A few days ago, NBA legend "White Chocolate" Jason Williams caused a lot of controversy when participating in a show, and when he talked about the historical status of the late star Kobe Bryant, he actually evaluated it as not worthy of the Lakers' top five in history.
As we all know, Kobe Bryant is an eternal legend in the history of the Lakers, 5 NBA championship rings, 18 All-Star lineups are enough to prove his status, coupled with the fact that he unfortunately suffered an air crash in 2020, almost making Kohei a kind of non-existent. In the eyes of people who love Kobe, it is not impossible not to say that the Lakers' top five in history, that is, the top five in NBA history.
But Williams said on the show: "I'm not quite sure where he's going to put Kobe Bryant." But his ranking in my mind is really not as high as people think. I'm not even sure if he's a Lakers prehistoric five. "From the way he speaks, it really doesn't look like he's joking.
Giving such a contemptuous evaluation of a late superstar can be seen as disrespectful or even insulting, and the reason for this is not known to be related to Williams' playoff encounters with the Kings in her early years.
As the 1998 first-round No. 7 show, Williams has left countless good memories for fans, and the Kings, who hope to make a difference at the turn of the century, in addition to white chocolate, there have been superstars such as Webb, Divac, Peggy, and some quite classic games, but the classic ending, without exception, is based on the Lakers as a footnote.
In the 1999/2000 season, Williams' second playoff trip of his career met the Lakers in the first round, and although Williams tried his best to score 20 points in the first leg, his performance has since deteriorated, and the Kings have lost the series 2-3.
In the 2000/2001 season, the two teams met again in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs, Williams's "box office honey, record poison" traits, let him be completely marginalized, due to poor defense, he scored 14 points in G1, was replaced by veteran Bobby Jackson in the starting position, even if the Kings record is still not improving, Williams is no longer reused, the team was swept out of the game. White Chocolate was also forced to leave beloved King, who in the summer of 2001 traded Williams for Bibi.
No matter how the Kings lived later, they had nothing to do with Williams, and his passion and ornamentation could only be left to Memphis, who had just ushered in the NBA team, and a few years after becoming the all-time assist king of The Memphis team, he was later taken away by Conley. Perhaps in Williams' view, all the grievances are due to the Lakers and Kobe Bryant, who can always confront himself, which may be the fundamental reason why Williams is so unforgiving to Kobe.