For all those basketball lovers it is not another day. Kobe Bryant, who lost his life in a helicopter accident on January 26, would be turning 42 years old this Sunday, August 23. The pain is still enormous, even though several months have already passed. You are allowed to miss him a little more on such a special date.
Needless to say, Kobe’s legacy goes beyond his numbers and titles. Bryant has served as an inspiration to young people throughout his career and it will even remain so for a long time. It is impossible not to think, for example, of Jayson Tatum, who is called to be one of the dominant of the NBA in a short time and whose idol always was and will continue to be The Black Mamba.
Former player of Los angeles lakers he was preparing to train and perfect any player who asked him to. Surely, something that he inherited Michael Jordan and that he also wanted to show that he was ready to release his stage as a basketball player. Not for nothing, he was the coach of his daughter’s team Gianna, who unfortunately also died that cold February day, and who was classified as a player who was going to revolutionize the game. WNBA.
In the numbers, Kobe did not lack to achieve anything. Each one of the tastes was given. Savored every honey of success possible. Bryant reached his first ring NBA in 2000, he repeated the success in 2001 and consolidated his only Three Peat the following year. Los Angeles number 8 or 24 had to wait until 2009 to re-try on the champion ring, but not before achieving the last achievement in 2010.
Bryant was also MVP in two of the five finals won, he was an 18-time All-Star. He is the current fourth leading scorer in league history. He had the luxury of winning Olympic gold with the United States National Team. But, as was clear, the legacy goes beyond those numbers. Happy birthday, Kobe.
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