The GOAT
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My friend grew up with Kobe Bryant...
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thanks for bumping this...reading some of the stories now
Offthegrid
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Great thread breh it's crazy how a game a sport can connect ppl in so many ways I didn't start playing ball til 96 (3rd grade)when bulls won so that's my first time hearing glued to the TV screen watching basketball outside of NBA I got hipped to college n little bit of high school bball circuit so you either had to hear these urban legends as kid or witness greatness in person I'm just thinking how the world would of been if technology was giving to the public in the 90s
my older sister graduated hs same yr as kobe I always use to hear bout was him taking Brandy to his prom that shyt was 
crazy to me u see a Brandy cd on the table then u see Kobe for the first time with a teenage r&b star that's in my sister's age group senior class in my head was like iknow whoever this dude Kobe was he was that nikka 
the mid to late 90s my lawd that 96 draft class changed basketball for me I was hooked n I wasn't even a Kobe fan but I respect him pulling Brandy n I never saw him play before this like bron like before 01 bron abcd camp coming out party no homo my childhood is over
my older sister graduated hs same yr as kobe I always use to hear bout was him taking Brandy to his prom that shyt was crazy to me u see a Brandy cd on the table then u see Kobe for the first time with a teenage r&b star that's in my sister's age group senior class in my head was like iknow whoever this dude Kobe was he was that nikka the mid to late 90s my lawd that 96 draft class changed basketball for me I was hooked n I wasn't even a Kobe fan but I respect him pulling Brandy n I never saw him play before this like bron like before 01 bron abcd camp coming out party no homo my childhood is over
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...So, one day, he gets the bright idea to sell a newspaper he had autographed. Now, this is a Philly newspaper, local sports (from like 1995-96) of Kobe declaring for draft. He said he got it signed as a joke, it was wrinkled, and only got Kobe to sign it because he made the front and the back of the paper. As in, "Yo - you made the front page AND the backpage of the newspaper - wtf. Sign both sides because this may be worth something fool"
So, fast forward - he brings the newspaper to the shop, and they say "
He said "Hell YEA, $1300 for a old newspaper, damn!"
He says the shop owner is like ", $13,000"
So, my homeboy says, not only did I end up not making $13,000, but I ended up spending $100. To get it framed.
That's the frame that is still on his wall to this day, and I may even get a pic for yall one day, if it isn't too creepy.
Kobe is worth some $$$.
More actual personal Kobe & his cousins stories coming soon
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Yeah man he's going through it right now
YoungMoneyCashMoneyBoy
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Legler was on golics show this morning saying how he went to the gym one summer to run a pickup game and while he was getting taped up, he saw this skinny kid killing people - established college players. He asked the trainer who was that and he was like, "that's joe bryant's kid. He's 15."...Legler was like wtf.
Yesterday, matt barnes was saying how in 98 when he was at ucla, kobe would be at ucla's gym practicing and playing pickup games. He was like he used to marvel at him and be like "this dude is incredible. How is he not playing
? He looks like Jordan out there. If he's not playing, aint none of us got a shot."
Yesterday, matt barnes was saying how in 98 when he was at ucla, kobe would be at ucla's gym practicing and playing pickup games. He was like he used to marvel at him and be like "this dude is incredible. How is he not playing
? He looks like Jordan out there. If he's not playing, aint none of us got a shot." 
I AM WARHOL
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Damn that's crazy similar to how I was introduced to Kobe. My family wasnt big on sports but my sister used to talk about Kobe because of Brandy as well. She used to love Kobe. She was crying so hard on Sunday smhGreat thread breh it's crazy how a game a sport can connect ppl in so many ways I didn't start playing ball til 96 (3rd grade)when bulls won so that's my first time hearing glued to the TV screen watching basketball outside of NBA I got hipped to college n little bit of high school bball circuit so you either had to hear these urban legends as kid or witness greatness in person I'm just thinking how the world would of been if technology was giving to the public in the 90s
I was watching a video a few weeks ago and Jaleel White telling TMZ he watched Kobe absolutely destroying people at UCLA back in the day. No tape makes these stories better.Legler was on golics show this morning saying how he went to the gym one summer to run a pickup game and while he was getting taped up, he saw this skinny kid killing people - established college players. He asked the trainer who was that and he was like, "that's joe bryant's kid. He's 15."...Legler was like wtf.
Yesterday, matt barnes was saying how in 98 when he was at ucla, kobe would be at ucla's gym practicing and playing pickup games. He was like he used to marvel at him and be like "this dude is incredible. How is he not playing
MooseMouthMthafuga
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Great thread breh it's crazy how a game a sport can connect ppl in so many ways I didn't start playing ball til 96 (3rd grade)when bulls won so that's my first time hearing glued to the TV screen watching basketball outside of NBA I got hipped to college n little bit of high school bball circuit so you either had to hear these urban legends as kid or witness greatness in person I'm just thinking how the world would of been if technology was giving to the public in the 90s
The '96 draft is what connected me to basketball even stronger.I didn't pay attention to college ball back then.Not until '95 and that was strictly off the Marbury hype.
I just had to see this guy SLAM mag kept promoting as the "Point Gawd".People forget the hype surrounding Marbury.On a high school level, maybe only exceeded
by the LeBron hype.I damn near became a GT fan because of Marbury.That same year, Iverson, Nash, Camby, and Ray Allen caught my attention.On everything I
love, I told all my boys Nash was underrated.Dude hit every J I saw him take.Plus he was unselfish.At the time, thought he was the evolution of Mark Price.Nash had
some "soul" in his game.Leading up to the draft, the main guy I wanted was Ray Allen from U Conn, but the Suns had the 15th pick.That's when I set my sights on
Kobe.I remember Jerry Colangelo raving about him after his workout with the Suns.He said it was the most impressive workout he ever witnessed from a draft prospect.
Kobe almost made it to 15.I was disappointed the Suns didn't get him, but we got Nash
.Could've been John Wallace instead
philmonroe
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My sister graduated from E&S the same year as you lol.
Throwback article
Jaleel White Recalls 17-Year-Old Kobe Bryant Beating Up on UCLA in Pickup Games
From that moment Urkel knew
Jaleel White Recalls 17-Year-Old Kobe Bryant Beating Up on UCLA in Pickup Games
From that moment Urkel knew
Controversy
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To piggyback off of OP, Kobe spent a lot of time in Yeadon. Kobe had cousins that lived i Yeadon. That's where he met his longtime GF, let's just call her J. Kobe's parents didn't want him to marry Vanessa bc they wanted him to marry J. He was with J for about 4-5 yrs, even when he went with Brandy to the prom. The crazy thing is I found out I'm related to J (she was my 2nd cousin), she has 2 kids now and her son looks like Kobe even tho Kobe is not the father.
On the basketball end, Kobe used to kill grown men at Myers (SWP), Tustin (WP), and Amos (NP). Kobe was baptised & honed his game on Philly courts. Kobe's family is from WP, SWP, and Yeadon. So he spent time in all 3 places as a teen. He spent A LOT of time in Yeadon. He and his GF wouldn't do normal couple stuff, they'd watch game film.
On the basketball end, Kobe used to kill grown men at Myers (SWP), Tustin (WP), and Amos (NP). Kobe was baptised & honed his game on Philly courts. Kobe's family is from WP, SWP, and Yeadon. So he spent time in all 3 places as a teen. He spent A LOT of time in Yeadon. He and his GF wouldn't do normal couple stuff, they'd watch game film.
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