Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant has plenty of memorable moments throughout his career, but one that continues to stand the test of time, especially in this age of social media, is the ball fake incident involving then-Orlando Magic forward Matt Barnes.
As most remember, in a game between the Magic and Lakers, Barnes went to take the ball out from under the basket. But when the referee gave him the ball he immediately faked a pass right in the face of Kobe, who didn’t flinch at all.
Barnes recently appeared on the In the Zone podcast with Chris Broussard and detailed exactly what led to the incident:
“The ball fake thing.