal Pot and Kobe Rape

[NameLess Scrub]

To be a little fair with Kobe, he can afford to have the tour because his team is going nowhere this year.
It does seem unfair he wouldn't give more space for player development (play less minutes, take less shots).

I think Timmy could have been honest that he doesn't care much, and be polite at the same time... j/s

[DeRozan m8]

Deadset...I'm so glad Tim won't be going out as the embarrassment Kobe is tbh

[letmk]

I totally understand what TD tries to say. It's not like it's a SuperBowl game, and a player may get only one chance in his career to play in. After so many games between the two teams for so many years, all the talk about unique feeling is just man(media)-made fake stuff.