AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File-United States’ Kobe Bryant dribbles during a quarterfinal men’s basketball game against Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012 ...
The “sustained excellence” take is spot-on. Bryant essentially had two Hall-of-Fame careers rolled into one. Fans saw the Afro Kobe with a number 8 jersey tear the league alongside Shaquille O ...