Kobe to Pau: Pass the ball, por favor

You see Kobe Bryant yelling something to Pau Gasol during a game. You can’t quite make out what they are saying. Seems mumbled. Like they aren’t speaking English.d0638 book Kobe to Pau: Pass the ball, por favor

That’s because they aren’t.

Bryant said many times when he wants Gasol to do something on the court — but doesn’t want the other team to know — he yells at him in Spanish.

Bryant, having lived in Italy as a youngster, speaks Spanish, as well as some Italian. And Gasol, of course, is from Spain.

“When I see something in the game, but I don’t have time to run over to him, I just yell at him from half-court. Nobody else understands,” Bryant said. “The problem comes in when I need the other guys to understand what we’re saying and I can’t communicate with them because they don’t speak Spanish.

“That’s a problem.”

But not for the two stars, who have clicked on and off the court since Gasol’s arrival last season.

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