Personal Narrative: NBA Basketball
I was an eight year old kid when I had my first ever glimpse of the NBA Basketball. It was a lanky afro manchild doing a reverse dunk versus Indiana right in front of the Laker crowd. Crowd was in awe, Commentators were ecstatic and Kevin Harlan in his usual voice saying, Kobe can’t be denied. That day, my love affair with the Los Angeles Lakers started.
The 2000-2002 Seasons were the very foundation of my Purple and Gold affair. My Lakers were champions and Kobe was the superhero. He’d beat the bad guys, save Shaq’s ass in the Western Conference’s Juggernauts: Duncan and Robinson’s Spurs, CWebb and Sacramento Queens, and the Portland Jail Blazers were all victims of young Mamba. Kobe did all those buzzer-beating moves enroute to the NBA Finals were Shaq won all his NBA Finals MVPs at the expense of each of their lowly Eastern …show more content…
This guy could not be denied. He'd be always be the one with the sense of urgency. Lakers were lackadaisical during the first three quarters and close the deal on the fourth.
Kobe is not a basketball machine, he's an artist on the basketball court. The sun would always set and Father Time would always prevail. But he has left much into me. All my life, I have been following Kobe and the Lakers.
My last picture of Kobe wouldn't be the Banners, the Championships celebrations, the 81 point game nor the Buzzer beaters. My final picture of Kobe was when he had ruptured his Achilles, still managed to walk halfway across the court and knocked down two freethrows. He shook his head and walked away. Kobe's a soldier. He performed his duties even when down and wounded.
Kobe has inspired legions of fans because of his work ethic and dedication to perform. That is what sets him apart.
Kobe, you are the greatest basketball player I have ever seen. #MambaOut #KobeBryant #Retirement
The 2000-2002 Seasons were the very foundation of my Purple and Gold affair. My Lakers were champions and Kobe was the superhero. He’d beat the bad guys, save Shaq’s ass in the Western Conference’s Juggernauts: Duncan and Robinson’s Spurs, CWebb and Sacramento Queens, and the Portland Jail Blazers were all victims of young Mamba. Kobe did all those buzzer-beating moves enroute to the NBA Finals were Shaq won all his NBA Finals MVPs at the expense of each of their lowly Eastern …show more content…
This guy could not be denied. He'd be always be the one with the sense of urgency. Lakers were lackadaisical during the first three quarters and close the deal on the fourth.
Kobe is not a basketball machine, he's an artist on the basketball court. The sun would always set and Father Time would always prevail. But he has left much into me. All my life, I have been following Kobe and the Lakers.
My last picture of Kobe wouldn't be the Banners, the Championships celebrations, the 81 point game nor the Buzzer beaters. My final picture of Kobe was when he had ruptured his Achilles, still managed to walk halfway across the court and knocked down two freethrows. He shook his head and walked away. Kobe's a soldier. He performed his duties even when down and wounded.
Kobe has inspired legions of fans because of his work ethic and dedication to perform. That is what sets him apart.
Kobe, you are the greatest basketball player I have ever seen. #MambaOut #KobeBryant #Retirement