Kobe Bryant not happy his ESPN series being called 'curse'

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Five-time NBA champion and legendary player of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant is making a special series with ESPN called "Detail" to take a close look at the league's players. However, since the first episode was aired in April, almost every player the Black Mamba has analyzed witnessed his team lose the game.

Many fans have started to call the series a curse. Kobe, who's clearly unhappy, made his response on Wednesday.

In an interview with Benjamin Hoffman from The New York Times, Kobe said only simple-minded fans would believe Detail is a curse.

Demar DeRozan from the Toronto Raptors, subject of analysis in Episode 2 of Detail /VCG Photo

"I think simple-minded people tend to give simple-minded answers. The Detail Curse thing about getting into players’ heads too much is about simple-minded people who don’t understand what film study is. When you’re a player, you watch film to find advantages, so you look for little areas in which you can take advantage of teams. Some of these fans that say that stuff are just idiots," said Kobe.

Kobe also mentioned that his series will begin to expand from basketball to other sports and into deeper levels instead of professional athletes alone.

Fairly speaking, sports fans tend to be superstitious, and so are the athletes themselves. The following is a list of the "victims" of Detail:

Donovan Mitchell from the Utah Jazz, subject of analysis in Episode 3 of Detail /VCG Photo

In Episode 1, Kobe analyzed himself and, considering that he has already retired, nothing happened.

In Episode 2, the Toronto Raptors' shooting guard Demar DeRozan became subject of Kobe's analysis before his team got swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers with 0-4 in the playoffs.

Jrue Holiday from the New Orleans Pelicans, subject of analysis in Episode 4 of Detail /VCG Photo

In Episode 3, Kobe put Donovan Mitchell, the one-year rookie from the Utah Jazz, under his microscope. Since then, the Jazz lost three games in a row and was knocked out by the Houston Rockets.

In Episode 4, Jrue Holiday of the New Orleans Pelicans was chosen by Kobe, who also focused on Rajon Rondo and Anthony Davis. Soon, the Pelicans said goodbye to the playoffs with 1-4 against the Golden State Warriors.

LeBron James from the Cleveland Cavaliers, subject of analysis in Episode 5 of Detail /VCG Photo

In Episode 5, Kobe analyzed the driving of LeBron James before the Eastern Conference. After that, LeBron made only 15 points with five shots out of 16 attempts in Game 1 as his team lost the first two games to the Boston Celtics.

In Episode 6, another one-year rookie, Jason Tatum for the Celtics was scrutinized for his footwork before Boston lost two consecutive games to Cleveland.

In Episode 7, Stephen Curry became the "lucky" one. Soon the Warriors kissed goodbye to their 16-consecutive-win record at home and met the first two losses in a row in the playoffs since 2016.

Stephen Curry from the Golden State Warriors, subject of analysis in Episode 7 of Detail /VCG Photo

In Episode 8, Kobe analyzed how LeBron attacks with his left hand before the Cavaliers lost Game 5 in the series with the Celtics.

In Episode 9, Boston's second grade player Jaylen Brown was the target. After that, his team lost Cleveland by 99-109 in Game 6.

In Episode 10, Kobe picked two players, Kevin Durant and LeBron James, before the NBA Finals. However, KD won the game but with a horrible 8-22 for field goal while LeBron scored 51 points but lost the game.

In Episode 11, Kevin Love was analyzed by Kobe before Cleveland lost another two games to the Warriors and trailed behind with a desperate 0-3 in the Finals.