His divorce will only be a chip that will be placed on the shoulder of the Black Mamba. He’ll use this as fuel for a bounce-back season for the Los Angeles Lakers.
People hate Bryant and they always have. Yet what makes him so great is the fact that he doesn’t care. Fans boo him in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pa, but he loves sticking it to the 76ers every time he returns home.
We have seen it time-and-time again throughout Bryant’s 15-year career. People couldn’t stand the way he played the game of basketball. People couldn’t stand him after the Shaquille O’Neal fallout and people couldn’t stand him for what happened in Colorado in 2003.
He doesn’t care. It’s what he takes pride in.
I will be the first one to admit that this is going to be the toughest challenge of his NBA career. Divorce is never easy, especially on the children (Natalia, 8 and Gianna, 5), but it’s going to be extra difficult around the holiday season.
But basketball will be his getaway from all the troubles of splitting time with his children, not being around his ex-wife and many other things. Hopefully, for the sake of the league, we don’t see a downward spiral to the likes of Tiger Woods.
I can’t see that happening. Maybe it could if this was five years from now and Bryant was 38 instead of 33. But not now.
Bryant is still one of the best, if not the best player in the league. People love to hinge on one season and make an overblown assumption that he’s well-past his prime.
Give me a break.
Could we at least wait until this year is t...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
