Hibachi chef goes viral on TikTok after customer gets mad over his Kobe Bryant tribute Instagram: Kobe BryantIn a viral TikTok video uploaded by \u2018bankrollll704,\u2019 a woman tried to call out a hibachi chef for honoring Kobe Bryant. NBA legend Kobe Bryant was 41 years old when he and his 13-year-old daughter passed away from a fatal helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on January 26, 2020. Bryant\u2019s death had a strong impact on the world, as he was a staple in the basketball community, and a role model for many. Women calls out hibachi chef for referencing Kobe Bryant In a video uploaded by TikTok user \u2018bankrollll704,\u2019 a woman can be seen sitting at a hibachi restaurant with the chef directly in front of her preparing her food. \u201cWatch this, my bro,\u201d the hibachi chef says, before getting ready to start cooking. \u201cKobe,\u201d he exclaims, pointing up to the sky after flipping his seasoning shaker. \u201cI\u2019m talking about the Black Mamba, man. R.I.P.,\u201d the chef continues. After referencing Bryant, the woman seemed to think that he was talking about him in an offensive way, when he wasn\u2019t: \u201cYou gotta bring the Black man into this,\u201d the woman says. \u201cBlack man, what?\u201d the chef responds confused. The video creator, who is African American himself, stepped in to explain that \u201cBlack Mamba\u201d was one of Bryant\u2019s nicknames. The worker went on to ask the table \u201cAre you getting it? Y\u2019all getting it?\u2026It\u2019s not an insult or anything,\u201d he stated. The original video currently has over 28.7 million views, with the TikTok user turning the video into a three-part series. \u201cMan I would\u2019ve gave him a good ah tip,\u201d one user commented \u201cI feel bad that he had to explain himself it\u2019s always awkward. thank you for sticking on his side,\u201d another user stated, supporting the chef. The user who originally uploaded the video ensured that the cook kept the situation under control, ending \u201cwell with good spirits and laughter.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hibachi chef goes viral on TikTok after customer gets mad over his Kobe Bryant tribute Instagram: Kobe BryantIn a viral TikTok video uploaded by \u2018bankrollll704,\u2019 a woman tried to call out a hibachi chef for honoring Kobe Bryant. NBA legend Kobe Bryant was 41 years old when he and his 13-year-old daughter passed away from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49635\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}