Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant announced his first nonfiction book, “The Mamba Mentality: How I Play,” is set for release on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, and is available for pre-order now. The literary work is being published in hardcover format by MCD x FSG.
It includes over 200 color photographs by famed photographer Andrew D. Bernstein, an introduction by former Lakers head coach Phil Jackson, and a foreword by Bryant’s former teammate, Pau Gasol. That Gasol was selected to play a significant role in Bryant’s book is hardly a surprise.
The two shared a special relationship during their time together with the Lakers, even if at times it was contentious on the court.