How Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol's friendship ended, for a few hours

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is known to be one of the greatest players in the NBA, with his well-documented winner mindset and all about the work.

Kobe was ruthless to Pau Gasol in the 2008 Olympics; after the "Black Mambawanted" was leading the “redeem team" and " to win everything, he didn't care to put at risk his friendship with the Spanish player.

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After Pau told his side of this event, then Kobe "attacked" him in the first gameplay, and their relationship was done. At least for a couple of hours, once everything finished, Pau knew that was how Kobe played, and no hard feelings were anymore, as it was nothing personal and Gasol knew that's how Bryant did things, and it worked.  

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