Kobe Bryant may have ridden off into the sunset last April, but the impact of the Los Angeles Lakers legend is still being felt. After two decades in Los Angeles, an entire generation, myself included, grew up along with him.
With the City of Los Angeles celebrating Kobe Bryant Day on August 24th (in honor of Bryant’s jersey numbers 8 and 24), it’s time to reflect back on his journey through the NBA and its parallels to life as part of the Kobe Bryant generation.
Basketball was something that could always connect my dad and I. My earliest memory is of sitting on our scratchy, pea-green couch in Southern California and watching the Showtime Lakers fast break their way to victories.