Question: Kobe, Should We Forget The Journey

I will never forget when Kobe Bryant hit rock bottom. It was perhaps the least graceful fall from the pedestal of stardom that sports had ever seen, at least before Michael Vick and slain dogs. It was then, back in the summer of 2003, that Kobe was consequently divided from not only casual fans, but even his closest followers. Even Jim Gray stopped talking to him.

I remember grabbing Phil Jackson's book, the Last Season shortly after it came out. It should have probably been called, Kobe: the last player a coach would want in his locker room.

The book was filled with shocking revelations of a chaotic locker room, and depicted an organization that lacked structure and direction. Soon enough, the organization would lack the stability of one of the greatest coache...

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