Even the best basketball players have their careers picked apart, from Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan to LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. Accordingly, Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum doesn’t appreciate people smearing Bryant’s legacy, especially now that he’s gone and not around to defend himself anymore. Story continues below advertisement“Cowardly… because they didn’t speak about him like this when he was here.”- Jayson Tatum on Kobe Bryant rhetoric. People are starting to rewrite history when it comes to Kobe Bryant, & @jaytatum0 isn’t here for it. “If you ask anybody that played against him, they all say he was the best player in the league,” Tatum continued.