‘He embraced hate’: The ‘ego death’ that transformed Kobe Bryant from the ‘king of LA’ into the Black Mamba
Kobe Bryant was on top of the world, but it soon all came crashing down with a sexual assault allegation and court case.
Plaschke: Five years after losing Kobe Bryant, daring to dream about what could have been
I began to write. Kobe Bryant is gone. I’m screaming right now, cursing into the sky, crying into my keyboard, and I don’t care who knows it. Five years ago, that was the tortured lede of the column ...
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"Tell your daughter about that!" - Kobe once broke the record for most threes in a game after a columnist's bold claim
"That night, he set the NBA record for the most threes made in a game and came off the court screaming at me, 'Tell your daughter about that!'" Simers remembered. Such was the venom that Kobe ...
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‘He embraced hate’: The ‘ego death’ that transformed Kobe Bryant from the ‘king of LA’ into the Black Mamba
In front of an adoring, screaming crowd, Bryant was named Male Athlete of the Year and was once again serenaded with chants of “Kobe, Kobe, Kobe” as he made his way onto the stage.