Thoughts: Kobe's former "best friend" dissing him in death.
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Kobe had friends?
This dude definitely wasn't one.
No way this cat can call himself a best friend and talk about him in death this way. In fact, this would be wrong even if he was still alive. Be careful who you invite inside your circle, fam.
He knew him, YOU didnt.
What he said sounds about right about people who knew. This is a man who wasnt even on speaking terms with his own parents later in life.
bum ass niggah make your own way
If they were friends, then I would imagine that he knew Kobe better than anyone commenting in this thread. 
A lot of people already are.
Hard to make your own way from prison when your best friend and alibi refuses to come to your trial and testify on your behalf.
Perhaps. Thus far its been the opposite. People have begun to mythologize him and pretend he was a swell guy since his passing.
Let's see if he gets the same hate as Makalia Williams for calling out his rape accusation after he died.
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Kobe Bryant’s Former Friend Labels Late Legend A “Piece Of Sh*t,” And Explains Why
"This is when I really found out he was a piece of sh*t."
April 30, 2024 11:02am
Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers points in the second quarter of Game Seven of the 2010 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics at Staples Center on June 17, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Martinez/Getty Images
Kobe Bryant‘s former friend, Kevin Sanchez, has labeled the late athlete “a piece of sh*t.”
During an interview with Blood on the Razor Wire, Sanchez opened up about his complicated friendship with Bryant, recalling a moment when he was released from prison and needed to get back on his feet.
Kevin claims he waited outside in the rain for the Los Angeles Lakers bus to arrive at their practice facility in Philly to talk to Kobe. After a “weird” conversation, the athlete allegedly gave him his number and told him he would be in touch.
“Look man, I don’t want no hand-outs, I don’t want no money, I don’t want sh*t,” he claims he told the NBA great. “Here’s what I need you to do…all I want to do is go back with you, you get me out there in LA somewhere, put me with somebody where I can make my own money, you just get me in and I’m working for somebody on something, a business, anything to benefit myself. I don’t want nothing free, I don’t want to do nothing but work for it.”
Sanchez also suggested joining Bryant’s security team. “We was super tight, there’s no reason he wouldn’t do this for me,” he added.
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However, the number Bryant gave Kevin led to an assistant, and Bryant never spoke directly to him again.
“This is when I really found out he was a piece of sh*t,” Sanchez recalled.
Later, Sanchez claimed to have spoken to one of the icon’s cousins during his last game. Kevin claimed his cousin echoed his sentiments of Bryant being a “piece of sh*t,” while alleging that Bean “never did nothing for nobody”—including his family members.
According to Grantland, Kobe and Kevin go back years, with Sanchez being an integral part in Bryant’s old rap aspirations. The two met at Lower Merion High School after Kobe returned from living abroad in Italy. Anthony Bannister introduced the two after adding them both to his rap group that became CHEIZAW. Sanchez “[molded] Bryant into an MC,” but unfortunately, their dreams as a rap group were derailed.
In July 1996, Sanchez was mistaken for another man who robbed a 7-Eleven, and was arrested. Kevin claimed that he was rapping with Bannister, Kobe, and the crew during the robbery, but he was still identified as the robber. The publication reported that Kobe and Kevin remained in contact before his September 1998 trial. Bryant was also responsible for posting his bail and even appeared at Sanchez’s preliminary hearing. The trial went on for two days. Kobe paid for Bannister to fly to the trial to testify, but the athlete was a no-show himself.
Aug 1998: Portrait of Kobe Bryant during a conference at an Adidas promotional tour of Sydney, Australia. Allsport UK /Allsport
Five eyewitnesses failed to identify Kevin, but he was still found guilty and sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison. The outlet reports that a juror told him that Bryant’s testimony could’ve swayed the jury. And in 2013, Sanchez said he didn’t blame Bryant.
“It wasn’t Kobe’s fault I went to jail. I don’t blame him,” he recalled. “We didn’t think we’d need him. It was a false ID. There was no way we were going to lose.”
Kobe Bryant’s Former Friend Labels Late Legend A “Piece Of Sh*t,” And Explains Why
Kobe Bryant's former friend calls out the late legend for ditching him in his time of need.
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Kobe Bryant’s Former Friend Labels Late Legend A “Piece Of Sh*t,” And Explains Why
"This is when I really found out he was a piece of sh*t."
April 30, 2024 11:02am
Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers points in the second quarter of Game Seven of the 2010 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics at Staples Center on June 17, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Martinez/Getty Images
Kobe Bryant‘s former friend, Kevin Sanchez, has labeled the late athlete “a piece of sh*t.”
During an interview with Blood on the Razor Wire, Sanchez opened up about his complicated friendship with Bryant, recalling a moment when he was released from prison and needed to get back on his feet.
