Kobe & Jalen Rose will forever be connected due to Rose being perceived to have been assigned to guard Kobe the night he went off on the Raptors for 81 points in a 122-104 Lakers victory:
Jan. 23, 2006, on @LATimes page D13 there was an important piece of agate: The 81-point game box score. #MambaDay pic.twitter.com/AmMb17FO95
— michael whitley (@michaelwhitley) April 14, 2016
Rose has found himself the butt of many NBA jokes & even had hilarious commercials made in mocking the signature Kobe performance.
While it might not always have been so easy to laugh it off, as time has gone on & the YouTube age has hit, Rose has gotten used to questions from fans about the viral moment.
Kobe & Rose got together to talk about the legendary game, and it’s pretty good stuff if you’re an NBA stan like I am.
Flip the page to see Kobe try to let Rose off the hook for the 81-points, & highlights of the actual game:
