245:, (then a single-game record at the arena, which has been broken since). Spike Lee said that he was excited for Bryant to do the commentary following a game at Madison Square Garden, but no one expected a 61-point performance from Bryant. "I know that if he had a terrible game the commentary would not have been the same. Guaranteed. But Kobe said he made a point to make sure not to lose the game or he would hear it from me." Bryant indeed said in an after game interview that he was going to give the game his all in order to show Spike Lee a thing or two about Bryant's skills on the court against the Knicks. "On a lighter note, I'm going to review this documentary I'm doing with Spike Lee tonight after the game and I didn't feel like sitting next to him and hearing him talking trash about the Knicks, so that was added incentive as well. Seriously. He's going to get an earful tonight."
1315:
225:
Bryant shot 6 of 14 from the field, scored 20 points, and played 32 minutes. The game was a crucial game in the end of the regular season, as the Los
Angeles Lakers hoped to keep first place in the Western Conference with a record of 55-25. In an NBA.com 2009 Q&A (now archived) Spike Lee
226:
explained in an interview why he chose Kobe Bryant as the subject for this documentary: "I'm a big basketball fan. It was obvious. He was having an MVP-type year, in which he did win the MVP. Also the Lakers looked like they were going to take it to the Finals. And I wanted them to beat the
203:. Bryant granted filmmaker Spike Lee and 30 cameras total access to his life for one day. Bryant agreed to wear a microphone throughout the day capturing in-game, bench, and locker room conversations. Lee's cameras were also given unprecedented access to the Laker locker room.
31:
218:
is an 84-minute exploration of Kobe Bryant's work ethic, his in game mentality, and the bluntness that made Bryant a great competitor. Lee uses multiple cameras, sound from the in-game broadcast, the
230:. I hate the Celtics. But the Celtics won. But I don't think I was taking a gamble by choosing Kobe." Also, according to Spike Lee, "He (Kobe) said several times how much fun it was just doing it."
854:
233:
The 84-minute documentary ran on ESPN commercial free. The documentary also focuses on Bryant and the team in huddles and during time-outs. The cameras also get full access of coach
538:
222:, a microphone worn by Kobe himself, and a follow-up narration while he watched the footage to illustrate every detail of Kobe's performance, strategy, and inner thoughts.
237:
in the locker room with the team during half-time. Bryant provided the voice-over for the documentary on
February 2, 2009, hours after he scored 61 points against the
253:
Ryan
Cracknell writing for movieviews.ca appreciated the insight into Kobe's game but criticized the "angle switches, speed changes and repetition" as "distracting".
1359:
838:
1379:
986:
1354:
1141:
897:
196:
1199:
1118:
1364:
513:
1029:
543:
1037:
1261:
1384:
1374:
1234:
1161:
1151:
403:
266:
1344:
1070:
1389:
1055:
913:
146:
1192:
790:
753:
929:
1369:
1111:
994:
954:
303:
978:
806:
721:
506:
905:
878:
798:
569:
287:
1271:
1256:
1251:
814:
609:
533:
242:
128:
1339:
1318:
1104:
962:
108:
1349:
1060:
697:
593:
1146:
970:
862:
713:
585:
499:
1002:
921:
475:
441:
200:
118:
1021:
355:
1266:
1178:
1156:
1065:
830:
705:
625:
323:
275:
238:
283:
1293:
1085:
774:
737:
641:
227:
219:
1333:
1287:
1080:
846:
657:
379:
75:
782:
601:
234:
1127:
745:
681:
649:
577:
291:
192:
61:
51:
30:
1299:
689:
665:
188:
150:
870:
673:
522:
184:
65:
41:
1227:
1220:
1213:
1206:
1075:
617:
486:
480:
469:
729:
428:"Kobe Doin' Work (2009) - Review, DVD Review, Image Gallery & More"
427:
633:
1100:
495:
1096:
491:
195:
before, during, and immediately after one game of the
855:
Michael
Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
264:
is in the same genre as the 2006 sports documentary
1280:
1244:
1170:
1134:
1048:
1013:
944:
889:
764:
561:
552:
161:
156:
142:
134:
124:
114:
102:
97:
89:
81:
71:
57:
47:
37:
21:
282:), a documentary made in 1970 by German filmmaker
1112:
507:
8:
933:(2005, segment "Jesus Children of America")
1119:
1105:
1097:
558:
514:
500:
492:
29:
18:
917:(2001, segment "Come Rain or Come Shine")
839:If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise
898:Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
315:
183:is a 2009 documentary film directed by
350:
348:
346:
344:
1200:NBA Courtside 2 Featuring Kobe Bryant
987:You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
7:
1360:Documentary films about sportspeople
207:premiered on ESPN on May 16, 2009.
