"Kobe destroyed him" – Lakers personnel recalled the moment Kobe Bryant played one-on-one with Michael Cooper

After breaking Wilt Chamberlain's high school scoring record and leading Lower Merion to its first state championship in 53 ...
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"He ripped the mask off and threw it against the wall" - When high school Kobe Bryant played with a broken nose to win state championship

If pain tolerance were a person, it would be Kobe Bryant. The Los Angeles Lakers icon endured some of the worst injuries one can imagine ー from broken fingers to sprained ankles ー yet he sucked it up ...
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"I wanted everybody to hate me" - When Kobe Bryant admitted that he wanted Shaq to win a championship in Miami

Kobe Bryant explains how Shaq’s Heat championship fueled his own championship revenge arc.