Kevin claims he waited outside in the rain for the Los Angeles Lakers bus to arrive at their practice facility in Philly to talk to Kobe. After a “weird” conversation, the athlete allegedly gave him his number and told him he would be in touch.
“Look man, I don’t want no hand-outs, I don’t want no money, I don’t want sh*t,” he claims he told the NBA great. “Here’s what I need you to do…all I want to do is go back with you, you get me out there in LA somewhere, put me with somebody where I can make my own money, you just get me in and I’m working for somebody on something, a business, anything to benefit myself. I don’t want nothing free, I don’t want to do nothing but work for it.”
Sanchez also suggested joining Bryant’s security team. “We was super tight, there’s no reason he wouldn’t do this for me,” he added.
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However, the number Bryant gave Kevin led to an assistant, and Bryant never spoke directly to him again.
“This is when I really found out he was a piece of sh*t,” Sanchez recalled.
Later, Sanchez claimed to have spoken to one of the icon’s cousins during his last game. Kevin claimed his cousin echoed his sentiments of Bryant being a “piece of sh*t,” while alleging that Bean “never did nothing for nobody”—including his family members.
According to Grantland, Kobe and Kevin go back years, with Sanchez being an integral part in Bryant’s old rap aspirations. The two met at Lower Merion High School after Kobe returned from living abroad in Italy. Anthony Bannister introduced the two after adding them both to his rap group that became CHEIZAW. Sanchez “[molded] Bryant into an MC,” but unfortunately, their dreams as a rap group were derailed.
In July 1996, Sanchez was mistaken for another man who robbed a 7-Eleven, and was arrested. Kevin claimed that he was rapping with Bannister, Kobe, and the crew during the robbery, but he was still identified as the robber. The publication reported that Kobe and Kevin remained in contact before his September 1998 trial. Bryant was also responsible for posting his bail and even appeared at Sanchez’s preliminary hearing. The trial went on for two days. Kobe paid for Bannister to fly to the trial to testify, but the athlete was a no-show himself.
Aug 1998: Portrait of Kobe Bryant during a conference at an Adidas promotional tour of Sydney, Australia. Allsport UK /Allsport
Five eyewitnesses failed to identify Kevin, but he was still found guilty and sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison. The outlet reports that a juror told him that Bryant’s testimony could’ve swayed the jury. And in 2013, Sanchez said he didn’t blame Bryant.
“It wasn’t Kobe’s fault I went to jail. I don’t blame him,” he recalled. “We didn’t think we’d need him. It was a false ID. There was no way we were going to lose.”
nigga if u got to stand outside in the rain waiting on the team bus to beg Kobe to put you in a position to make some money....
you ain't really....neva mind
you ain't really....neva mind
So that means they wasn’t friends then; and or Kobe didn’t give a fuck about him so the nigga should have been realized that…
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Come on man.. cut the fucking bullshit. By all accounts from first hand sources the guy was a piece of shit. His parents are currently selling they ass to make ends meet. The kid was known as his best in high school. He gets jammed up and Bean bounces. He serves time and Bean big times him when hes released. So he fucks him during and after the ordeal. No need to overcomplicate this shit or jump through hoops to discredit the guy. He has every right to be bitter. Obviously Kobe didnt give a fuck about him.. Looks as if he didnt give a fuck about his siblings or parents either. The kid realized that when shit hit the fan and he ended up in prison for a crime he claims he didnt commit. No need to color this any other way.
Listen I’m not giving Kobe a pass!! I’m just saying all we can ask for is people to show us who they really are. And what we do with that is on us. I’m not justifying Kobe behavior. I don’t like how people come out and say shit after people are gone though. Say all that shit when they can defend themselves…
We got niggas today begging for a handout for work ancestors did.
When you need help, you need help. If he was in a good spot he wouldnt have been begging Kobe for a job, but obviously he wasnt. Will you blame a man for needing help?
White people on BGOL will always love Kobe. He sold out all the Black people in his life and would trade all his success just to be white. He hated being born Black and never considered himself American (which is why he didn't compete in the Olympics until he was almost 30 despite joining the NBA at 17 years old). The average Kobe stan has never seen a picture of his entire biological family together, and that's a big part of his appeal. Gen X made selling out cool. 
I hear you but........
"The publication reported that Kobe and Kevin remained in contact before his September 1998 trial. Bryant was also responsible for posting his bail and even appeared at Sanchez’s preliminary hearing. The trial went on for two days. Kobe paid for Bannister to fly to the trial to testify, but the athlete was a no-show himself."
A GROWN MAN is crying that another GROWN MAN didn't take care of him.
Makes sense
Makes sense
Sanchez huh? His complaining ass wasn't saying that shit when Kobe, was alive to defend himself. So I don't believe him. Grown ass man complaining like a bitch about how another young man didn't take care of him like he was his father. Too many fuckas out here act like their friends are supposed to do parental duties.
