In case you hadn’t heard, Stephen Jackson got like five fouls in the first ten minutes of a game against the Lakers and it turns out it was a direct result of his matchup with Kobe Bryant.

Jackson found himself emotionally charged over the battle with the superstar shooting guard and apparently reacted violently because he felt like he was on an island against Bryant.

“Nobody reacted but me, so the team didn’t have a reaction,” Jackson said after practice Wednesday. “It was only me standing up for myself. I don’t think anybody else stood up for me.

Apparently, Jackson wanted or needed some help given the physical nature of play that ensued between he and Bryant. in that short time span. The former Pacer and Spur continue his rant, arguing that he too should be consider the best player in the league.

“I’m not a fan of Kobe. I’m not somebody who looks up to him,” Jackson said. “I’m a grown man, so when I go out there and play the game, I play the game. I feel like I’m just as good as him. I might not get the publicity or the notoriety he gets, but I feel like I can play with anybody in the NBA.”

Well, he may be as good as Kobe in his own mind, but stats don’t prove it and neither does the following clip.

WATCH JACKSON GET CROSSED UP