20 Shocking facts you didn’t know about Kobe Bryant (With Pictures)

11. He Wants The All-Star Game To Be More Competitive

It is easy to see how the All-Star game is now and think that it always used to be that way. Things are relaxed, people make jokes and it’s not really seen as a largely competitive game. This baffles Kobe, who feels that everything could be a competition, and he wishes it would change. Kobe has stated:

“Go back and watch the 1988 All-Star game, the ’89 All Star game. Those guys competed. They were trying to win, man. And I always tried to do the same thing. … You understand, when I’m matching up with Vince [Carter] in the All-Star Game, or matching up with Dwayne [Wade] in the All-Star Game, they know I’m coming. Hopefully All-Star Games will get back to that.”