Philly.com · May 22, 2015
Kobe hugely popular - as a name
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) after committing an offensive foul against the Sacramento Kings during the second quarter at Sleep Train Arena. (Kelley L Cox/USA TODAY Sports) Mike Jensen, Inquirer Staff Writer
It was not always easy being Kobe. Kobe confirmed this himself. Some crowd would start chanting his name and he'd wonder - who were they really chanting for?
"You better have some type of game," Kobe Gantz said. "You don't want to get embarrassed."
Finishing his junior year at Lancaster's McCaskey High School, Gantz - a legit ballplayer, getting Division I interest - is among the older guys in a specific cohort, named for Kobe Bryant.
