I mean during Kobe's time wit the Lakers...I rooted against that muthafucca. Not b/c I disliked him. But b/c the muthafucca was SO...DAMN...GREAT!
I grew watching MJ. So watchin him come as close as he had to getting 6 rings, or even passin MJ was blasphemous for me. I didn't want NO ONE threatening MJ's legacy on that level. But the one thing I always did...was give him Kobe the props he deserved.
You can root against him all you want...but you had to give respect. Bruh was just too damn good not to. Even if you don't wanna admit publically...internally...you did. Now, I'm just more intrigued how he's gonna be honored going forward.