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"I would get away with holds, travels and all sorts of minor violations" - Kobe Bryant on how studying referee's handbook gave him advantage
At his core, Bryant believed the difference between winning and losing often lay in the margins, those tight spaces between ...
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Kobe Bryant Named His Worst Ever Teammate Who "Shouldn't Have Been in the NBA"
Kobe Bryant is regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all-time. The Los Angeles Lakers legend set about his ...
Jim Jackson recalled Kobe Bryant's insane competitiveness: "He thought he could win and do everything"
Jim Jackson recalled how Kobe Bryant’s unmatched drive and relentless competitiveness even showed up in shooting drills.
"Kobe wasn't quite the polished scorer. He still took bad shots." - Sean Elliott gets honest on how the Spurs defended Kobe Bryant early on
Lakers foes quickly clued in on Bryant's tendencies. San Antonio Spurs swingman Sean Elliott admitted that the team sagged ...
Stephen A. Smith Named His 5 Greatest NBA Players of All-Time - No Kobe Bryant
The ESPN analyst named his top five NBA players in history, including the likes of Michael Jordan and LeBron James but ...
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"That kind of talent simply doesn't happen" - Del Harris said 17-year-old Kobe was 'slightly better' than 24-year-old Eddie Jones
The Los Angeles Lakers were one of those teams that wanted to see Bryant up close and personal. They invited him to two ...
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How financial pressure made Kobe Bryant skip college for the NBA: "There wasn’t a lot left over from Joe's career"
At just 17, Bryant wasn't physically ready for the bruising, hand-check-heavy NBA of the late 1990s. This was an era of hard ...