Let’s appreciate the best times of Kobe Bryant

I’ve always thought it odd how newspapers — those warm and glowing gas lamps of journalism — wait until someone dies or retires before writing what they label “An Appreciation.” It’s like the parent who says nice things about a child only behind the kid’s back. Or the colleagues who celebrate you only on the day you’re leaving. But we won’t let that happen with Kobe Bryant, the Lakers’ alpha peacock. He may be a genius, he may be an egomaniac — probably both. In any case, the Lakers guard is probably one of the five best things to ever happen to L.A. sports fans (John Wooden, Vin Scully, Magic Johnson, the USC-UCLA rivalry being four other top contenders)…

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