"I didn't want to play anymore" - Kobe Bryant on why the 2002 NBA Finals was the most difficult chapter of his career originally appeared on Basketball Network. The 2001-02 NBA season was one of the ...
The 2002 NBA Finals were the third consecutive and final NBA championship featuring the 'greatest 1-2 punch' ever in Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. After three straight NBA Finals appearances, this ...
Nothing is given in the NBA. Winning the coveted MVP plum doesn’t guarantee an easy road to the Larry O’Brien trophy. In the ...