I grew up around Kobe Bryant. Here's what that means to me now

Posted on AllSides January 28th, 2020
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Everyone from Lower Merion has a story about Kobe Bryant. I have mine.

In a pickup game after school, I blocked him twice in a row, got the ball and pushed it up court. Roughly two minutes later, I found myself as the lone defender back with Kobe charging toward the basket. There would be no repeat of that earlier possession. I got the classic Kobe staredown after he dunked, quite literally, over me. As someone who wasn't on the team and only stepped on the court with him a...

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