Ok, so let’s take a little step back here so those who missed Kobe’s initial comments can catch up.
A month ago we did a story on Kobe Bryant taking a not so subtle jab at Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams. This is what he said…
Gotham Chopra, the director of “Kobe Bryant’s Muse”, an upcoming documentary on Bryant, told a story about being with Kobe and watching the Nets and the Heat play. Recounts Chopra, “Deron Williams went like 0-9. I was like, ‘Can you believe Deron Williams went 0-9?’ Kobe was like, ‘I would go 0-30 before I would go 0-9. 0-9 means you beat yourself, you psyched yourself out of the game, because Deron Williams can get more shots in the game. The only reason is because you’ve just now lost confidence in yourself.’”
Well it seems those comments have finally made their way back to Williams who had this to say.
Deron Williams on Kobe’s 0-9 comments: "I'm a point guard. If I'm 0-for-f**king-9, I'm not shooting 20 more shots."
— devin kharpertian (@uuords) September 28, 2014
Kobe’s initial point was valid because his job is to shoot the ball. But Williams’ counterpoint was just as valid seeing as he gets paid to run an offense and get his teammates involved.