Kobe Bryant: Disrespect Him, Call Him Older, He Wants You to

Oct. 18, 2011. 9.31 p.m.

It was this instant at which ESPN sowed the seeds for what would be quite the uproar.

We all know what the issue at hand is.

Over the last few weeks, a panelist of 91 journalists and basketball experts have been ranking NBA players on a scale of one through 10 based on overall ability. Needless to say, the list was rather boring and tedious when we were in the earlier stages. No disrespect to the man, but I don’t think many fans were interested to see Eric Dampier judged as being the 325th best player in the NBA.

Things began to get interesting as we got to the top.

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