Kobe

She read aloud the bill for the nearly $2,500 dinner — Kobe beef, Maine lobster, Peking duck, sea bass and more.

Before the eligibility rule change, Kobe Bryant was drafted at 17, and the average age had dipped to 22.

“I had a great mentor in Kobe that didn’t necessarily let me pout or get down on myself. His thing was always, ‘All right, what’s next?

The late Kobe Bryant once told a story about Ronaldinho introducing him to a player he said would be the greatest of all time.

“Unfortunately one of the first Kobe and Gigi murals has been vandalized in Downtown Los Angeles,” said the image caption.