When Kobe Bryant retired after 20 NBA seasons, he could not remember a day in his life that wasn’t punctuated by the sound of a bouncing basketball. A hoops junkie who prophesied his own stardom in toddlerhood, Kobe was the reason fans stopped raising an eyebrow when high-school stars skipped college and went directly to the pros. The first teenage guard to successfully translate his skills to the NBA, Kobe pocketed three championship rings by his 24th birthday, added two more before he was through, and evolved into one of the best all-around players in the history of the game. This collection honors the greatest of the man and legend "Black Mamba" Kobe Bryant.
