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Magic Coach Jamahl Mosley Shares Kobe Bryant Message to Team

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was the subject of a lesson coach Jamahl Mosley taught to the rising Orlando Magic.

Jeremy Brener

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ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic are on pace for their best season since the Dwight Howard era.

In 2009, Howard led the Magic to the NBA Finals against Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers, where the team lost in five games. After Game 2 of that series, Kobe had one of his most famous media interviews where a reporter asked him how happy he was going up 2-0.

Coach Jamahl Mosley revealed on The Rich Eisen Show that he shared the clip with the Magic recently in order to try and have his team adopt a similar mentality.

“It's the mentality of 'You haven't accomplished anything yet. What have we done?' Trying to make our guys understand that is very important," Mosley said on The Rich Eisen Show. "And it keeps you humble enough to know that there’s still room to grow, to get better.”

Mosley is right. The Magic haven't accomplished anything yet except a winning record in the regular season. They have still yet to see a playoff game together, let alone win one. On top of that, the team sits in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with opportunities to move up the standings in the last month of the season.

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The Magic have always been under the idea that there is always room to grow, but now that the team is getting a taste of success for the first time, it's important to stay grounded through this first chance at making some noise in the postseason.

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Jeremy Brener
JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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