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Grading the Kobe Bryant parody impression from Brandon Armstrong

Like all human beings, professional basketball players have personal tics, mannerisms, and quirks; there's are just on display to the public a lot more often. Viral video star Brandon Armstrong has seemingly set out to imitate all of them, and yesterday, he got to Los Angeles Lakers' star Kobe Bryant. Here's the video, in case you missed it.

Did Armstrong get it right? It's time to get down with a few serious offseason questions and grade the tape.

Kobe's patented fadeaway jumper

The fadeaways is arguably the shot most synonymous with Kobe -- one of the most prolific weapons in his arsenal, a shot he perfected by watching cheetahs (seriously).