The legendary Mike Tyson recently reacted to Matt Barnes’ recollection of the infamous incident where Barnes had faked the ball in Kobe Bryant’s face, who didn’t even jump.
Mike Tyson opens up on the incident
In an episode of the Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson, the legendary boxer had this to say While Barnes was shedding some light on his beef;
“In other words, he’s a bully, right?” to which Matt Barnes responded by saying,” On the basketball court, yeah! You know intimidation is a Mo**** F*****, but I wasn’t intimidated and that following summer he called and asked me to come be a Laker.”
In the podcast, the trio also discussed Bryant’s mentality. Mike Tyson spoke about how he was able to relate to this mindset, as he was also famous for bullying his opponents within the ring. He understands that whether it is boxing or basketball, the mindset needs to be the same. Kobe Bryant was always the toughest guy on the court, and Mike Tyson was the toughest guy in the ring.
Tyson also gave his opinion when Stephen Jackson asked who did he think has a better legacy. And Tyson responded:
“Nothing could beat death, Kobe’s not around anymore, let’s wait and see until MJ’s not around anymore, then we will see who’s the biggest“.
Tyson seems to hold the NBA legend in even higher regard after Bryant passed away in 2020. ‘Iron Mike’ also thinks that comparisons on their legacy can only be made after Jordan passes away.