1380:Documentary films about basketball
187:. It focuses on then professional
14:
1355:American sports documentary films
324:"Kobe Doin' Work (TV Movie 2009)"
197:2007–08 Los Angeles Lakers season
1314:
1313:
1262:Statue of Kobe and Gianna Bryant
1235:The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
925:(2002, segment "We Wuz Robbed")
267:Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait
922:Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
16:American 2009 documentary film
1:
1056:40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
914:The Concert for New York City
147:40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
1193:Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside
791:The Original Kings of Comedy
257:Similar sports documentaries
1365:Films directed by Spike Lee
1406:
1162:Helicopter crash and death
930:All the Invisible Children
1309:
1038:NYC Epicenters 9/11→2021½
767:filmed staged productions
529:
28:
442:"Kobe Doin' Work (2009)"
304:List of basketball films
272:Football As Never Before
1086:Malcolm D. Lee (cousin)
979:Saint John of Las Vegas
807:Jim Brown: All-American
722:Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
1375:2009 documentary films
799:A Huey P. Newton Story
539:Awards and nominations
279:
270:, as well as the film
165:May 16, 2009
1345:2009 television films
1272:Kobe Bryant Boulevard
1257:Murals of Kobe Bryant
1252:Statue of Kobe Bryant
963:Love & Basketball
815:When the Levees Broke
243:Madison Square Garden
129:Barry Alexander Brown
1390:2000s American films
1081:Cinqué Lee (brother)
430:. November 15, 2019.
280:Fußball wie noch nie
143:Production companies
1152:Sexual assault case
1142:Career achievements
1071:David Lee (brother)
1030:She's Gotta Have It
906:Lumière and Company
698:Miracle at St. Anna
570:She's Gotta Have It
544:Unrealized projects
1385:2007–08 NBA season
586:Do the Right Thing
446:Hollywood Reporter
1327:
1326:
1245:Honors and legacy
1094:
1093:
1076:Joie Lee (sister)
1061:Bill Lee (father)
1003:See You Yesterday
940:
939:
765:Documentaries and
288:Manchester United
201:San Antonio Spurs
176:
175:
119:Matthew Libatique
90:Original language
82:Country of origin
1397:
1370:ESPN Films films
1317:
1316:
1121:
1114:
1107:
1098:
1049:Related articles
1022:Sucker Free City
594:Mo' Better Blues
559:
516:
509:
502:
493:
457:
456:
454:
453:
438:
432:
431:
424:
418:
417:
415:
414:
404:"Kobe Scores 61"
400:
394:
393:
391:
390:
376:
370:
369:
367:
366:
352:
339:
338:
336:
335:
320:
284:Hellmuth Costard
205:Kobe: Doin' Work
172:
170:
157:Original release
33:
19:
1405:
1404:
1400:
1399:
1398:
1396:
1395:
1394:
1330:
1329:
1328:
1323:
1305:
1276:
1267:Kobe Bryant Day
1240:
1186:Kobe Doin' Work
1179:Dear Basketball
1166:
1157:Granity Studios
1135:Life and events
1130:
1125:
1095:
1090:
1066:Tonya Lewis Lee
1044:
1009:
946:
936:
909:(1995, segment)
885:
879:American Utopia
831:Passing Strange
823:Kobe Doin' Work
766:
760:
706:Red Hook Summer
554:
548:
525:
520:
482:Kobe Doin' Work
471:Kobe Doin' Work
466:
461:
460:
451:
449:
448:. 29 April 2009
440:
439:
435:
426:
425:
421:
412:
410:
402:
401:
397:
388:
386:
378:
377:
373:
364:
362:
354:
353:
342:
333:
331:
330:. 25 April 2009
322:
321:
317:
312:
300:
262:Kobe Doin' Work
259:
251:
239:New York Knicks
