Jon Barry

Jon Barry looks back on young Kobe Bryant chasing Michael Jordan, Shaq’s dominance, and why Allen Iverson’s crossover was one of the scariest matchups in the NBA. In this episode of Byron Scott’s Fast Break, Jon Barry joins Byron Scott to talk about his 14-year NBA career, his time with the Lakers during the early Kobe and Shaq era, and what made Kobe’s work ethic unlike anything he had ever seen. Barry also breaks down Shaq’s GOAT-level potential, guarding Allen Iverson, Michael Jordan, and Kobe, the Sacramento Kings’ rivalry with the Lakers, Vlade Divac’s infamous tip-out to Robert Horry, and how today’s three-point-heavy NBA compares to the physical basketball of the ’90s and early 2000s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices