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"I've been able to hold back a lot from my game" - Kobe Bryant on when Phil Jackson told him to become a playmaker
In hindsight, Phil Jackson was a godsend to Kobe Bryant. After all ... to having the ball in his hands all the time. The young Frobe admitted he wasn’t used to being a team’s playmaker.
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Rasheed Wallace on the problems young Kobe gave him: "If I didn't know him or didn't love him, I would try to hurt that dude"
This is by no means a knock on the “old” version of the player, but Frobe was a more athletic ... The older and more methodical version of Bryant Kobe switched numbers before the 2006-07 ...
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Kobe Bryant Was Worth $600 Million When He Died, but He Signed His Most Important Contract (for Zero Dollars) When He Was Just 15
Kobe Bryant during a game against the Chicago Bulls in Los Angeles. Photo: Getty Images The late great basketball legend Kobe Bryant signed a number of contracts. Player contracts — his two-year, ...
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"Kind of a spark plug" - Kobe Bryant on being a 'Sixth Man' for the Lakers early in his career
Given Kobe Bryant's stature as the greatest Laker of ... Jones and Van Exel were out of the picture, and together with Shaq, "Frobe" powered the Purple & Gold to its first of three consecutive ...
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The making of a global superstar
The sporting world and beyond is mourning the death of Kobe Bryant, aged 41. The NBA legend and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among nine on board a helicopter that crashed on Sunday.