We all remember that Larry Bird used only his left hand against the Blazers. He says he was “saving his right hand for the Lakers.” Bird finished with 47 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists.
However, Kobe was not the option of using the left hand, but the only option. Bryant tore his rotator cuff after throwing a dunk shoot at a pelican in 2015. Instead of calling it quit, Mamba came back and shocked with just his left hand. Kobe finished with 14 points, but despite being defeated, Kobe showed why he is always memorable as a true rival.
