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Tracy McGrady has provided the most poignant reflection on Kobe Bryant’s death. He entered the NBA one year after Kobe and described them as “rookie” friends. Here is what McGrady said on ESPN’s The Jump on Monday: He used to say: ‘I want to die young. I want to be immortalized. I want to have… Read more.
Given the national outpouring of grief, you’d think it was Mike who died. Kobe Bryant, the NBA MVP who had a 20-year career with the Lakers, was killed Sunday when the helicopter he was traveling in crashed and burst into flames in the hills above Calabasas. His daughter Gianna, 13, was also on board and… Read more.
It just so happens that I telegraphed the end to Kobe Bryant’s career two years ago: I have no doubt that Kobe will return next season, from what should have been a career-ending tear of his Achilles tendon last month. But I fear he will fail in his quest to tie or surpass Michael’s tally… Read more.
Phil Jackson is creating quite a buzz in NBA circles these days with his flirtation about returning to the sidelines next season as coach of the New York Knicks. All indications are that he will. But he created an even bigger buzz last year with his comparison between Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant as players.… Read more.
You could be forgiven for thinking there’s merit in Phil Jackson, the most successful coach in NBA history, comparing Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant as Basketball players. But such comparisons are good for nothing more than stirring up argument among friends, preferably at a neighborhood sports bar. For, as Kobe shrewdly tweeted on May 17, 2013 in response… Read more.
It seemed more a matter of luck than skill when the Los Angeles Lakers eked out home-court victories over the Orlando Magic in the first two games of this year’s NBA Finals. This is why so many basketball commentators thought that the Lakers were in for a seven-game struggle. Meanwhile, I was more interested in seeing if Kobe Bryant would… Read more.
