Kobe Bryant’s Ex-Teammate Reveals How Lakers Legend Tackled D’Angelo Russell-Nick Young Beef After The Famous Snitching Incident
Nick Young, Kobe Bryant, and D’Angelo Russell (Images Credit: Getty Images)
Kobe Bryant once wanted to pacify the raging rivalry between D’Angelo Russell and Nick Young. As the NBA fans are well aware, things were pretty much heated between Young and Russell after a leaked personal video of Young. However, setting an example of his ‘Mamba Mentality,’ Bryant once asked the duo to forget the rivalry and focus on winning the game.
Bryant’s former teammate, Lou Williams, recently recalled the incident on Byron Scott’s “Fast Break” podcast. Williams recollected how Bryant arranged for a special meeting and wanted to sort things out. “Kobe walks clean through the meeting and says, ‘Hey man, cut all this Kumbaya sh**. We got a game to play,’” Williams said.
For the uninitiated, the extreme beef between the duo hampered the Lakers’ progress significantly during the 2015-16 season. It all started when Russell secretly recorded Young. The content of the video highlighted his infidelity issues with his fiancee, Iggy Azalea.
Once it got leaked online, Young faced a heavy backlash from the NBA community, ruining his relationship with D’Angelo Russell. However, this was not the only time Kobe Bryant made a noble move. He also helped James Harden with finances once.
James Harden Credits Kobe Bryant For Financial Advice
James Harden is currently an established businessman. He is the co-owner of teams like the Houston Dash and the Houston Dynamo. Harden also invested a lot in popular companies. However, all this would not have been possible other than Kobe Bryant’s financial advice. Speaking recently on the ‘Earn Your Leisure’ podcast, Harden revealed an investment idea that Bryant gave him.
“Kobe told me, ‘Let’s put aside $5 million,’” said Harden. He further said that Bryant asked him to invest either $200,000 or $500,000 whenever a suitable opportunity would arise. Abiding by the advice, Harden invested $500,000 into BodyArmor. It paid rich dividends as the company was later sold at a valuation of a whopping $5.8 billion! Thus, despite Kobe Bryant leaving the Earth in an unfortunate accident, his deeds and memories are still very much fresh in people’s minds.
Social Media Is Losing Their Minds Over The Phoenix Suns’ Brand New Concession Prices For 2025
Phoenix Suns concession prices and jersey (Photos via Suns and Getty Images)
Social media is stunned over the Phoenix Suns’ new concession prices that were released by owner Mat Ishbia on X/Twitter.
On Wednesday morning, Ishbia announced that the Phoenix Suns were drastically reducing their concession prices to make game experiences more affordable for families. Hot dogs, 16oz water bottles, 16oz fountain soda, bags of chips and bags of popcorn will now each cost just $2 for every Suns home game.
Each of these items was previously in the $6.50 to $9 range, with hot dogs alone costing $9. In a follow-up post on X, Ishbia wrote, “Our fans and community are the foundation of what we do and we will continue to invest in making this the best organization in all of basketball, on and off the court.”
