Kobe Bryant needs no introduction to a basketball fan. His legacy though far from complete, has been fraught with more ups and downs than your quintessential superstar.
And while the Greatest-Of-All-Time debate in any sport is perennial fodder for heated arguments, Bryant might (if nothing else), be arguably titled as the greatest of his generation. Accepting such a premise makes our understanding of his legacy far simpler.
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IF the Lakers close out Boston and clinch Number 16, Bryant will have succeeded in two important quests, the first of which involve a certain Number 23.
Jordan’s six rings are far from being the most by an NBA player; but with no disrespect to Bill Russell, the reason why “By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time,” is partly because his two hat-tricks of NBA titles possessed unmistakably alluring characteristics.
They were accompanied by elevated performances under the weather, courageous performances un ...
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