Dear @kobebryant

Thank you for a life lesson that I will never forget. It's a difference maker that I had to share. pic.twitter.com/0urydB52kI

— Jay Williams (@RealJayWilliams) August 5, 2017

Instead of releasing more of those surreal Muse Cage videos with that sock puppet, Kobe Bryant should just ask former opponents to share stories about how he inspired or embarrassed them in the past with his borderline crazy work-ethic. Stories like the one posted by former NBA player and NCAA great Jay Williams never get old.

 "The game is at 7. I'm going to come to Staples Center at 3 and make sure I make 400 made shots. Get to the gym, who do I see? I see Kobe Bryant already working out. It's not like his moves are nonchalant. He's doing game moves and I sit there and unlace my shoes. I want to see how long this goes. I sit there and watch another 25 minutes. OK, I've seen enough. That game he drops 4o on us and after the game I have to ask this guy, 'why does he work like that?' So after the game I'm like, 'Hey Kobe, why were you in the gym for so long?' He said, 'I saw you coming in and I wanted you to know no matter how hard you work that I'm willing to work harder than you."

Great story and I hate to be the guy who ruins great stories with fact checks but Kobe "only" scored 21 points (along with 10 boards, 7 assists and 5 steals) in the only game Jay played at Staples. In their only other meeting, in Chicago, Kobe scored a game-high 36 and Jay had 11 points (5 of 6 shooting) in a 17-point victory for the Bulls.

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Then in the summer after his rookie season, Jay was injured in a motorcycle accident that caused injuries to his leg, pelvis and ligaments including his ACL. ?Assuming his career was over in Chicago, the Bulls drafted Kirk Hinrich that summer and waived Jay. ?Despite violating the team's contract and driving a motorcycle, the Bulls still compensated Williams with?a decent size severance package. Jay attempted a few comebacks - the Nets in 2006 and Miami Heat in 2010 - but wasn't able to stick with either.

Jay did find success on TV and became one of the best college basketball commentators. He's also currently taking his success to the marketing world too. ?Earlier this summer, the 31 year old Jay became a managing partner of a sports marketing firm called the Leverage Agency.

Jay also played a little ball this summer at the Gaucho's gym for the EBC Rucker Park finale where he and former DePaul player Cliff Clinkerscales went at it. Check out the video and description of the play from The Basketball Diary.

During the EBC Rucker Park finale at Gaucho's gym it was these two players, Jay Williams and Cliff Clinkscales going back and forth in the openings minutes that hyped up the fans to another level. From there on Kevin Durant just went crazy and so did many other players. Back to this play. Jay Williams former #2 draft pick who is currently an ESPN College Basketball Analyst guarded the former DePaul University's Cliff Clinkscales. Jay dropped a 3. Cliff dropped a layup. Jay threw the back on Cliff's back and hit another 3. Crowd goes nuts. Cliff comes back and breaks Jay's ankle, no pun intended, crowd goes bonkers. Cliff takes the jumper as Jay is on the floor and hits iron. Would have been a neat shot if it went it. Never the less this was a great ankle breaker. Without them opening up the game it would have an entirely different feel.

Here's some KD highlights from the game followed by some vintage Jay Williams.

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