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the language kobe speaks best is

basketball and right now nobody is

speaking better Kobe Bryant is carrying

the Aces to their first league

championship in 17 years

this is home for me they always come

from this school that's why I roam area

is extremely extremely specialty I have

a big decision coming up and that's

whether or not go to college or straight

to the NBA he does some things that any

basketball player I mean I'm not trying

to be cocky at this but no he doesn't

things on the court

I have decided to skip college and take

my talented MVA with the 13th pick in

the 1996 NBA Draft the Charlotte Hornets

select Kobe Bryant from Lower Merion

High School a coming-out party for the

high school kid and here we this is a

guy who stock his prison what was it

like the tryouts what did you learn why

I learned that you have to work

and with a serious mindset there's a

step up from high school and I

understand that so therefore I tell

myself on a basketball court we'll put a

strong F but I'll get on the floor let's

go to now the feeder of se Peter what's

up Ernie sources have told me that the

Charlotte Hornets have traded Kobe

Bryant to the Lakers and I'm just very

excited to be here with the Los Angeles

Lakers in the avocado Magic Johnson

continent so write that rest soon you

have to understand when somebody

and that's when you started for the last

time to go in there

eighteen-year-old Kobe Bryant

ever appear in a regular season NBA game

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I just don't want to startle from there

you know all-star you have to have that

going to mind as you want to be the best

play that you can possibly become so I

don't know I just keep working for the

day I get there now some people feel

when our next dunker

so he's comfortable - Wow yes six-six

Kobe Bryant from the lake and I think he

is effect for one thing a lot of people

thought he said I wouldn't be in a

rookie day but look at its style look at

his will and check out the way walk he's

hot he looks cocky check my eye contact

with the crowd and love this kid I'm

scoring 31 points for not getting the

MVP in the rookie game did that psyche

you up even more for this so you don't

know what you want to win as much as you

can

I can't tell you how excited Southern

California yesterday I'm gonna introduce

you to the newest Los Angeles Laker I

just can't tell you how excited I am

case you haven't figured it out yet I'm

sorry with the Los Angeles Lakers

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Kobe Bryant

myself and greatest living man big man

one-two punch ever created in the

history of the day it's one before it

some bus that I went on and stuff but

took the great wine of Jordan suddenly

everyone took the great king of ten

years I hope it doesn't take me that

long but let me just keep trying until I

get one and I will get one not even work

I mean I am 19 I'm very ready young that

same time bad boy has no age job sighs

male also has no age so while I'm out

there playing I'm playing hard opinion

just with the rest of the guys I'm not

afraid to fail

just 19 years old he's been voted by the

fans to start at next Sunday's all-star

game making him the youngest player in

NBA all-star history I can't wait to get

out there get an introduction if I not

be on the court in New York City is

gonna be bananas everybody is excited

about this showdown between you

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return to play as hard and not fine

isolate ourselves the repressive floors

bad we'll get the response unit ood a

bit of a challenge and he's got his

bride up doesn't play the game but

that's how I grew up playing a game I'm

sure you did to it a way out here as

well here is Michael the head fake on

Garnett Brian Kobe's first all-star who

why ahead of the field

garnett back to

George

my god

what's the

Michael Jordan Jordan spin to the left

right

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hoping there's any particular layer

intimidate you on the court of course

not anyone if it's just basketball when

you going out there and you're playing

against a great player like Michael

Jordan and if you beat you just won't

learn let me say it Tom I'm going back

yeah you're playing the sport you love I

love it absolutely love it

you were just on the court last week

with Michael Jordan can you really in

your own mind compete with a guy who

thing turned the greatest player in the

history of the game yeah so I can go out

there and play and you competing do the

job you want table tennis outfit every

day do you feel as though you're an

equal mmhmm yeah basketball in

basketball

no whether you're a girl or better than

some players or not is good but it

doesn't matter you're out there playing

basketball you know and that's summed up

that blown up door something I've done

my whole life so we're very comfortable

out there because once you step on the

core age goes out the window we need to

build our mental strength so we can

focus get one pointed attention and so

that we could be in concert with one

another in times of need

Mandy I see so much just pity were like

but I even having a basketball come on

go set a pig and spin pivot go and stop

changing the red like weed without a

basketball hey practice layups not a bad

swim if you know I was asking them to

kind of fit into roles and demanded the

team to play more unselfish basketball

and come off the court you had a bad

call things going wrong for you you sit

on the bench you take a breath and you

reseat yourself you reset yourself and

you do that through this mindfulness you

just come right back in and collect

yourself I tried to take things out of

the ordinary and make them something

special so they'd understand the

difference

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but as far as as big willing learners

