Donald Trump and Kobe Bryant.

Trump broke his silence after nearly three decades.

Donald Trump confirmed a long-running rumor involving the late NBA great Kobe Bryant when he was a youngster. Bryant, who passed away in a fatal helicopter crash in 2020, always managed himself in a certain way that didn’t sit well with everybody.

During the 1998 NBA All-Star Game in New York, Trump allegedly witnessed a fight between Bryant and then New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams. According to Jeff Pearlman, Williams and Charles Oakley were in an elevator with Trump when Bryant walked in.

Williams allegedly took issue with the way Bryant greeted him. He was so upset that he swung at Bryant. Trump had to intervene to break it up.

Donald Trump Broke Up A Kobe Bryant Fight

Lamar Odom recently revealed that Kobe Bryant often told himself, “I’m better than Mike,” which fueled his legendary clutch performancesKobe Bryant (Image Credits: Imagn)
During a recent interview with Jake Paul, Trump touched on a variety of topics. When the former YouTuber turned boxer asked Trump if he had ever been in a fight, he recalled that time he de-escalated the Williams-Bryant scrap.

“That was a long time ago. Yeah, well I was breaking up a fight, which sometimes is more dangerous than being in a fight,” Trump said.

“But I like Kobe. Kobe was having a hard time with somebody and it worked out fine. But yeah, I broke it up – probably not a smart thing to do. Historically, it’s never good to break up fights.”

Breaking up a fight is not a good idea most of the time, as Trump said. Fortunately, he took that risk and de-escalated the situation between Bryant and Williams. The guard went on to become one of the best players in NBA history and the greatest Laker ever.