Kobe Bryant 作客《Jimmy Kimmel Live!》分享年轻时与 Shaq 斗殴一事
Kobe Bryant 同时也分享的荣获奥斯卡奖的喜悦。
第 90 届奥斯卡金像奖约完美落幕一周，虽然收视率下跌幅度大，但在网络兴起的世代下成了必须黯然接受的事实，但仍有不少量点值得大家留意，包括最佳女主角得主 Frances McDormand 呼吁的「Inclusion Rider」一词。而担任主持人的 Jimmy Kimmel 也于近期邀请凭藉《Dear Basketball》拿下的「最佳动画短片」 Kobe Bryant 登上节目分享这份极大喜悦。除了奥斯卡话题外，也谈到 Kobe Bryant 曾在 1998-99 赛季与队友 Shaquille O’Neal 某赛中争执与出手的旧事，Jimmy 随后问及谁先出手，Kobe 回答：「Shaq」，更形容 Shaq 的拳头有多大，当时跟他产生冲突真是人生最疯狂的一件事。
Oh, he did (throw the first punch),” Kobe said. “I couldn’t reach him. I saw this big fist … and during the interview, I picked up his hand, I’m looking at the size of his hand and I’m going ‘I must have been the craziest 19-year-old in the world to fight this guy,’ but it is what it is.
“He threw a punch, I had to slip it, and I threw one back. And then everybody jumped in and broke it apart. … At that point, you just gotta say ‘Either you’re going to beat the hell out of me but you’re going to know I’m not going to back down.”
当时两人不合的传闻甚嚣尘上，但两人依旧成功合作拿下三枚冠军戒指。Jimmy 最后还帮 Kobe 的奖座穿上球衣，画面十分逗趣。有兴趣的读者不妨赶紧观赏两则影片，亦可留意 Lakers 球迷重金租下「4 幅广告牌」招募 LeBron James 一事。
