The legend of Mark Pope is growing!
This morning, a user name zak123_2025 on X found video of the play.
Believe it or not, Pope shut Bryant down:
Had to jump through some hoops to get this. 10-25-2001 Preseason
Here's the sequence that takes place where that picture was taken. Pope BLOCKS Kobe and the announcer says "Pope knocks it down his throat"
Pretty awesome stuff! pic.twitter.com/RNRqIEFIlD
— Zak (@zak123_2025) January 21, 2025
Mark Pope vs Kobe Bryant pic.