Kobe Bryant, The Great Living Legend of NBA
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NOT LONG AFTER the final horn of Game 7 of the 2010 Finals, Champagne-soaked Lakers captain Derek Fisher, who carries a reputation as an NBA stoic, screamed with glee. “We just gettin’ started, baby!” he bellowed from beneath his freshly minted back-to-back-title cap. In case anyone missed it, he hollered again. “We just gettin’ started, bay-beeee!” READ MORE..
It wasn’t merely the bubbly talking. The Lakers had, by most measures, the best coach and owner in history. They started a legend at shooting guard in 31-year-old Kobe Bryant, along with All-Star Pau Gasol and future All-Star Andrew Bynum in NBA. Everyone’s ages and contracts implied the team could keep right on winning — more or less as the Lakers always had. That year, John Hollinger rated LA the NBA’s top franchise, writing on ESPN.com: “When it comes to superstars, the Lakers are so far out in front of everybody else it’s not even funny.”
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