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Husky Downs
Last night's performance by Kobe "Bean" Bryant was nothing more than a man determined to show the world that as long as he is in the league, Los Angeles is his town (Check the video up on top of our sports page for proof - HERE). However, such a spectacular, 37 point, 14 rebound (10 mind boggling offensive) performance does not come without consequences, as it was clear and it definitely was concise message from number 24; a message without words:
Memo To All League Stars:
"If you come to L.A. and you have any thoughts of being "the man", you'd better consider coming when I retire."
Amare Stoudemire said it best when asked about Kobe's performance, Amare said, and I paraphrase:
"Kobe looked like a man determined to win MVP. We knew he wasn't going to pass, after all, that's Kobe."
As great as Kobe is, one of the biggest knocks on him has always been that he struggles to co-exist with other stars. Well, he's got two titles with Pau Gasol and an All-Star MVP performance (his 4th)for the ages that say otherwise. You see, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are very similar when on the hardwood and for anybody vying for a championship, there was no better and quiet frankly is no better to team up with to achieve such a feat.
The NBA is Kobe's league, the Staples Center is Kobe's "downtown dojo", and Los Angeles now and forever (without or without Kobe) will be Kobe "Bean" Bryant's town - like it or not.
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