Valley residents stood outside for two to three hours for an American rite of passage – watching Kobe Bryant play basketball.
A day after Maricopa County voters waited for hours, the constituents of Mamba Nation showed up in droves to pledge support in purple, white and gold – and a little Lower Merion High School maroon – for Kobe Bryant’s Phoenix farewell. Bryant’s last game in Phoenix made for a playoff atmosphere Wednesday night with nothing close to a playoff team on the floor.
Bryant’s 87th game against the Suns and 42nd game in Phoenix did not end with the flair of yesteryear as the Suns did what they continue doing to the Lakers, even in their down times.