Rejecting the Screen goes ISO with former Los Angeles Laker Robert Sacre, The Gonzaga legend reminisces about being a starstruck rookie playing alongside famous teammates during the Lakers' tumultuous 2012-2013 season. He tells fascinating Kobe Bryant stories, including why Kobe refused to eat dinner at a fancy restaurant, how a Kobe punch tested Robert's manhood, memories of Kobe's final game, and how they developed a bond through Robert's trash talking. Robert also discusses why he started dancing on the sidelines, how he bought a cow with Chris Kaman, and what Metta World Peace is really like off the court.
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- How Robert got 9s in the infamous Japanese dunk contest
- Adjustment moving from Louisiana to Vancouver as a child
- Loving the Vancouver Grizzlies
- Developing his game
- Getting overmatched physically for the first time
- Mark Few flipping out
- Struggling with injuries while at Gonzaga
- Memories from the 2012 NBA Draft
- First day as a Los Angeles Laker
- Feeling awestruck during his first preseason game
- Learning to play alongside Kobe Bryant
- Why Kobe refused to eat his dinner at a fancy restaurant
- Buying a cow with Chris Kaman
- Finding out Mike Brown was fired in 2012
- What its like seeing Dwight Howard back in a Laker uniform
- How Kobe tested Robert's manhood
- Kobe's infamous workout routine
- When Kobe famously walked out of practice
- Robert's All-Character Team in the NBA
- What Metta World Peace is really like off the court
- Getting attention for dancing on the sidelines
- First big celebrity sighting as a Laker
- Memories of Kobe's final game
- Who he'd want to reject the screen and go iso in a must-win situation
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