Unfortunately, Kobe Bryant Will Never Be Embraced Like Jordan Was

Let me begin by saying that no one should shed a tear for Kobe Bean Bryant.

He is a world famous athlete, with championship rings, million-dollar endorsement deals, a beautiful wife and two wonderful little girls. Hard to feel sorry for the guy.

Still, never have we had a player that's had to face as much criticism as he has. Whether fair or unfair, since coming into the league, he's been under the microscope.

Kobe didn't come into the NBA saying he was going to be the next Michael Jordan. In fact Kobe didn't come into the league saying much except how happy he was to be here. Yet from the time he first came off the bench for Eddie Jones, he's been constantly compared to the only man in Chicago more famous than Walter Payton.

When the Lakers first t...

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