When the season started on Christmas Day, there was a lot of talk about the Lakers’ age. Derek Fisher who is 37 and Kobe Bryant 33, have been teammates since the 1996-97 season. We all know Fisher went on to play for the Warriors and Jazz before coming back to Los Angeles where he will probably end his career. The trust that Kobe has for Derek and vice versa is solid. However, the same can’t be said for Kobe and the rest of his teammates. Kobe Bryant is a warrior no doubt about it. He is a warrior because in the past he has played hurt much like he doing in the start of this season. He is already the Lakers all time leading scorer and along with going down as being one of the greatest, if not the greatest Laker of all time; when it’s all said and done, Kobe Bryant will go down in NBA history as being one of the top 5 players of all time. That said, Kobe has reached the summit of his career and is now on the downward slide. Not to say he still can’t light it up night in and night out...
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