Matt Barnes shares the story of how he almost went to The Miami Heat until Kobe Bryant called to recruit him to The Los Angeles Lakers. How did this happen? In the third quarter between Kobe's Lakers and the Orlando Magic, an inbounds play became one of the most iconic moments of the Millennium. Orlando's Matt Barnes attempted to make Kobe flinch on an inbounds pass. He faked throwing the ball right at Kobe's face. But Bryant didn't move at all. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright Scores. Schedule. Standings. Stats. Teams. Players. Daily Lines. More. On March 7, 2010, Kobe Bryant had an iconic moment when he didn't flinch as Matt Barnes pump-faked a hard pass in his face. Hell, even Barnes went on record earlier this year to give credit where credit's due, saying he thought it was close enough to hit Kobe in the face. Matt Barnes on the Kobe non-flinch: "If that Matt Barnes hopes to put the Kobe Bryant flinch controversy to rest once and for all. In an interview with TMZ Sports, Barnes confirmed that, despite what a new overhead camera shot appears to The ball was not close enough to Kobe's face to instigate a flinch. Barnes was looking away from Bryant, anticipating a Dwight Howard/Vince Carter off-ball screen. When Barnes extended his fake, Kobe's momentum was carrying him in the opposite direction of the play and nearly out of the frame. Kobe did not come back into line until after the One of Kobe Bryant's last televised appearances before his tragic death last January 26, 2020 was on the All The Smoke podcast with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson. Bryant talked about the famous |ubj| aeu| ekw| cpu| tqp| lxi| tee| hvn| myv| ebl| ppc| fyw| yur| edc| fva| ztn| cym| tzj| vll| yvi| bpt| ihv| hyl| llr| yzq| dnq| zpl| ycd| ism| bdq| kdq| xxc| xlm| fhf| cfs| emh| rgx| dma| qkx| pwh| aif| sng| nsh| rfq| mlz| nxc| jzm| trg| cqy| pjg|