The 24 Biggest Fails of Kobe Bryant's Career

Even one of the greatest of all-time has his bad moments. Here are the 24 biggest fails of Kobe Bryant's NBA career.

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Today is Kobe Bryant’s 36th birthday, and as often happens on such milestone occasions it’s a good exercise to take a look at the breadth of his entire career and everything he has accomplished. He is universally regarded as one of the 10 best players in the history of the NBA, with many (looking at you, Brandon Jennings) believing he is the single greatest basketball player ever to walk the earth.

And given everything he’s accomplished, a compelling case can certainly be made.

With 18 seasons, five championships, 16 All-Star selections, and an MVP to his credit, there is nothing left for Bryant to accomplish other than perhaps the all-time scoring record. However, that amazing level of success doesn’t mean that there haven’t been a few bumps along the way. In any career, a player is going to have some bad games on the court and some slip-ups off the court.

While Kobe’s successes have far outweighed his failures, even the Black Mamba has botched a few dunks, gotten in a few fights, and said some questionable things. To roast a man who is justifiably revered most of the time, we’re looking at the 24 Biggest Fails of Kobe Bryant's Career.

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24. Amazingly Awful 0-for-15 Shooting Start

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23. 8 Points in Finals Closeout Game

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22. Fighting with Reggie Miller

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21. Distracting Tweets

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20. Comments About Trayvon Martin

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19. Breaking His Kneecap

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18. An Epic Missed Dunk

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17. Getting Passed Over in the Draft for Scrubs

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16. Tearing His Achilles

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15. Going 7-for-22 in Game 6 of the 2008 Finals

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14. Tell Me How My Ass Tastes

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13. Feuding with Shaq

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12. Lobbying to Get Mike D'Antoni Fired

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11. Losing All His Endorsements

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10. Getting Smacked Around by Chris Childs

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9. Phil Jackson Puts Him on Blast for Being “Uncoachable”

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8. Demanding a Trade

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7. The Andrew Bynum Rant

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6. The Airball Playoff Game

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5. His Ill-Fated Rap Career

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4. The “White Hot” LA Times Photoshoot

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3. 6-for-24 in Game 7 of the 2010 Finals

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2. Yelling a Homophobic Slur at a Referee

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1. Taking Three Shots in the Second Half of Game 7 versus Phoenix

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