with an open mind they're they're very

accommodating for me I'm very gracious

glad about that

we all respect everybody strengths and

weaknesses I'm annoyed by your strengths

and weaknesses and we're able to mesh

them together within the system put away

the paper

that's inspires it for

or a coffee shop

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yes boss the grocery

got it

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you work so hard there's a hot ball game

ten consecutive fifth grade

yeah

the way because follicle is here

fans going crazy I got the hat on and

everything covering my throat it feels

great

no feeling

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I'm very very fortunate to be in this

position

I scratched my head every time I heard a

name called Brian right now and I'm just

lost for word he's amazing he's the best

player and a ruthless way to put it but

we apps absolutely want to cut their

hearts out

absolutely

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now the bucket

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an outstanding finish we gotta figure

out how to play back

I thought 1,000 have this game the

championship has come to City Los

Angeles you could not ask for more

excitement Philadelphia the scene of our

next three games he gets it going Brent

this series is over

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otherwise all are killing me

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so their chef

waits to ship it back out

funny

back-to-back titles for the Los Angeles

Lakers

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the bigger and also

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unlike a lot of players he prefers

practice to partying when he isn't

practicing he's working out when he

isn't working out she's studying game

tapes in his room the time I spend with

my penis he doesn't have to come in at

night I'm like going out to a cool bar I

feel terrible something like that does I

have to come in the other place is

waiting to come

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she is without question one of the

league's most talented players but he

has been criticized for poor shot

selection and not playing a team game

since the start of his career Kobe

Bryant has been accused of not being a

team player

when he takes control of a game away

from the Lakers of a superstar Center

Shaquille O'Neal and plays too

aggressively the Lakers sometimes lose

games they should have won

don't want to take taking our ball games

because I just love to play so much

regardless of his for a mistake was not

for missed it wouldn't be an implant

those who go out there play with it so I

got to be happy

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first one-on-one right here okay we went

our first one together

you got a ball

okay let the guy go by just get a dose

wife he's a monster

all I can say about it

let's play and the only thing that

should be on our mind is game forward

that's it nothing else

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rebound

one champion and we

they

potentially a

ages as they get better before our very

eyes

congratulations in recent weeks the

country has been transfixed by the

highly publicized rape case of Kobe

Bryant a preliminary hearing is underway

in Colorado to determine whether there's

enough evidence to put Kobe Bryant on

trial for sexual assault I believe right

now they're in recess the woman told

them told investigators at the NBA

superstar attacked her from behind

grabbed her by the neck and forced

himself on her despite her repeated

protests

so much of what the media says in his

image is dependent upon his contracts

and his endorsement deals so goes a lot

further than what just happens in the

courtroom if you don't admit the crime

after six months of probation

you're revoked sent back to the judge

because you still because you're saying

that you didn't do it and you're sent to

prison sit here funny you guys

disgusted at myself

or

committing adultery

I'm sorry

we put you through this

for our families

together my wife and I

my family will fight these false

accusations

boss to choose the something

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I know this was a difficult time that

you have just gone through what was the

most difficult aspect of it

not having my mother my father but you

just want your parents there with you

yes and it wasn't there so I was a I was

there I must have hurt

absolutely can you be happy playing this

office completely totally happy you know

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I mean that was the first time doing it

that I could remember playing basketball

where it just wasn't even fun for me

wasn't fun I didn't want blame you just

felt like something was amiss between

you and your team some wasn't right

some wasn't right I go to practice and

I'll feel real uncomfortable you know

but they don't love the game I got I

mean it come to me and they asked me

about whose team is in Durst and other

and I have another issue that I'm

dealing with right now in this you know

yes that's real what had been rumored

for weeks became a reality in about a

span of 23 hours and 58 minutes

Shaq traded to the Heat Kobe reps with

the Lakers I just wanted to be part of

the team because I know in basketball

you can't do it by yourself

no matter how great you are no matter

how great you think you are what do you

have to say to your former Laker

teammates that you left behind what

message would you give them no you

should get mad at me for not playing

team basketball I see you're mad at me

because he wasn't in tip-top shape

what do you think of Kobe Bryant I think

if he I think if he did the little

things he'd be the greatest player to

ever play again but he's a great player

what are the little things make

everybody else better would be the

greatest play ever better than Mike

better than a Shaq better than Duncan be

the greatest well when was the last time

you talked to Kobe I don't know I don't

care you have to somehow figure out a

way to to make it happen

ability it's just another challenge you

know it's just another challenge

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if Michael Jordan is the original Kobe

