Kobe Bryant Gets Asked To Pick Between Nick Young and Iggy Azalea, Kobe Chooses Flawless Singer Over Teammate
Kobe Bryant sat with Los Angeles Lakers' sideline reporter Mike Trudell on Sept. 29 during the team's media day. Kobe got asked a bunch of silly questions which include having to pick between teammate Nick Young and Aussie-born singer rapper Iggy Azalea.
According to Kobe, if he has to pick between Nick and Iggy, he'd pick the "Fancy" singer. It wasn't a tough decision for Kobe. He defended his answer and said the reason why he picked Iggy was because "she has been more successful in her career so far."
Nick didn't get offended that Kobe picked Iggy over him. There was no hard feelings because Nick later post a picture of him with Kobe and other Lakers players Stephen Nash, Jordan Hill, Xavier Henry, Jeremy Lin, Ryan Kelly, and Jeremy Tyler. "Team dinner, we up," Nick captioned the photo he shared on Instagram.
Here are the questions that Kobe got asked during Lakers' media day. The video is available on NBA.com.
Best album - Jay-Z's "The Blueprint"
Best Current TV Show - "Modern Family"
Iggy or Swaggy P - Iggy
Best Pump-up song - Anything AC/DC
Best Teammate - Derek Fisher
Mom, Dad or Grandma's best meal - Grandma's homemade apple pie
Worst thing about him - moody
Best thing about him - moody
Weirdest or strangest quirk - dog s**t
Coolest animal - black mamba
2pac or Biggie - biggie
Last shout out - Wife vivi and kids Nani (Natalia) and Gigi (Gianna Maria)
Kobe is still under contract with the Lakers for two more years. The 36-year-old joined that team's inaugural team practice on Sept. 30. He played for the first two hours and 15 minutes of the Lakers' three-hour practice, according to ESPN. "I felt normal," Kobe said after the practice. "I felt like myself, that's a good thing," he added.
In April 2013, Kobe sustained an Achilles injury that ended his season. After eight months, he made his comeback, but he was only able to play six games before getting another injury. This time around, a knee injury has ended his season for a second straight year.
Kobe has said that his recovery for the Achilles injury has presented a new challenge in him and like what most people are pondering on, he is still gauging himself whether or not he will be able to make a fruitful season. "My concerns are not different anybody else's in being able to comeback from this." "If I can prove to myself that I can do this I can prove it to everybody else as well."