Stephen A. ignores Skip Bayless when he doesn't believe that Kobe thinks the Lakers are a title team

In 2012, Stephen A. Smith pays no mind to Skip Bayless' claim that he does not believe Kobe Bryant when Kobe said he believes the Los Angeles Lakers were capable of winning the NBA championship.
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[Nilez]

“I don’t believe that Kobe believes “ to this day skip still swears he knows everything going on with any and everybody

[corpyhogan]

Skip and Stephen a Smith needs to reunite before both of them retire

[whatttbailly]

This is in 2012 and the footage looks vintage compared to now lol

[Scooter]

I miss when people treated Skip like an idiot for saying idiotic things

[CountingCnotes]

Stephan a Smith always gave bean his respect

[kingnugi]

Skip grin so much from trolling it’s permanently on his face

[mihir]

I hate how the description doesn’t even list the date of the video

[bruceking]

He never STOPPED believing... The ❤ of a 5x 🏆... RIP

[mukammelchowdhury]

"You actually have an obligation to make sense skip" This is hilarious. Both of them could do well to think like that sometimes.

[blakekrehbiel]

To everyone saying skip was

No he wasnt. The debate wasnt about whether or not the Lakers would win a title, it was about whether Kobe BELIEVED they could

[MrHibachi]

My eyes must’ve worked different 8 years ago this looks like it was recorded on an iPod shuffle

[MikeJay-ontt]

It's almost if Stephen A Smith and Skip Bayless were friends like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird tbh

[antoinethegemini]

SAS: Kobe Bryant is a close and personal friend of mine....

[tylermumpower]

What a time to be alive I'd do anything to go back to the kobe days

[anthonytinaj]

Its more funny that Skip keeps talking as if Stephen A was listening to what he was saying

[sb]

“You actually have an obligation to make sense Skip”🤣🤣🤣🤣 Classic Stephen A

[jonwickk]

This hits different now that Kobe gone😭I can’t look at Kobe anymore knowing he’s gone.😓

[MagzUpBrzy]

You can see the brotherly love all over their faces

[splashbros-yclk]

Who saw skip say the Lebron block on splitter don’t count 😂 he went from being a splitter fan to saying he himself jumps higher than splitter smh

[josephflanigan]

Skip just keeps talking when Stephen A reads the paper 😂😂
Such an iconic duo