NBA Memoir: How Kobe Bryant Changed the Way I View Basketball

Full disclosure: I’m not one of those people who thinks that being a fan or a hater of a certain team is a binding agreement. I don’t think that we, as crazed sports fans, are contractually obligated to like or dislike a certain team for all of time.

I understand that some fans take vows, much like some twisted ESPN-induced wedding nuptials, that they will love, honor, and cherish the Washington Redskins or that they will loath, hate, and despise the Oklahoma Sooners. I get that.

While there are some teams that I feel I will always have a certain level of hatred for (Here’s looking at you, BeVo and Butthead.  Who’s “butthead” you ask?  I&rsqu...

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