His complaining ass wasn't saying that shit when Kobe, was alive to defend himself. So I don't believe him. Grown ass man complaining like a bitch about how another young man didn't take care of him like he was his father. Too many fuckas out here act like their friends are supposed to do parental duties.
Not a Rich Paul or a Maverick Carter type of person.........
Right.
But some of the shit dude is saying is crazy. In one breath he's saying he didn't want a handout or money, then in the next he saying Kobe should have set him up with a business blah blah blah then you did want money moron. Dude could have been asking for money to start a business with no real plan or background in said industry. And if he was a felon that ruled out him joining Kobe's security team, the NBA would more than likely have rules against that. Could Kobe have cut him a check, probably so he had it but some you same dudes in here talking about he should have, have more than likely told close family hell no to the same help..lol
A real man would have said this shit when Kobe was alive to defend himself.
That bruh saw a documentary on LeBron and how he literally
put his homies on his back.... and how well they all doing now,
He is lookin back at, how close he was to one of the greatest ever,
and all he got are the memories, he salty as fuck, and on some, well
Im gonna cash out on this Kobe relationship one way or the other...
truth is tho, Kobe passed waaaaaaaay before his time, and had a lot
of things in the works, and it didnt have the chance to play out,
I believe if it did, he wouldve put some of his homies on...
put his homies on his back.... and how well they all doing now,
He is lookin back at, how close he was to one of the greatest ever,
and all he got are the memories, he salty as fuck, and on some, well
Im gonna cash out on this Kobe relationship one way or the other...
truth is tho, Kobe passed waaaaaaaay before his time, and had a lot
of things in the works, and it didnt have the chance to play out,
I believe if it did, he wouldve put some of his homies on...
Kobe aint here to defend himself but Kobe being an asshole wouldn't be a shock to me...that being said, dude would have been better asking for a handout than what he asked for...sometimes people move on and dude sounded like he wanted to be embedded in Kobe's circle with no real plan
Dude should have had a story ready and be like Kobe I am back out and I am trying to do this and I would appreciate if you can give/ lend me this
Of course, Kobe coulda said I don't know about moving you to LA but I will give you this...but he clearly doesn't seem to be that sort of dude
Dude should have had a story ready and be like Kobe I am back out and I am trying to do this and I would appreciate if you can give/ lend me this
Of course, Kobe coulda said I don't know about moving you to LA but I will give you this...but he clearly doesn't seem to be that sort of dude
Kobe's team was never going to allow him to add an ex-con. Kobe paid for his bail, paid for travel expenses, etc. Once he was convicted that was it. A decade later Kobe is a mature adult with hollywood friends he was never allowing that convict in his inner circle. Kobe wasnt the same person and neither was he.
Lots of stories about Kobe picking up the tab for cats too. You can be an asshole and giving. Kobe was a complicated weird cat. Let him RIP
No. He's a public figure. Just because you choose to live thru a sanitized view of his life because he was a sexual deviant and piece of shit, doesn't mean future generations have to. We're not giving this self hater a grace you never gave an alive LeBron. All the dirt is coming out one way or another Gen X, you will be judged for your failures and fuckups. Sorry.
*grabs microscope *
It is the mark of a weak ass bitch who says disparaging things about a person after that person is no longer alive to address the comments made.
Or to put it another way if you really felt that way why didn't your punk ass say it to his face.
Oh, and far as the stuff about Kobe being on the outs with his parents the riff was more about Kobe's wife who his parents didn't like because they felt she was nothing but an ass shaking gold digger who was not good enough for their son. Kobe all out defended her and the parents were more than pissed that he would take her side over theirs.
Or to put it another way if you really felt that way why didn't your punk ass say it to his face.
Oh, and far as the stuff about Kobe being on the outs with his parents the riff was more about Kobe's wife who his parents didn't like because they felt she was nothing but an ass shaking gold digger who was not good enough for their son. Kobe all out defended her and the parents were more than pissed that he would take her side over theirs.
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yeah dude didn't ask for money tho. he wanted to be on the team and no way after Colorado was that happening. not even in a low level security position. the media wouldve killed bean and dude doesn't understand that. dude sensed kobes energy was off and i bet it was. kobe knew he couldnt fuck with him like that anymore even if he wanted too. if the ninja didnt hold him down while he was locked up he shouldve known what it was.
No way this cat can call himself a best friend and talk about him in death this way. In fact, this would be wrong even if he was still alive. Be careful who you invite inside your circle, fam.
If someone did you wrong you would call them a piece of shit too.
Just because you like Kobe don't make him immune from criticism.
You a grown ass man. Stop acting like a love sick kid.
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