• Kobe Bryant broke Roy Hibbert’s nose in 2012 with a stiff elbow
• Paul George narrated the story of what happened when Hibbert confronted Kobe about it
• Bryant told his future teammate that he should’ve ‘gotten the f**k out of the way’.
Kobe Bryant embodied his ‘Mamba Mentality’ every time he stepped onto the court. Unfortunately, his aggressive mentality led to Roy Hibbert’s nose being broken by an elbow from him in 2012.
Paul George told the story of how Hibbert went up to Kobe expecting sympathy over the incident but was left floored by Kobe’s cold response.
“Roy would tell me this story about Kobe. Kobe had broken Roy’s nose. Roy was wearing a mask and it came from an elbow from Kobe. It was funny when he was telling me, he went to Kobe, he was like a little kid. Thinking Kobe was going to be like, ‘Oh no, my bad. I’m sorry I did that.’ He was like, ‘Kobe, you broke my nose, man.’ Kobe said, stone-faced, ‘You should have gotten the f**k out the way then.'”
Hibbert actually played through the injury, scoring 18 points and grabbing 8 rebounds in that matchup that took place on January 23, 2012.
The Pacers would pull out a narrow 98-96 win that game, with Bryant being the undoubted star of the game. He ended the night with 33 points, doing everything he could to bring LA this victory.
The Beginning Of The End For Kobe Bryant
Even though he was out of his title-winning prime, Kobe competed very hard on the court. The 2011 Playoffs ended with a disastrous sweep loss at the hands of the Mavericks, and 2012 ended with a 4-1 loss to the OKC Thunder in the second round.
Bryant averaged 27.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.6 assists in the 11-12 season, but he was officially out of the mix when it came to contenders in the West.
He got injured before the 2013 Playoffs and never played another postseason game, so the 2012 playoffs marked the end of the Kobe Bryant era in the NBA.
His mentality never wavered, but his body started breaking down as he finally retired in 2016 as an undisputed legend of the game.
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