Former NBA player "Martial Saint" Stephen Jackson recently talked about Kobe's topic on the All the Smoke podcast, and he believes that the referee likes to favor the latter.
Jackson said that Kobe had used his negotiation time with the referee to score three-pointers twice. He joked: "The referees once asked Kobe to cheat!... Kobe defended me, and he was fouled by me for a breakthrough layup, but the referee did not blew the whistle. So I argued with the referee when I returned to defense, and Kobe attacked at this time. The referee told me not to say anything and pay attention to the situation on the court. As a result, Kobe stopped and made a three-pointer. " Jackson said.
"I was furious at the time. You know I was a bad temper. I kept accusing the referee, arguing with him when I returned to defense, and even scolding the referee after halftime... Then Kobe stole another three-pointer while I was not paying attention..." Jackson added.
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