When Kobe Bean Bryant was drafted in June of 1996, I was approaching 13 years old. Becoming a teenager was a big deal, but to say that I was nearly as old as my new favorite player was even bigger, because quite frankly, I wanted to be like him. With Charles Barkley nearing the end […]
As we approach the last two weeks of the NBA regular season, we are starting to see major storylines develop. Over the years, no part of the regular season has been more exciting than the closing weeks, where over half of the league fights for a playoff spot, a higher seeding, and/or sometimes, strategically rests […]
When it comes to scoring buckets, there are only three players ahead of Kobe Bryant: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, and Michael Jordan. On Saturday night, against the Sacramento Kings, Bryant slipped past Wilt Chamberlain’s 31,419-point mark, and currently sits fourth on that illustrious list of all-time dominant scorers. The big question is, have we seen a […]
