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While with the Lakers, Parker clashed with Kobe Bryant. Bryant singled out Parker as a bad teammate, saying in 2012 that Parker "shouldn't have been in the NBA, but [the Lakers] were too cheap to pay for a point guard." [10] Parker would later detail how Bryant was a bad teammate, and after Bryant's death in 2020, confirmed that the two men had ...
It was the final season that Kobe Bryant wore jersey number 8 before changing it to 24 the following season. Also memorable from this season was during a January 22, 2006 game vs. the Toronto Raptors where Bryant dropped a record 81 points, only the 2nd highest total in NBA history behind Wilt Chamberlain 's 100-point game in 1962.
The narrow 112-109 victory was had with a Kobe fade-away jumper with 12 seconds left, then a Smush Parker steal-and-dunk. Soon, the Clippers went back to their losing ways just as the Lakers late ...
The 2006–07 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 59th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 61st overall. The season ended with the Lakers being eliminated in five games in a rematch against the Phoenix Suns from the 2006 playoffs (which the Suns won in seven games) in the First Round of the playoffs.
Kobe Bryant's best quotes. Bryant was known for his work ethic and commitment to his craft throughout his career. He often began training sessions early in the morning, already completing the ...
The prevailing theme of the 2018 NBA playoffs is that LeBron James carried a sorry Cavaliers squad as far as he could. Kobe Bryant disagrees.
After losing Game 1 due to Tim Thomas' offense and Steve Nash's playmaking capabilities, Kobe Bryant turned up his playing capabilities to first win Game 2 with his overall play and then be the primary playmaker for players like Smush Parker and Lamar Odom to take Game 3 in the Staples Center (now Crypto.com Arena).
A second statue of Kobe and daughter Gianna was unveiled near the arena on Aug. 2, 2024. The bronze statue depicts Bryant kissing the top of Gianna's head as they sat courtside at the Lakers game ...