Flashback: Kobe Bryant ‘Not Ashamed’ to Say America ‘Greatest Country in the World’

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/27/flashback-kobe-bryant-not-ashamed-to-say-america-greatest-country-in-the-world/

When Collinsworth questioned whether the patriotic sentiment was old fashioned or uncool, Bryant replied, “No, it’s a cool thing for me to say. You know, I feel great about it. And I’m not ashamed to say it. This is, this is a tremendous honor.”

“When I look up in the crowd, and I see all the USA flags waving and people chanting USA, it gives you goosebumps,” Bryant also said, according to NBC. “When I heard the national anthem, I teared up a little bit, and I had to gather myself.”

Bryant led the U.S. Olympic basketball teams in 2008 and 2012 and winning gold medals for the United States. He also put off surgery for a torn ligament in his finger to play in the Olympic games.