Bryant is the remix baby Toronto Raptors

we hope to be a playoff team we had had

some injuries he didn't say a word

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so before you know it Kobe's putting up

pretty good numbers but he's not really

going up I think he probably had 20

something in the first half and then I

want to say erupted for like 40 or

something in the third quarter he was

dominant over us there gives me the ball

to see if he can add to it he does

well Kobe's got his stroke just yo-yoing

the dribble and stop from the top of the

key that's how he was dominant putting

the smack down on us he really did this

six and a half to play the third he

pulls up to a point

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knocked away by Kobe play hustle by Kobe

I just remember realizing at one point

again this may be something historic

happening right now

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there's

to the media right now inside Staples

Center we got to go to Kobe Bryant

scored 81 tonight against the Raptors

just happened man just happened it's

tough to explain it's just uh I don't

know she's one of those things so this

is very similar to the Dallas game as

far as you know my mentality really

seemed to you have bonded and understand

that you know if we wanted gets in at

elite level we really have to put in the

work day in and day out

we believe that we're we're a tough team

they talk about the best in the world

mama there goes that man simply the

biggest NBA in season trade so far this

year as the Lakers acquired talented big

man palace off this is an epic and

historic day for Los Angeles because Los

Angeles gave up nothing and they got a

big man who could run rebound think

catchy as the anti Kwame Brown when

Mitch Kupchak came to you and said

something like I can get you pal Gasol

for Kwame Brown what did you say back no

you can

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anything surprise you about your new

team oh no well a little bit you know

that they all such a good players that

it feels a disease it just comes out

natural when you great to have you a

nice game thank you figure guys that's

power good soul

Kobe how nice feeling is it to know that

you can score 6 points and still have a

victory no idea you know just make the

game so much easier no we had some

weapons before now we just added a huge

one to the team you know we get big

final baggage since you know there's a

God there is a God

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perdón

so thank 1

no I just love

so much

you still got many more years ago

role-playing

party started

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from

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anything's possible

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Koby how do you make your team mentally

tougher next year I think experiences

then one should go through the ups and

downs struggle a little bit taste defeat

I think that makes your time but I'm

proud I'm proud of the way that we

performed all year I'm proud of my guys

I'm proud of know the effort that we

gave and did a good job

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coby's have some monster game through

your things Guffey I bet you do success

the attack

chumina by has five he's got coffee on

the way

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trapping Soviets the space coffee bus

trips

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sputtering all the channels the

crossover legacies and breezy stripped

up and I've got a lot

Cody held up that taught his way down

good it is for this guy to help me on

his way down class

maybe 4:30 on a span what hibbett yes

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congratulate thank you very much it's

Kobe Bryant he holds the scoring record

in this building gg9 TVV I'll be home in

a little bit love you guys

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what was the like having Shaquille

O'Neal as your teammate again it was fun

being out there whatever do join me in

congratulating Kobe Bryant and Shaquille

O'Neal as know MVPs

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the big Legendary's mr. Kobe Bryant

Shaquille O'Neal Phil Jackson if you had

stayed together probably have about six

or seven I know

easily six or seven it's amazing that it

actually worked

you know I mean he was young at the time

and I was younger so you're talking

about two very bullheaded individuals

and I think that Phil's magic was being

able to get us to move in the same

direction and us as well being able to

put our differences aside and say let's

get this thing done

it's not though like I never said like

oh you never heard me saying like Oh

last time I was saying we hug each other

why you say your didn't talk to 11 years

because I wanted you to think that we

didn't talk and now I'm giving up the

secrets what about Phil Jackson was that

hype and marketing as well yes who's the

greatest coach oh and you've done a lot

for me and filled my god so I'm walking

him to Kobe Bryant is he's a guy who's

made himself when he gets it going is

pretty much nothing you can do

I saw firsthand why he's the greatest

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drives in once again easy to getting

away

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to the basket push from behind Brian

didn't like it

now that's a flagrant foul I mean he was

well behind him on the way and almost

going up will be Brian was that boy puts

it up cuts it in for trade

Koby how is it that you as tired as you

are find a way to deliver every time

your team needs it

I just got it it's got tough sum it up

and get through it you know

get some rest Kobe thank you Mike

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incredible on the offensive end my good

