“Kobe Bryant did not score a single point the entire summer”: That time when the Lakers legend did not hit a single bucket

Kobe Bryant is the fiercest competitor you can find on the planet. So how can you go about without making a bucket for a whole summer? 

Kobe was one of the greatest to ever touch a basketball. His demeanor and approach to the game were artful. We will always cherish every moment Kobe gave us.

For this reason, we take a look back at some of his best moments, on and off the court. He always talked with flair and charm.

His mindset and approach to the game is something that a lot of players have tried to mirror.

His mamba mentality speaks volumes, but what happens when you don’t make a bucket for a full summer? How do you deal with it?

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Kobe Bryant talks about how one summer, he did not make a single bucket

It might be hard to believe but the Black Mamba once went scoreless in a basketball game. Yes, zero points. The only time he ever did this was in his debut game.

 

25 years today, Kobe Bryant made his NBA debut for the Lakers.

He played only six minutes off the bench and scored zero points.

A quiet start to a legendary career. pic.twitter.com/f5AjXbEZ9m

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 3, 2021

Back to the story, when Kobe actually played a full game and went without getting a bucket. As a child between 10 and 11, he had not found an edge or developed his mamba mentality.

Here Kobe recalls one of his life’s greatest lessons. How his dad came to him and told him that it did not matter if he had scored 0 or 60 points. He would love him all the same.

Kobe says that this helped him “gain all the confidence in the world to fail”. He says that this is one of the most important things you can say to a child.

Bryant recalls this moment to be the pivotal point in his career. “From then, I put in the work.”