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Kobe Bryant: A player.
You have to be very careful what you ask for in life-you just might get it. Just ask Kobe Bryant.
May 12th, '97. The Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT. Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Utah Jazz. Game Five.
There's 11.3 seconds left in regulation and the score is tied, 87-87. In the words ....
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.... prodigy, Kobe had led little-known Lower Merion High School to the Pennsylvania state title the year before. This year, he was being asked to carry an NBA team to the Finals. No problem.
"Give me the ball, coach," Bryant says. "I'll drain it."
The clock ticks, and Bryant takes the ball down the court, two players to his left, two on the right. With a scant few seconds left, he stops-14 feet out-and takes what will henceforth be referred to as The Other Shot.
The ball sails through the air with a high arc and...never makes the rim. Airball.
Utah fans ....
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