“This franchise does not hang division banners.” -Kobe

IST will be looked upon seriously hereafter! That's counts as a separate c'hip!

True Kobe fans know he LOVES international sports (esp soccer.) All pro leagues outside of the NBA have a “Cup” season. The IST is our Cup. Kobe would have tried to win it every single year & hang a banner for it. How is he gonna talk about something that didn’t exist yet?

Yet another reason why Kobe>Lebron

This was a championship in its own just cause it’s the first people wanna hate

It’s the 1st ever IST, it’s history… y’all be hating on your own team 👎🏼

he didnt know about in season tournaments back then, but im sure he would say the same thing

The inseason banner isn’t a division banner though the division banner is a precursor to the nba championship the in season trophy is it’s own entity

Its not a division banner. I dont get it.

This is why Kobe 3rd all time

He also said it’s about winning. And the won that tournament 🤷🏾‍♂️