Lives Cut Short: Kobe Bryant, Basketball Superstar

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1 A Career Changing Game It wasn’t the moment that Kobe Bryant had dreamed about for years Instead it felt like a nightmare He was nearing the end of his rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers Numerous sportswriters had labeled Bryant as a player to watch Now was his chance to shine as one of the National Basketball Association’s NBA’s youngest players The Lakers were up against the Utah Jazz in the 1997 Western Conference semifinals They were down three games to one in the best-of-seven series Kobe Bryant loses the ball in the game against the Utah Jazz 6