Brian tough shot

as Brian pulls up again Kobe Bryant with

16

shot clock winding down Toby's trying on

the drive gets to the basket

up another pretty bold thanks man but

that is just that's just pretty

basketball mama there goes that man

fallen way tough shot today dr. Coley

wine

third quarter it the idea that this

guy's trying to make a statement this is

the shot clock down to five teachers in

pursuit one all one shot clock winding

down at a good Ryan nails the three will

be brought in again Brian gets in size

tough shot gets it ago he's four for

four

again these are well-defended plays it's

almost like a grown man playing with

kids I'm gonna do whatever I want I'm

gonna make every play from a Kobe Bryant

so good at making plays on the pull-up

punch it in all my goodness takes a

drink now hooks it up a three parter

Kobe Bryant rounds it in is just amazing

Kobe Bryant and the finish trying dusty

good move by client of mist health light

total ooh

his whole body in front but that's just

a tremendous finish Wow

become making plays Brian banks event

the ability to hang in the air and then

finish the Lakers are NBA champions once

again LA wins the 2005 NBA title

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and here comes the Larry O'Brien trophy

to the 2009 NBA champion Los Angeles

Lakers

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and the MVP of the 2009 NBA Finals Kobe

Bryant

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you are the best player on the planet

when will you think it's time to pass it

on to the brown retired give me one more

example see

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like I said I wanted to be a teammate of

his and be a part of the Lakers for a

long time who will pass on opportunity

to play under Phil

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there's an intense game going on and you

almost have to laugh at what he does

he's the best player in basketball and I

don't think it's even close now they

finally stepped into that spotlight and

we're ready for it

they're just a fun year it's fun you

know made it a lot easier for me

Boston is back strong again the Lakers

are back strong again could be on a

collision course one more to hope so yes

what is it gonna take this time to beat

them do you know what you need to do as

as a team to beat them the second one

there were a couple of things there one

day were tougher than we were physically

tougher stronger and they impose their

will you gotta get a little meaner

outside of that we got to be a better

defensive team

what wouldn't mean to you to win a

championship with this group of guys I

mean everything

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lion as the pullout method for today

inside a palace

an opening

pretty

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lying gets the ball and realize he has

guests hypsi Kobe Bryant as a teammate

any day of the week

dad's got a little quiet Brian

tough shot a soft touch a pretty bow

five the three

what today

Allen is on coke Bryant

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of shine Brian thrills of Drake corner

ride the Lakers back up alley-oop the

riot hall what a place of quiet

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downtown

that's a grave robbing

that should be labeled unfair trying to

drive hesitation rolls bamboo and the

Finnish riot club shot for today

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now

repeat LA Lakers 2010 NBA champions

I will also like to congratulate the

back-to-back champions of Los Angeles

Lakers unbelievable and the winner of

the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP is none

other than Kobe Bryant

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from one great champion to another Kobe

Bryant your fifth NBA championship how

does this one stand out for you more

than one two three and four this is the

sweetest I can't say enough about the

span but that guy that guy's

unbelievable just a hell of a player

we win no wonder without it all right

congratulations to Kobe Bryant his

second NBA Finals Most Valuable Player

Award

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to me copias

he has the capacity through his will

well we talk about Kobe Bryant I never

thought I would say it playing against

Michael Jordan for so long but Kobe

Bryant at the end of the date will go

down as the greatest basketball player

that is devily best clutch shooter in

today's game I would have to go with

Kobe jellybeans

he's the best player Oh answer but I

think he's the best player in our league

right now what he's able to do

offensively and defensively is communis

is unbelievable and I look up to a guy

like Kobe Bryant once again I've quoted

saying that Kobe Bryant is the best

farmer he's the best playing again it's

just that simple there's nothing that

Kobe Bryant can't do every time when I'm

not playing

mr. Lakers on TV I'm watching I'm

watching him I'm trying to learn

this guy is highly motivated and that's

on top of the motivation he already has

from being completely and totally

fixated on the game of basketball

what about individual for you he's got

one more to check so you can take that

to the bank you know hi um you guys know

how a lot of people just want to know

when you're out there with Shaquille

O'Neal when you're out there with Shaq

does he try and trash talk I mean he say

anything to you if you did I wouldn't

understand we are now well into December

and somehow I think for the first time

in my whole time following basketball

the defending champion is under the

radar

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Sherwin Davis has been loved it

you know our test is in the middle of it

Ron Artest is not leaving in a timely

manner they'll get him in more trouble

status not a motivating thing Jason

Terry shoving Steve Blake to the ground

those two would have wars Matt Barnes

got involved four ejections total all to

play

we've had our own battles here

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Dirk a three-point shot that has been

fine-tuned I just don't understand why

this is happening and this has been a

huge story of the series nari again via

the brave Jason Terry ties and NZD

playoff record nine three-pointers made

today and adding gullible whoa hold on

now which individual on purpose

dad's one of the most

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it's an embarrassment to the bus family

it's an embarrassment to Phil Jackson

admits cut Chet - does it matter how you

lose a series are only that doodoos

losing is losing different degrees of it

but the result is the same

so it's a little it's a little weird for

me to think about you know when next

year's gonna like

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fine

spectacular

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Oh brilliant intuitive

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another stock is hoisted a ninja Kobe

