Kobe Bryant Uses Testicle Punch Defense (VIDEO)

The Lakers hosted the 76ers on Friday, and the home team unsurprisingly won by a nine-point margin. Perhaps a particularly aggressive brand of defense had something to do with the outcome.

The Hoop Doctors posted a clip of Lakers star Kobe Bryant appearing to punch Sixers guard Andre Iguodala in the testicles. Iguodala howls upon landing, and understandably misses the shot given the circumstances. Scroll down for video and a screenshot of the defensive maneuver. Did Kobe go too far?

Quick Poll

Did Kobe cross the line?

No, it was incidental contact at worst.

Yes, that's taking physical defense way too far.

Share your vote on Facebook so your friends can take this poll

LOOK:

WATCH:

Comments

[mag68]

02:22 AM on 03/05/2010

HOT, Kobe, Very HOT

[cheerleaderBush]

12:00 PM on 03/04/2010

Kobe's a competitor in all aspects of the game, including dimensions of his opponent's manhood... so it was more of 'a sampling' than a 'punch'... and rumor has it, he conducts the same type of analysis on his team mates in the Laker locker room (and showers)

[DalKimball82]

10:01 AM on 03/04/2010

Kobe: "Hey Andre, does that tickle?

[PaulBunion]

03:47 AM on 03/04/2010

KB is almost as dirty a player as Derek Fisher. Except he can afford to pay the refs enough for his 6-inches no-touch-me-cuz-you'll-be-called-for-a-phantom-foul-zone. Only a KB/Lakers apologist/sycophant could be so blind as to not see their dirty play and how the refs usually allow them to get away with blatant fouls. He must've been behind on his offshore ref deposit payment plan. The NBA is a joke, one step short of all-star wrestling.

[Nate the Heretic]

01:40 PM on 03/03/2010

Looks more like a "cupping" than a pu/nch. And if that's the case, Kobe owes him a nice dinner.

[Sobeton]

12:55 PM on 03/03/2010

LOL what a ridiculous non-story about incidental contact.

[3M Rocker]

04:55 PM on 03/04/2010

indeed

[sngfx]

11:28 AM on 03/03/2010

Do we really need an arrow to know where the testicles are?

[PalaceOfWisdom]

02:50 PM on 03/09/2010

With shorts that baggy, yes.

[Israel]

03:39 AM on 03/03/2010

Word on the street is that Kobe is now going to buy Igoudala a 4 million dollar ring to make it all better...

[Israel]

03:38 AM on 03/03/2010

Iguodala, just be glad that the accused rapist merely punched your privates...

[Schmaltzy the Golem]

10:00 PM on 03/02/2010

Modern technology. Let's folks see how the Celtics played ball all through the Eighties.

[guajiro]

08:40 PM on 03/04/2010

I remember in some finals game where Bird flat out knocked down an Atlanta Hawks player who was trying to go for a shot and no foul was called. I mean Bird flat out ran into the player, hard. Almost as bad as all the phantom foul calls John Stockton received when he played for Utah. Derek Fisher reminds me of Stockton.

[DrewDaugherty]

07:59 AM on 03/05/2010

Lets see how the Lakers played all through the 80s.

[whirledgonecrazy]

05:53 PM on 03/02/2010

Clearly on purpose. Even though he was called here, Kobe gets away with a lot cheap shots, just like his team mate Derek Fisher who is the dirtiest player in the NBA in my opinion.

[liveordie]

05:33 PM on 03/02/2010

Sure he did. That's how he plays.

[Cristancho]

01:43 PM on 03/02/2010

There is no way that was a foul, it was ALL BALL!

[leftcoastindy]

02:23 PM on 03/02/2010

Good one.

Actually, the idea is probably just to touch the guy there. Don't need to inflick pain to make them flinch.

[cookerman45]

03:56 PM on 03/02/2010

no he was trying to post-up!

[pinkindie]

12:26 PM on 03/02/2010

I watched the entire game and Kobe did not intentionally graze the other player's crotch.

[whirledgonecrazy]

05:54 PM on 03/02/2010

I watched the 22 second video and I saw it. Wipe your eyes....

[Sobeton]

12:58 PM on 03/03/2010

watched the game as well, and it was clearly incidental contact. obviously, since it's Kobe he is not afforded the benefit of the doubt.

[WrongApeture]

12:02 PM on 03/02/2010

Man, that wasn't incidental contact. Basketball players at all levels do that sort of street shyyt all the time.

Kobe didn't punch his balls, that would be too blatant. Even Jellybean Jr. isn't dumb enough to to that. What he did was he poked at him which it worse because, Iggy probably felt it and got distracted by the sting instead of blunt force trauma. That's the sneakiness of Kobe Bryant.

Kobe should have left Iggy alone, he would have missed the shot anyway.

Another reason to hate Kobe Bryant: He doesn't have to resort to cheap playground tricks because he's that good, yet he does it anyway.

[Sobeton]

07:10 PM on 03/03/2010

LOL what a bunch of utter nonsense.