“You left me too much time, so I hit the f–king game-winner”: DeMar DeRozan Recaps How Kobe Bryant Hit A Cold Blooded Game Winner After Taunting Raptors Bench

DeMar DeRozan

Kobe Bryant has hit some crazy game winners in his NBA including one on DeMar DeRozan and the Raptors after taunting them.

DeMar DeRozan was always a Kobe Bryant fan growing up as being raised in Compton, LA, and then going on to play for the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Kobe was always an idol for the Bulls guard/forward.

DeRozan started his NBA career with the Toronto Raptors where he played for nine seasons before he was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in a blockbuster deal for Kawhi Leonard. He played three years there before joining the Chicago Bulls this offseason.

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DeMar DeRozan Recaps Epic Kobe Bryant Buzzer Beater Story

Kobe has had some memorable performances against the Toronto Raptors. His best by far was his 81 point outburst in a comeback bid against the Raptors.

However, there’s also this one time when Kobe decided to call a game winner to the Raptors’ bench, including DeMar DeRozan, before hitting the shot to seal the deal for Los Angeles Lakers.

It was an absolutely cold blooded move by ‘The Black Mamba’, but it’s something that fits his fiery and competitive personality. DeRozan recalls:

“This motherf–ker walked past our bench while we was in the huddle and said ‘you left me too much time.’ Came out, hit the f–king game-winner.”

Kobe’s shot was no easy one either as you can see here:

That’s about as icy as it can get, but it may have entirely been DeRozan’s fault that Kobe hit such a shot. DeRozan chose to wear Jordan’s for that particular game instead of Kobe’s, and the Lakers legend went at him all game long for his sneaker choice. He also decided to put a dagger in the hearts of the Raptors while he was at it too.

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Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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