Williams speaks to Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson in their new video podcast “All The Smoke,” revealing the story of playing with Bryant.
“[Kobe Bryant] is going to be mad at me for this but we got blown out in Portland and he came in the locker room and he said: ‘From now on, every time down the court, I touch the ball. Y’all are going to learn what it’s like to play with Kobe Bean … Bryant,’” said Williams. “We had just gotten the … kicked out of us and Kobe wasn’t going for it.”
The game Williams is likely referring to comes from a loss against the Portland Trailblazers in January of 2016.