When Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors was a rookie during the 2009-10 season, he tried to gently get in Bryant's head when the latter was shooting free throws. But by his own admission, it didn't work (h/t Ahn Fire Digital ).

But there was one time when Curry tried to talk trash to Kobe Bryant, a guy who had a penchant for being so unbothered by opponents trying to get under his skin that when Matt Barnes pretended to throw a ball in Bryant's face he didn't blink, flinch or break away from the facial expression he was giving off, which was "don't f--- with me."