Watch: Gregg Popovich tries to defend Kobe Bryant at All-Star practice

Kobe Bryant and Gregg Popovich squared off for some hilarious one-on-one at the Western Conference All-Star practice on Saturday.

The joy of the NBA All-Star weekend is seeing all of the league’s biggest names competing on the court at the same time, and fans got just that at the Western Conference All-Star practice on Saturday when two surefire Hall of Famers squared off for a game of one-on-one.

Unfortunately, one of them is an old man, and the other one was Gregg Popovich.

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Behold, this is what the man who has molded Kawhi Leonard into an all-world defender looks like when tries to play defense. 

It is nice to see Kobe Bryant has still got his killer instincts, using a stiff forearm to keep Pop at bay while taking it to the hoop.

– Brendan Maloy