the Lakers flew back to LA and while most of the players went back to their homes, Kobe Bryant went to a local high school (Palisades), found someone to open the doors for him and shot jump-shots all night and into the morning. ...
1996-97. It did not go well. After defeating the Trail Blazers in the first round, Bryant’s Lakers fell to the Utah Jazz 4-1. An 18-year-old Bryant shot four airballs from the end of regulation through overtime.
1.Whenever he was asked why his whole life had been spent playing basketball, Kobe Bryant’snarrow eyes searched upwards, and his mouth trembled. The answer wassimple, yet so complicated.It began withtheorange ball,thesmellofit,thefeelof thepebbled leather grainsandtheperfect grooves under his ...
【重点词汇&表达】1.gotta必须(等于have got to);2.kind of有点儿;有几分;3.get over yourself别自已为是;4.embarrassed [ɪm'bærəst]尴尬的;窘迫的;5.air balls三不沾;篮外空心球;6.NBA=National Basketball Association美国职业篮球联;...
The production crew that has been documenting his final season is back at the hotel. This is the third consecutive year he's had this crew filming his every move. At first, it was around to film the documentary he produced for Showtime, "Kobe Bryant's Muse," which aired ...
During the Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers would get into foul trouble and rely on the teenaged Bryant against the Utah Jazz. Unfortunately, the rookie went on to shoot 4 airballs and miss a game-winning jump shot in the 4th quarter. Nonetheless, his teammate, Shaquille O'Neal, ...
Kobe Bryant wins by a country mile. Every time. (In a general-manager poll this season, he earned 79 percent of the vote, his ninth consecutive blowout.) There is not really any other serious candidate. Askme, though (asRyen Russillo did last weekandMike Trudell the other day), and ...
"It was a rough couple of years for me coming into the league because at the time, the league was so much older," Bryant said. "It's not as young as it is today. Nobody was really thinking much of me. I was the kid who shot a bunch of airballs, you know what I mean." ...
Get over yourself. Yeah. That's where you go. Get over yourself. Right? Like you're worried about how people may perceive you. And like you're walking around and it's embarrassing, because you shot five air balls. Get over yourself. Right?
Below is a brief roundup of Kobe Bryant's washedness. If your team ever took an L to the Lakers or if you're just a normal human being who enjoys it when a cold-hearted, emotionless basketball robot finally breaks down—enjoy. Bask in his washed glory.Here...