Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers won the Most Valuable Player Award for the NBA 2007-2008 season. His brilliance on and off the court has gained back the respect of the people and his peers around the NBA. When asked about the NBA Playoffs and guys that say they can stop the Yellow Bus and Kobe Bryant, Kobe said

“I’d drop 80 on ‘em.”

That’s Kobe’s response when asked what he’d do if the STAPLES Center crowd was cheering for the opponent, as heard on 570 AM’s The Joe McDonnell Experience.

It’s no secret that the Laker fans have come to represent strong on the road yearlong, especially after hearing (more) “M-V-P” chants rain down from the rafters throughout Game 4 in Denver.

To download and listen to the rest of the interview, click here.

Also, by now you’ve probably heard of Kobe picking up the tab for the team at , but now you can hear the tale told from Lamar Odom’s mouth on his official website’s video player.