A 17-time All-Star, Bryant is the top active scorer in the National Basketball Association, with 32,982 points. “That was when I was like, listen, I have to figure this leadership thing out by any means necessary”. “I can’t go through this, and that was a turning point”.
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Shortly after Kobe took questions from the media about the Celtics/Lakers rivalry and about the 2008 and 2010 NBA Finals matchup.
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“It was unbelievable”, said Bryant. They knew when to cheer and they picked up from me which moments were more exciting than others.
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You demonstrate what kind of manager you are, and after that you can have another club that maybe they win the title and are sacked.
While Bryant spent his entire 20-year career as the Celtics’ biggest rival in purple and gold, he doesn’t think his career would be the same without the franchise. But what did Bryant do? “So I don’t think they really understand how much they meant to my career”. As a result the Celtics made a decision to grace Black Mamba with a gift similar to some of the gifts we’ve seen teams give athletes as they are set to retire. I’d organized a ballgame between my friends from the neighborhood and my friends from parochial school – 20 kids in all, and the only adult was the postal carrier who volunteered to serve as home-plate ump. “I say that in the most handsome way possible”, said Bryant.
Talk about an interesting introduction to the world of the Boston Celtics.
It’s really a pretty cool gesture, which even Bryant appreciated – judging from his smile. Then its like OK, I can’t mess this up. I can’t stress that enough, which is why I wanted my kids here. “There was a lot of pressure to not let that happen”.
“I love our fans”, Stevens said. Kobe Bryant has always gleefully stoked the hatred opposing fans have for him, feeding off the negative energy to mercilessly devour his opponents.
The Lakers have won seven of nine over the Celtics heading into the first matchup this season but have lost in two of their last three games in Boston. “I’m grateful for the city of Boston and the fans and the organization”.
I want players whose team’s colors are blue and red to wear uniforms that are blue and red, and players whose team’s colors are green and yellow to wear uniforms that are green and yellow.
“I knew what type of work ethic he had and know what type kind of guy he is”.
“It’s been remarkable”, Scott said. If he never does again, he can take refuge knowing that his last time there went relatively well. Celtics G Marcus Smart, in his second game back after missing 18 with a leg injury, missed the team’s shoot-around because of a flat tire and was kept on the bench until late in the first half…. I still remember the sensation of seeing Fenway Park stretching out in front of me for what seemed like miles. But Kobe Bryant and the Lakers have always been different. He recalled sitting there with teammates and, believe it or not, laughing. Bryant was fine with the Celtics presenting him a portion of the Garden’s parquet floor because the gift was given to him privately instead of as part of an elaborate pre-game ceremony.
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1969 would be by far one of the best Finals matchups. He brought his family on the trip because he didn’t want them to miss his final road game against the Celtics. “If they made a decision to draft me I was going to carry this franchise the way they deserved to be”. His struggling Lakers had earned a rare win, holding off a late Celtics charge.
