"I'm Kobe Bryant, and I've decided to skip college and take my talents to the NBA."
On this day in 1996, the legend of the Mamba was born as Kobe declares for the draft, fresh out of high school 💛🐍💜
5 different leading scorers in 6 games.
Game 1 - Rui Hachimura (29)
Game 2 - LeBron James (28)
Game 3 - Anthony Davis (31)
Game 4 - Austin Reaves (23)
Game 5 - Anthony Davis (31)
Game 6 - D’Angelo Russell (31)
Depth.
Fake arguing with your coach to distract the defense before throwing a half-look pass for a reverse alley-oop to break a 92-92 tie in the final minute of OT in a Sweet 16 game at MSG might be the coolest shit I’ve ever seen
People are talking about church attendance being down. I’m like disciple making, evangelism, holiness, biblical literacy, and seriousness about the faith is extremely low. We are more concerned about keeping people’s attention rather than growing their souls.
Juan Toscano-Anderson: "What are you going to do for your birthday?"
Kid: "I don't know."
JTA: "You should come to a Laker game. I'll leave you [two] tickets for your birthday."
This kid got the surprise of his life 🙌