{"id":249155,"date":"2025-09-23T14:30:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/249155\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T14:30:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:30:16","slug":"he-is-vicious-he-is-mean-kobe-bryant-admitted-dwyane-wade-was-one-of-the-toughest-players-to-guard-nba-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/249155\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHe is vicious, he is mean\u201d- Kobe Bryant admitted Dwyane Wade was one of the toughest players to guard | NBA News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dwyane-wade-and-kobe-bryant.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cHe is vicious, he is mean\u201d- Kobe Bryant admitted Dwyane Wade was one of the toughest players to guard\" title=\"Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant (Image via Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant (Image via Getty Images) <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kobe-bryant\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kobe Bryant<\/a> had witnessed multiple generational talents during his illustrious <a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/nba\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA<\/a> career. Despite being a popular global icon, Bryant experienced a fair share of competition against Dwyane Wade. According to a recent clip shared by the Miami Heat star, Kobe Bryant talks about admiring Wade\u2019s competitive mindset, which makes him stand out in the race. <\/p>\n<p>Kobe Bryant revealed Dwyane Wade was one of the most difficult NBA stars to guard<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to talking about one of the most talented athletes in the history of NBA, it is impossible to miss out on Kobe Bryant. According to a viral clip shared by Dwyane Wade, the former NBA star had openly admired his athletic prowess during an interview. Despite locking horns with each other on the basketball court multiple times, Kobe Bryant admired Wade\u2019s competitive approach on the court. He said, \u201cI love him, man, because he was a vicious competitor. He\u2019s vicious, you know; he\u2019s mean.\u201d We can have those types of battles, hang out after the game, and go right back at it. So, the hardest player I ever had to guard on a screen and roll was Dwyane Wade.\u201dDuring an interview with CBS Sports\u2019 Ethan Skolnick back in 2016, Wade reflected on playing against Kobe Bryant. He said,<\/p>\n<p>Changing the Game: Big Moves, Bigger Mindset W\/ Dwyane Wade | The Underground Lounge S2 E.16<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, when I think of Kobe, I think of just being a ferocious competitor. Obviously, people are going to talk about the rings, talk about the shots, the big game-winners he&#8217;s made, and the 81 points. But even to this day, when he has it, when his body feels good, he picks up 94 feet sometimes. He&#8217;s just a ferocious competitor, man. And that&#8217;s what I think about when I think of Kobe.\u201dDespite having a cutthroat competition between each other, both Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant respected each other and even expressed admiration for each other\u2019s approach towards the game.Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/nba\/top-stories\/vanessa-bryant-goes-down-memory-lane-in-a-heartfelt-gesture-for-her-husband-kobe-bryants-los-angeles-lakers-days\/articleshow\/124003005.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vanessa Bryant goes down memory lane in a heartfelt gesture for her husband Kobe Bryant&#8217;s Los Angeles Lakers days<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant (Image via Getty Images) Kobe Bryant had witnessed multiple generational talents during his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":249156,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[59881,132148,28459,3363,3141,3120,1260,132147,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-249155","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-dwyane-wade","9":"tag-kobe-and-wade-rivalry","10":"tag-kobe-bryant","11":"tag-lebron-james","12":"tag-los-angeles-lakers","13":"tag-miami-heat","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-nba-legends","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115254095071326750","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}