Remembering Kobe: 8 thoughts from The Pick and Roll team
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Jacob Doole I barely knew who Kobe Bryant was, when I first set foot in Los Angeles in the mid-2000s. That didn’t last long though. It couldn’t, because he was everywhere you looked. It was more than your average sporting superstar’s presence in their city. LA was a Lakers town, and it was clear how much love the city had for the leader of their team. There must have been a handful of Clippers fans somewhere, but they were drowned out by the sheer size of Kobe’s character. For a sports mad kid yet to really connect with basketball, seeing that in person was all it took. The glimpses I caught—the footwork, the fadeaway, the soaring dunks, the unwavering focus—were the spark that lit my biggest passion.
Remembering Kobe: 8 thoughts from The Pick and Roll team
Remembering Kobe: 8 thoughts from The Pick…
Remembering Kobe: 8 thoughts from The Pick and Roll team
Jacob Doole I barely knew who Kobe Bryant was, when I first set foot in Los Angeles in the mid-2000s. That didn’t last long though. It couldn’t, because he was everywhere you looked. It was more than your average sporting superstar’s presence in their city. LA was a Lakers town, and it was clear how much love the city had for the leader of their team. There must have been a handful of Clippers fans somewhere, but they were drowned out by the sheer size of Kobe’s character. For a sports mad kid yet to really connect with basketball, seeing that in person was all it took. The glimpses I caught—the footwork, the fadeaway, the soaring dunks, the unwavering focus—were the spark that lit my biggest passion.