Remember that time Matt Barnes faked throwing the ball in to Kobe Bryant‘s face and the Black Mamba didn’t flinch? Turns out, he wasn’t even standing right in front of him when it happened. The way the camera angle caught it made it look like he was right in front of Barnes when it went down, but a new angle has blown the NBA community away.
As you can see from the top angle, Kobe was to the side of Matt when he was throwing the ball in, which makes sense why Kobe didn’t flinch.
He wasnt standing in front of him when he did it my whole life is a lie pic.twitter.com/8pGF2IRAjQ
— Rob Perez (@World_Wide_Wob) October 2, 2018
Don’t watch the overhead angle of the Kobe-Barnes no flinch unless you want it to be totally ruined.
— Taco Trey Kerby (@treykerby) October 2, 2018
After the NBA community had their heads blown at the overhead video, Bryant made sure to clear up the controversy. As told to Chris Palmer:
Just talked to Kobe a couple minutes ago about this. He hadn't heard about it yet. He wasn't worried. At all. "You gotta remember I was swaying. He did it and I didn't balk." https://t.co/8nR2wHNIX4
— Chris Martin Palmer (@ChrisPalmerNBA) October 2, 2018
Does this change the course of history as far as this incident?