Jalen Rose says this is the image he nominates for the Kobe Bryant statue

[Remote]

I take it back @Gil Scott-Heroin

We need more Curry threads

 

[Chris Cool]

i need that pose where he soaring over all these nikkas.

 

[WhoShotCha]

OP's photo is truly the goat Mamba photo when you think about it. But idk how it'll translate into a statue

 

[Bini Knight]

That Jeff Hamilton jacket is too clean. I'm going to bring those back.

This image is so quintessentially Kobe; a player defined by his polarizing nature in a moment of stark duality. He's won his second title and is in the middle of an event one would think is pure bliss, but his expression and posture denote fatigue and contemplation.

The contrast between him caressing his trophy while ignoring the champagne at his feet is a beautiful metaphor for how Kobe forsake clubs and partying for his love of and complete obsession with the Game. He was notoriously dedicated to his craft and here he is, in a rare moment where he can finally let go and be exuberant, only in this instant he's stoically alone with the fruit of his labor.

In the gleam of the trophy we can see a number of figures, three of them possibly teammates and one the photographer. In the background, a shadowy silhouette looms. He's close to them in the physical form but worlds apart in his mind.

so beautiful

 

[King Poetic]

 

[malbaker86]

I can't accept that this nikka is retiring. shyt just doesn't feel "right" bruhs

 

[waltthizzney]

ever realzie the roshes bit those adidas a decade earlier

 

[O.T.I.S.]

 

[wire28]

I would say they should use his hush when he quiets the crowd after stealing their hearts with an improbable fade away, but that's more for opposing gyms. He needs something else for the home LA fans.

That Jeff Hamilton jacket is too clean. I'm going to bring those back.

This image is so quintessentially Kobe; a player defined by his polarizing nature in a moment of stark duality. He's won his second title and is in the middle of an event one would think is pure bliss, but his expression and posture denote fatigue and contemplation.

The contrast between him caressing his trophy while ignoring the champagne at his feet is a beautiful metaphor for how Kobe forsake clubs and partying for his love of and complete obsession with the Game. He was notoriously dedicated to his craft and here he is, in a rare moment where he can finally let go and be exuberant, only in this instant he's stoically alone with the fruit of his labor.

In the gleam of the trophy we can see a number of figures, three of them possibly teammates and one the photographer. In the background, a shadowy silhouette looms. He's close to them in the physical form but worlds apart in his mind.

repped for the astute analysis

 

[Reggie]

The 360 dunk, right when you can see it forming.
Should be his statue.


Art Barr

If you are talking about the one on the Nuggets on Vincent Yarbrough then i agree. That was a perfect image and one i always associate with Kobe when it comes to his many posters.

 

[Ohene]

That Jeff Hamilton jacket is too clean. I'm going to bring those back.

This image is so quintessentially Kobe; a player defined by his polarizing nature in a moment of stark duality. He's won his second title and is in the middle of an event one would think is pure bliss, but his expression and posture denote fatigue and contemplation.

The contrast between him caressing his trophy while ignoring the champagne at his feet is a beautiful metaphor for how Kobe forsake clubs and partying for his love of and complete obsession with the Game. He was notoriously dedicated to his craft and here he is, in a rare moment where he can finally let go and be exuberant, only in this instant he's stoically alone with the fruit of his labor.

In the gleam of the trophy we can see a number of figures, three of them possibly teammates and one the photographer. In the background, a shadowy silhouette looms. He's close to them in the physical form but worlds apart in his mind.

 

[Killer Instinct]

Used to be the avy. Slept on image.

 

[Killer Instinct]

That Jeff Hamilton jacket is too clean. I'm going to bring those back.

This image is so quintessentially Kobe; a player defined by his polarizing nature in a moment of stark duality. He's won his second title and is in the middle of an event one would think is pure bliss, but his expression and posture denote fatigue and contemplation.

The contrast between him caressing his trophy while ignoring the champagne at his feet is a beautiful metaphor for how Kobe forsake clubs and partying for his love of and complete obsession with the Game. He was notoriously dedicated to his craft and here he is, in a rare moment where he can finally let go and be exuberant, only in this instant he's stoically alone with the fruit of his labor.

In the gleam of the trophy we can see a number of figures, three of them possibly teammates and one the photographer. In the background, a shadowy silhouette looms. He's close to them in the physical form but worlds apart in his mind.

This is up there with The Iliad and The Odyssey, breh.
Homer who?

 

[Higher Tech]

That Jeff Hamilton jacket is too clean. I'm going to bring those back.

This image is so quintessentially Kobe; a player defined by his polarizing nature in a moment of stark duality. He's won his second title and is in the middle of an event one would think is pure bliss, but his expression and posture denote fatigue and contemplation.

The contrast between him caressing his trophy while ignoring the champagne at his feet is a beautiful metaphor for how Kobe forsake clubs and partying for his love of and complete obsession with the Game. He was notoriously dedicated to his craft and here he is, in a rare moment where he can finally let go and be exuberant, only in this instant he's stoically alone with the fruit of his labor.

In the gleam of the trophy we can see a number of figures, three of them possibly teammates and one the photographer. In the background, a shadowy silhouette looms. He's close to them in the physical form but worlds apart in his mind.

Beautiful

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]