Are you a Kobe lover or a Kobe hater?
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A new hoops book is coming out next month with the obtuse title ‘The Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac.’ It’s written by a Chicago-based sports blog with the arcane name FreeDarko, which is inspired by, of all people, Darko Milicic.
The book attempts to decode the inner workings of some of the great NBA players of the moment. Understandably, the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant fills up much of Chapter 1. Among the Kobe entries, this yin and yang passage:
KOBE LOVER: Scores 81 Points: Virtuosic display of skill Colorado Rape Trial: Naive about NBA road life Shaq Partnership: Kobe was necessary for Shaq’s dominance Butterfly-Crown Tattoo: Butterflies reveal his sensitive side Dressed up as Lord Voldemort for Halloween: Kobe’s kids love Harry Potter, and Kobe loves his kids Switches Jersey Number to 24: Represents his 24-7 focus on basketball Youth in Italy: Showed him the world Bought a Helicopter: The most efficient way to deal with L.A.’s rush hour traffic KOBE HATER: Scores 81 Points: Statistical glutton Colorado Rape Trial: The monster revealed Shaq Partnership: Kobe was nothing without the big guy Butterfly-Crown Tattoo: Crown reveals his arrogance Dressed up as Lord Voldemort for Halloween: Is a competitive..., even when it comes to parenting Switches Jersey Number to 24: Just had to be one more than Jordan Youth in Italy: Embittered by separation Bought a Helicopter: Really self-indulgent, and just terrible for the environment.
-- Barry Stavro
