6’4″ Dwyane Wade reflects back upon an epic on-court battle with 6’6″ Kobe Bryant
Miami Heat Legend Dwyane Wade Shares Video Of Kobe Bryant Locking Him Down On Defense, Calls 5x Champ ‘The Very Best’
A few names come to mind when you think of the best shooting guards basketball has ever seen. The first, obviously, is Michael Jordan. No matter how much time passes, it’s highly unlikely that we’ll ever see a player of MJ’s caliber. The other names that come to mind are Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade.
Despite being 2 inches shorter than the other two players on the roster, Wade was a sensational player in his own right. The Heat legend won 3 NBA championships, has a Finals MVP to his name, was a 13-time All-Star, and plenty more accolades.
Kobe Bryant, on the other hand, was the last competitor. Black Mamba never wanted to lose and put his heart into the game.
Kobe and Wade have met on the court several times, 20 times to be exact.
D.Wade was victorious 11 times. However, this was not one of those times.
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Dwyane Wade recalls how Kobe Bryant locked him in a full court press
Kobe Bryant, as we know, never liked to lose or take risks that could affect his chance of winning. One time, the Lakers were up 82-73 with 24 seconds left. Miami had the ball and Dwyane Wade was bringing it up the court. Kobe put Wade on full court pressure, which resulted in Wade getting caught and traveling, and turning the ball over.
Turn back the clock for Kobe’s full court pressure on Dwyane Wade 🔒pic.twitter.com/SMVlqxSETR
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) September 7, 2022
Seeing this on his Twitter, Dwyane Wade couldn’t help but share it. He captioned the same, “I locked myself in the ass 😆 I loved going against the best!”
I shut my ass up 😆 I loved going up against the best! https://t.co/igddZU9Nwl
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) September 7, 2022
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Wade and Kobe had enough epic battles on the court, but this little snippet is enough to show what kind of beast Mamba was.