216:Kobe Doin’ Work
213:
180:Kobe Doin' Work
168:
166:
149:
107:
23:Kobe Doin' Work
17:
12:
11:
5:
1403:
1401:
1393:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1332:
1331:
1325:
1324:
1322:
1321:
1310:
1307:
1306:
1304:
1303:
1297:
1294:Vanessa Bryant
1291:
1284:
1282:
1278:
1277:
1275:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1248:
1246:
1242:
1241:
1239:
1238:
1231:
1224:
1217:
1210:
1203:
1196:
1189:
1182:
1174:
1172:
1168:
1167:
1165:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1147:Shaq–Kobe feud
1144:
1138:
1136:
1132:
1131:
1126:
1124:
1123:
1116:
1109:
1101:
1092:
1091:
1089:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1052:
1050:
1046:
1045:
1043:
1042:
1034:
1026:
1017:
1015:
1011:
1010:
1008:
1007:
999:
991:
983:
975:
967:
959:
950:
948:
942:
941:
938:
937:
935:
934:
926:
918:
910:
902:
893:
891:
887:
886:
884:
883:
875:
867:
859:
851:
843:
835:
827:
819:
811:
803:
795:
787:
779:
775:4 Little Girls
770:
768:
762:
761:
759:
758:
750:
742:
738:BlacKkKlansman
734:
726:
718:
710:
702:
694:
686:
678:
670:
662:
654:
646:
642:Get on the Bus
638:
630:
622:
614:
606:
598:
590:
582:
574:
565:
563:
556:
550:
549:
547:
546:
541:
536:
530:
527:
526:
521:
519:
518:
511:
504:
496:
490:
489:
478:
465:
464:External links
462:
459:
458:
433:
419:
395:
371:
340:
314:
313:
311:
308:
307:
306:
299:
296:
258:
255:
250:
247:
220:Staples Center
212:
209:
174:
173:
163:
159:
158:
154:
153:
144:
140:
139:
136:
132:
131:
126:
122:
121:
116:
115:Cinematography
112:
111:
109:Butch Robinson
104:
100:
99:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
73:
69:
68:
59:
55:
54:
49:
45:
44:
39:
35:
34:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1402:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1337:
1335:
1320:
1312:
1311:
1308:
1301:
1298:
1295:
1292:
1289:
1288:Gianna Bryant
1286:
1285:
1283:
1279:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1249:
1247:
1243:
1237:
1236:
1232:
1230:
1229:
1225:
1223:
1222:
1218:
1216:
1215:
1211:
1209:
1208:
1204:
1202:
1201:
1197:
1195:
1194:
1190:
1188:
1187:
1183:
1181:
1180:
1176:
1175:
1173:
1169:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1139:
1137:
1133:
1129:
1122:
1117:
1115:
1110:
1108:
1103:
1102:
1099:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1053:
1051:
1047:
1040:
1039:
1035:
1032:
1031:
1027:
1024:
1023:
1019:
1018:
1016:
1012:
1005:
1004:
1000:
997:
996:
995:Amazing Grace
992:
989:
988:
984:
981:
980:
976:
973:
972:
968:
965:
964:
960:
957:
956:
952:
951:
949:
943:
932:
931:
927:
924:
923:
919:
916:
915:
911:
908:
907:
903:
900:
899:
895:
894:
892:
888:
881:
880:
876:
873:
872:
868:
865:
864:
860:
857:
856:
852:
849:
848:
844:
841:
840:
836:
833:
832:
828:
825:
824:
820:
817:
816:
812:
809:
808:
804:
801:
800:
796:
793:
792:
788:
785:
784:
780:
777:
776:
772:
771:
769:
763:
756:
755:
751:
748:
747:
743:
740:
739:
735:
732:
731:
727:
724:
723:
719:
716:
715:
711:
708:
707:
703:
700:
699:
695:
692:
691:
687:
684:
683:
679:
676:
675:
671:
668:
667:
663:
660:
659:
658:Summer of Sam
655:
652:
651:
647:
644:
643:
639:
636:
635:
631:
628:
627:
623:
620:
619:
615:
612:
611:
607:
604:
603:
599:
596:
595:
591:
588:
587:
583:
580:
579:
575:
572:
571:
567:
566:
564:
562:Feature films
560:
557:
551:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
531:
528:
524:
517:
512:
510:
505:
503:
498:
497:
494:
488:
484:
483:
479:
477:
473:
472:
468:
467:
463:
447:
443:
437:
434:
429:
423:
420:
409:
408:NY Daily News
405:
399:
396:
385:
381:
375:
372:
361:
357:
356:"Kobe Bryant"
351:
349:
347:
345:
341:
329:
325:
319:
316:
309:
305:
302:
301:
297:
295:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
268:
263:
256:
254:
248:
246:
244:
240:
236:
231:
229:
223:
221:
217:
210:
208:
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
182:
181:
164:
160:
155:
152:
148:
145:
141:
137:
133:
130:
127:
123:
120:
117:
113:
110:
105:
101:
96:
92:
88:
85:United States
84:
80:
77:
76:Bruce Hornsby
74:
70:
67:
63:
60:
56:
53:
50:
46:
43:
40:
36:
32:
27:
24:
20:
1233:
1226:
1219:
1212:
1205:
1198:
1191:
1185:
1184:
1177:
1036:
1028:
1020:
1001:
993:
985:
977:
969:
961:
955:The Best Man
953:
928:
920:
912:
904:
896:
877:
869:
861:
853:
845:
837:
829:
822:
821:
813:
805:
797:
789:
781:
773:
754:High and Low
752:
744:
736:
728:
720:
712:
704:
696:
688:
680:
672:
664:
656:
648:
640:
632:
624:
616:
608:
602:Jungle Fever
600:
592:
584:
576:
568:
481:
470:
450:. Retrieved
445:
436:
422:
411:. Retrieved
407:
398:
387:. Retrieved
383:
374:
363:. Retrieved
359:
332:. Retrieved
327:
318:
271:
265:
261:
260:
252:
235:Phil Jackson
232:
224:
215:
214:
204:
199:against the
179:
178:
177:
135:Running time
22:
1340:Kobe Bryant
1128:Kobe Bryant
890:Other films
863:Rodney King
746:Da 5 Bloods
682:She Hate Me
650:He Got Game
578:School Daze
534:Filmography
380:"Spike Lee"
292:George Best
290:footballer
193:Kobe Bryant
62:Kobe Bryant
58:Narrated by
52:Kobe Bryant
38:Directed by
1350:2009 films
1334:Categories
1300:Joe Bryant
1290:(daughter)
1014:Television
690:Inside Man
666:Bamboozled
452:2020-04-12
413:2013-05-13
389:2019-03-05
365:2019-03-05
334:2020-04-12
310:References
189:basketball
169:2009-05-16
151:ESPN Films
138:84 minutes
98:Production
1033:(2017–19)
871:Pass Over
674:25th Hour
610:Malcolm X
523:Spike Lee
384:Biography
249:Reception
185:Spike Lee
106:Spike Lee
103:Producers
66:Spike Lee
42:Spike Lee
1319:Category
1302:(father)
1228:NBA 2K24
1221:NBA 2K21
1214:NBA 2K17
1207:NBA 2K10
947:produced
626:Clockers
618:Crooklyn
555:directed
487:AllMovie
360:ESPN.com
328:imdb.com
298:See also
72:Composer
48:Starring
730:Chi-Raq
228:Celtics
191:player
167: (
162:Release
93:English
1296:(wife)
1281:Family
1041:(2021)
1025:(2004)
1006:(2019)
998:(2018)
990:(2011)
982:(2009)
974:(2001)
971:3 A.M.
966:(2000)
958:(1999)
901:(1983)
882:(2020)
874:(2018)
866:(2017)
858:(2016)
850:(2012)
847:Bad 25
842:(2010)
834:(2009)
826:(2009)
818:(2006)
810:(2002)
802:(2001)
794:(2000)
786:(1998)
778:(1997)
749:(2020)
741:(2018)
733:(2015)
725:(2014)
717:(2013)
714:Oldboy
709:(2012)
701:(2008)
693:(2006)
685:(2004)
677:(2002)
669:(2000)
661:(1999)
653:(1998)
645:(1996)
637:(1996)
634:Girl 6
629:(1995)
621:(1994)
613:(1992)
605:(1991)
597:(1990)
589:(1989)
581:(1988)
573:(1986)
286:about
276:German
125:Editor
1171:Media
945:Films
783:Freak
757:(TBA)
553:Films
476:IMDb
211:Plot
64:and
485:at
474:at
241:at
1336::
444:.
406:.
382:.
358:.
343:^
326:.
294:.
278::
1120:e
1113:t
1106:v
515:e
508:t
501:v
455:.
416:.
392:.
368:.
337:.
274:(
171:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
