re: "it's my responsibility to put this shite on my back and keep it going!!"

Kobe and Lebron are both competitors of the highest level. That is the exact type of thing that Kobe would want from Lebron.

Literally, his last social media post was celebrating Lebron, encouraging him to go take the #2 scoring position.

For normal people, it could come off as narcissistic. But for a person like Kobe, that's a great way to honor him.