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Knicks Star Shares Incredible Kobe Bryant Story

New York Knicks star Julius Randle joined LA Clippers star Paul George on 'Podcast P'

Joey Linn

Knicks Star Shares Incredible Kobe Bryant Story
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On the latest episode of Podcast P, which is presented by Wave Sports and Entertainment, New York Knicks star Julius Randle joined Paul George on the show. It was a great episode, which included stories from Randle's time with the Los Angeles Lakers. One of these stories was from Kobe Bryant's famous "soft as Charmin" practice, where he called out his teammates for being soft.

"I wasn’t in practice, but I was there that day," Randle said. "I was a rookie, so my leg was broke, so I wasn't soft that day. So I'm in the training room, I'm getting my rehab and stuff and all I hear is, 'Soft as Charmin. Ya'll motherf--kers are trash!' Like sh-t just going crazy, and you know Kobe got a deep ass voice so you hear it... All I remember is like man what is going on? My first year in the NBA was a shock… So I'm like 'Man what's going on?' And all I hear, 'Mitch, I'm supposed to get better with this sh-t?' And then he walks into the locker room and he's like, 'Ju what the f-ck is this? I'm supposed to practice with this sh-t? These motherf--kers are making me worse!' And he just walked out, bro."

Randle did an incredible job recalling that day, recapping his perspective from Kobe's iconic rant. Never settling for mediocrity from his teammates, Kobe made sure that everybody heard his message that day.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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