'Fix that mother*****r Kobe Bryant': REAL story behind LeBron's epic rant at Mike Krzyzewski
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James once told US Olympic basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski to “fix that motherf****r” Kobe Bryant after the legend played a rather selfish game in the lead up to the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. The incident was detailed in Sports Illustrated excerpt from the new book on the Duke coach by Ian O’Connor, a New York Posts sports columnist. Bryant had taken a few low-percentage shots in the skirmish over Australia and the players had noticed, James being one of them.
The exhibition game against Australia may have ended in a victory, but the players weren't happy with the shots that went against the team culture. "Everyone knew it,” a Team USA staffer said in the book. "They know when another player is being selfish. Players can police themselves, but in this instance, as LeBron was coming out of the game, he said to Mike, ‘Yo, Coach, you’d better fix that motherf*****r,’ as he walked by. He was talking about Kobe.” This was followed by a conversation between Krzyzewski and Bryant the following morning.
