Monday, December 14th, 2009 at 2:35 pm  |  20 responses

Mamba No. 24

Kobe vs. Kobe.

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Photos by Atiba Jefferson
Originally published in SLAM 126

You’ve heard it said about the greatest athletes before (“Only Kobe can stop Kobe.”), but you’ve probably never seen portraits that illustrate the point so well. Thanks, Atiba.–Ed.

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  • Gerwin Posted: Dec.14 at 2:47 pm
    Classic!

  • niQ Posted: Dec.14 at 2:53 pm
    Check Kobe’s right hand in the second picture. nuff said.

  • kobesbestfriend Posted: Dec.14 at 3:41 pm
    Lebron’s and MJ’s nightmare

  • Dave Posted: Dec.14 at 4:16 pm
    kobesbestfriend Posted: Dec.14 at 3:41 pm
    Lebron’s and MJ’s nightmare @kobesbestfriend, lay off the rocks my man, you seem to be hallucinating.

  • roman Posted: Dec.14 at 4:47 pm
    Only a homo would pick up on that@niQ

  • Gerard Himself Posted: Dec.14 at 6:22 pm
    kobesbestfriend: awful post. Atiba Jefferson: well done, as always!

  • The Wize Posted: Dec.14 at 6:38 pm
    Laugh all you want, between them they have won 8 rings.

  • The Seed Posted: Dec.14 at 9:16 pm
    The GREATEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER EVER!!!!

  • TC Posted: Dec.14 at 9:32 pm
    awesome player, awesome shoes……

  • Th3_R3al_Chris Posted: Dec.15 at 10:02 am
    One of the Kobe’s should have been wearing #8.

  • TYRILLA Posted: Dec.15 at 6:54 pm
    Kobe mite as well had signed with reebok those ugly @ss shoes he keeps coming out with

  • Robb Posted: Dec.15 at 7:34 pm
    Black Mamba! yeah!

  • robb Posted: Dec.15 at 7:35 pm
    Black Mamba yeah!

  • robb Posted: Dec.15 at 7:35 pm
    Blaaaaaaaaaack

  • robb Posted: Dec.15 at 7:36 pm
    Mambaaaaaa

  • Anton Posted: Dec.16 at 2:28 pm
    If a Mamba r@pes a rabbit in a forrest but no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

  • Dacre Posted: Dec.19 at 8:29 pm
    Black Mamba is in the ‘away’ uni?

  • Dacre Posted: Dec.19 at 8:31 pm
    Anton Posted: Dec.16 at 2:28 pm
    If a Mamba r@pes a rabbit in a forrest but no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
    ____
    The sound of one mamba clapping

  • Lionel... Posted: Aug.17 at 10:54 am
    kobe, where r u… :( shucks i’m bored..

  • Lionel... Posted: Aug.18 at 3:52 am
    hey Dacre
    nearly forgot abt dat incident…

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