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Kobe Bryant swore to never play with a dominant center after Shaquille O'Neal left: "Michael didn't, and Kobe didn't want to either"
Gary Vitti had a front-row seat to Kobe Bryant 's iconic career. Right after Shaquille O'Neal left the Los Angeles Lakers, ...
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"Well, basketball here is different" - Kobe Bryant remembered Italian kids telling him he would never be an NBA player
"I found myself having to defend myself a lot, because growing up in Italy, a lot of kids said, 'Well, basketball here is ...
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"Kobe figured it out, it took a while, but he figured it out" - Bill Walton on Kobe Bryant winning his first ring without Shaquille O'Neal
Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant is considered today's second-best guard ever to play in the NBA. During his career, he won numerous accolades, but one thing he was most proud of was the five ...
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"He didn't want me walking in here without any crutches" - When Shaquille O'Neal gave Kobe Bryant a piggyback ride before Game 3 of the 2000 Finals
"They didn't have a cart or nothing like that," Bryant said via New York Times. "And he didn't want me walking in here without any crutches. So I hopped on his back and got a little piggyback ride." ...