If we learn anything from this video, it's that the scouting report on Kyrie Irving was missing one important quality: Gigantic Balls.
Not many 20 year olds would walk up to Kobe and challenge him straight up, especially for 50 thousand dollars. This is what you have to like about Kyrie Irving though, who's been referred to as "soft" for playing only 11 college games and skipping the NBA draft combine.
Irving's thinking is that Kobe won't be able to D him up. "You have to guard!", he confidently told Bryant. Kyrie is as quick with the ball as any player in the game, so he makes a fair point. Kobe obviously has that uncanny shot-making ability, not to mention a good 3 inches on Iving.
I wish there was a way to watch this battle. I bet the Vegas odds would be closer than you'd think. Irving is playing with house money (not really), being that Kobe is ultimately deemed the best 1-on-1 player of our generation.
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