Bryant

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clients

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while are you working on million

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I'm not fading into the shadows that's

what you're asking

I mean even it's the entire team he was

not one of those things like the Wolves

beat the Pistons and the Pistons

disappear forever I'm not going for that

we've really been great at as

organization Misha has really done a

phenomenal job building title teams

pretty quickly so we just have to do it

again you come into the season

recovering from your back surgery now

you've got a shoulder issue and there's

no reason for me to want to tear it down

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struggling

he's gonna stay down there for a fit

you've had a pretty unbelievable career

is this the biggest dismiss

disappointment of it considering

everything that was involved yeah by far

it was pierced and sad worked really

hard

it's pissed

spot

so this is my last game

really really

it's fueling me it's feeling me I can

feel it already

I've just got a technical foul Dwight

Howard has been going out of the

battling down low

the official rowdy live it was a no

fault

the second is gone

and I guess now the more important

question is is he gone for good or gone

for just this season

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or unrestricted free agent so I don't

know why he's so frustrated because he

goes through that all the time among a

couple of others have say Dwight Howard

will be signing with the Houston Rockets

what do you think it means for the team

now that Dwight's gone well I mean it's

it's just changes the dynamic of the

team I think the pieces fit a little bit

better I have a way that I think winning

should be done

I just think philosophically that

relationship was never going to work I

really tried to go out there and

everything I had and I just didn't have

it no preseason is that what I'm hearing

you know it's tough to put up kind of

put a window on this this thing's been

tough to the two-year extension which

means

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look at Kobey's stripping DeRozan of the

law

can't expose it did Toby get all of it

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play catch

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that's that's nice expert basketball in

a bow back to go the little to bad game

Kobe created some space to pump bass

with the left I feel fine

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20 second timeout

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now we'll miss the next six weeks it is

expected well I personally think they

should shut it down for the rest of the

year how do you feel about pain in some

level you come to accept it it even

becomes enjoyable sometimes in what way

it's just another challenge

just about five of those elbows and Toby

were submitted and some words exchanged

it goes back to what was let's call it

there's been some talk the last few days

that you said you're gonna play one more

year next year and I think people kind

of jump to the conclusion that that

means you're retiring after next year

every day that I didn't want to work out

or every day I felt like I couldn't give

more I always thought of coding because

I knew that he was getting better and I

was like man if you take a day off he

gonna he will he's gonna take advantage

of it obviously I mean it would never be

another one of them and our leg up

here's Kofi on his former teammate bar

right around the Metro

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and I've been very fortunate you know

throughout my career playoff some great

teams and also have great mentors that

was vintage honestly you know and

sitting in meditation named mine started

drifting it always drifted towards

basketball always always it doesn't do

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number 24

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something about this building brings out

the best in the mama and I mean this is

vintage this is the number eight and

number 24 whatever you want to go by

whatever memory you want to have on COBE

hi

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that not this is vintage

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are you one of the greatest players in

NBA history I do view myself as being

one of the best we've ever raced a month

what do you see

Kobe's legacy good enough a rod for him

just really happy that I was able to

share those moments with him and then go

through all those jewels he's his own

Michael Jordan for from my generation

he's one of the best to ever lace them

up I wanted to be just like a man and

I've always voiced my opinion about Kobe

how great Kobe is and I'm very happy to

to leave you this message to say how

much you know we are very proud of what

you've accomplished over the years I

just want to say congratulations

and now the end is near and so I face

that final curtain

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my friends I'll make it clear

I state my case of which I am certain

I have lived a life that's full I

traveled each and every Highway more

much more

I did it

my way regrets

I've had a few

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then again

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too few to mention

like wow

each job at

each careful step

along than pi

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much much are you one of the greatest

players in NBA history I did

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I do do myself as being one of the best

ways to varnish there were times

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much more than

I could chew

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I've loved

I had my fill

my share of losing

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Cheers subside

I find that it's

all amusing

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- I

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no no

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to reveal

right for Cody

show

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Ryan

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this has been it has been absolutely

beautiful you guy can't believe has come

to an end you guys will always be in my

heart

god I love you guys and

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Zero's coming to go

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go