Jalen Rose Details Kobe Bryant's 81-Point Game

Today is the 15th anniversary of the big game and many are taking the time to remember it due to the fact that Kobe's passing was almost a full year ago. Of course, Jalen Rose was a member of the Raptors during that game and over the years, he has been ridiculed for allowing Kobe to dominate in such a fashion. While talking on ESPN today, Rose took the jokes in stride, saying he's happy to be a part of history.

“When people try to tease me, I say, ‘We held him under a hundred,'” Rose said. “When you go back and watch that game, he wasn’t running around the court doing airplane wings, thumping his chest or pointing at the sky. As a matter of fact, he didn’t say a word.”

Rose's words speak on what kind of player Kobe was and how players around the league viewed him. Whenever Kobe stepped on the court, other players showed him an immense amount of respect and despite being double and triple-teamed, Kobe always found a way to make his shots fall.

The Mamba Mentality is something that will always be replicated but never fully duplicated.

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