While the Los Angeles Lakers and their fans say their final farewells to Kobe Bryant, his everlasting legacy will remain a part of the NBA. The ferociousness and intensity the 18-time All-Star played with is rarely matched in the NBA today.
Bryant’s competitiveness was an outlier, often compared to that of Michael Jordan. The determination to win is just about a big motivator as they come, compared to trying to prove your worth in a league with players attempting to take your spot.
For the new era of stars, there will be quite the act to follow.