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During Game 5 of the 2003 WCSF vs the eventual NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs Kobe Bryant was leading the Lakers on a comeback charge. He was cooking the Spurs defense. However, with the game on-the line with a chance to win Kobe Bryant swung the ball out to Robert Horry aka "Big Shot Bob" who was known for his clutch shot making.

Robert Horry shot an ABYSMAL 0 for 18 (0%) from three. He couldn't shoot the ball in the ocean that series, but Kobe trusted his teammate much like he trusted Ron Artest in Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals.

Do you believe that Kobe should have taken the contested shot and try to draw a foul or should Kobe have trusted his teammates? What would you personally do in this situation?

Kobe played a full 48 minutes, and finished the game with:

36 points

6 assists

7 rebounds

48% Field

45% 3-pt

Utah Jazz fans were absolutely livid when Kobe snapped the Utah Jazz 19-game home win streak in 2008. In addition, Kobe never forgot how they treated Derek Fisher who played for the Utah Jazz in 2007.

Derek Fisher asked the Utah Jazz to release him from his contract so he could seek specialized medical care in New York or Los Angeles for his 10-month-old daughter, Tatum, who was diagnosed with a rare eye cancer (retinoblastoma). Jazz fans booed him relentlessly and taunted him about his daughter's medical condition. During free-throw attempts, portions of the crowd infamously chanted the word "cancer" or covered their left eyes the eye his daughter had treated to mock the family.

This had Kobe further amped up and rightfully so.