The impact that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant had on this earth can never be measured. He was a true icon whose greatness stretched far beyond the basketball court.
HOUSTON — "That was my first game-winner! I feel like Kobe," said 21-year-old Amen Thompson in a quote circulating among Houston sports fans. During Monday night's game against the Celtics, Thompson scored a career-high 33 points on 13-of-19 shooting. The game itself had a playoff atmosphere for several reasons.
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Warning: Video contains coarse languageAmen Thompson reminded himself of a certain NBA legend after his first career game-winner.The Houston Rockets forward said he felt like Kobe Bryant postgame after sinking a last-second shot to beat the Boston Celtics 114-112 on Monday.
Houston forward Amen Thompson said he felt like the late Kobe Bryant after nailing a game-winning floater against the Celtics in Boston.
The Houston Rockets' young star Amen Thompson shared his honest thoughts after putting out a career night and a game-winner buzzer-beater.
Thompson had pulled the Rockets ahead at 112-110 with an easy dunk before Jayson Tatum tied the game again with 5.3 seconds left on the clock
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Thompson is referring to Luka Doncic's second season in the NBA, and the Mavericks were playing in Los Angeles. Doncic is getting ready to inbound the ball, but he hears a fan trash-talking him in Slovenian behind him. He turns around to see it's Kobe Bryant, sitting court-side with his daughter, Gigi.