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00:00I'm Jill Painter Lopez for Sports Illustrated, joined by our very own Melissa Rowland.
00:07And Melissa, one of the things I love is all the Kobe Bryant stories people continue to
00:13share.
00:14And of course, Charles Barkley has a number of them.
00:16He just shared a recent one that can make you laugh.
00:19What did he say about Kobe?
00:21Remember that infamous game where Kobe Bryant only took one shot in the second half, trying
00:25to prove a point that he needed a better supporting cast?
00:28Well, Charles Barkley watched that game and ripped him for it.
00:31And Kobe Bryant heard Charles Barkley's comments, and he didn't like them, to put him mildly.
00:36He apparently then texted Charles Barkley an onslaught of texts where he cussed him
00:41out for three straight hours, according to Charles Barkley.
00:45There were no hard feelings.
00:46There were no grudges.
00:47In recent years, the two of them kind of joked around about that and laughed about it.
00:51But it's definitely just another story that shows Kobe's intensity and how much he deeply
00:56cared.
00:57That competitive fire is certainly on display, but the two should have maybe just picked
01:00up the phone.
01:01So thanks so much, Melissa.