I grew up just a few hours east of Chicago, you know in one of the states that you’re consumed by basketball 24/7/365, yeah, Indiana. I was very blessed to have the ability to be driving distance from the Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers, and Detroit Pistons. Needless to say, I went to plenty of NBA [...]The post Appreciating Kobe Bryant. Even If You’re A Hater. appeared first on The NBA Mistress.
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Kobe Bryant is no stranger to putting up a lot of shots and scoring points by the bucketload.
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Of course...
WATCH: Dwight Howard airballs free throw, laughs about it
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