Kobe To Co-Host Grantland Basketball Hour With Bill Simmons

This should be different, and gives you some insight into just how much pull Bill Simmons has in the world of sports.

Either via the persuasion of ESPN or Simmons himself, Kobe Bryant will be a guest co-host on the Grantland Basketball hour on Sunday with Simmons and Jalen Rose.

Sunday 7pm ESPN – Just Kobe co-hosting the Grantland Basketball Hour with me and Jalen for the whole… http://t.co/osqizm9WCw

— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) February 21, 2015

A very excited Simmons made the announcement via his social media feeds.

Sunday 7pm ESPN – Just Kobe co-hosting the Grantland Basketball Hour with me and Jalen for the whole show, no biggie.

A photo posted by Bill Simmons (@sptguy33) on Feb 21, 2015 at 2:11pm PST

Bryant’s infamous 81 point game should be a topic of conversation with Rose being a member of that Raptors team.