Mike Krzyzewski Kobe Bryant (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
In 2008, Mike Krzyzewski witnessed Kobe Bryant’s competitiveness firsthand in a story centered around San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili.
The legend of Kobe Bryant had another chapter written on Wednesday, as legendary college and Team USA Coach Mike Krzyzewski recounted a tale of the team’s 2008 gold medal bid. The previous Olympics resulted in the United States falling to the bronze medal thanks to heroics by San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili.
After learning in 2004 that they could no longer expect to cruise to gold by throwing together superstars at the last minute, the redeem team was all business.