Timeout.
Kobe sat on the bench, gasping for breath.
His youthful face was full of unwillingness, with a slight bruise under his right eye.
The team doctor handed him an ice pack, which he reluctantly accepted but didn't apply to his eye.
Just now, he had a confrontation with Jalen Rose, and the two got tangled up during the encounter.
Kobe had been annoyed by Rose's entanglement for some time, so he pushed Rose, not expecting Rose would respond with a punch.
Despite Kobe's usual arrogant demeanor, acting as if he doesn't care about anyone else, he doesn't know how to fight.
He not only took two punches to the face, but all his counterattacks missed completely.
The live broadcast showed everything clearly to the audience across America.
Kobe's two swings hit nothing but air, lacking power and accuracy, while Jalen Rose controlled the situation entirely.
Jalen Rose struck unexpectedly, with crafty punches directly hitting Kobe, leaving him quite embarrassed.
