Anyone who allows some decrepit, crater faced ball sack like Bill Plaschke to sway their thinking to anything doesn't deserve to be taken seriously. Kobe made his bed in whatever he got from most. Whether it mattered or not is irrelevant. Because he showed up every game like it mattered more than anything. And that's why Lakers fans loved him and always will. And that's why he's a legend.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...amba-kobe-bryant-michael-jordan-air-jordan-19 Kobe Bryant and the secret history of the black mamba
Just walked past a basketball court on my way home and some kid yelled "Kobe" when he shot the ball. Didn't see who it was but it was a group of kids Couldn't be more than 16 years old Might be the last generation of kid to have actually seen or know about Kobe. Was bittersweet. I remember growing up, every kid would yell Kobe and shoot a paper ball at the blue bin.