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Kobe Bryant shockingly revealed 3 things more important than his own children

Arun Sharma
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$600 million Kobe Bryant bet a hefty 400 push-ups on 2 left-handed half court shots

Kobe Bryant is known to the world as the heard-headed Basketball player – he has a side only his family has seen.

20 years of serving as a Los Angeles Laker, and Kobe Bryant has a statue outside the Crypto.com Arena and a permanent place in everyone’s hearts. He was known as the tough guy – the man who did anything to get results. And he was, for the most part. What he did in his private time, people did not know, mostly because he was in the gym all the time.

But on the Ellen Show, Kobe revealed that he has 3 prized possessions, the same number as the Deathly Hallows. His first prized possession is the first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone, signed by J.K Rowling herself. The second is even bigger. The Lakers legend has a full series Game of Thrones, signed by George RR Martin. The Black Mamba getting his Knights watch on!

His third most prized possession is the Score from Dear basketball, signed by the music director, John Williams. And just like any other collector, he has all of them together, so if anything happens, grab them together and run!

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Kobe Bryant being a nerd makes sense – he needed some outlet to let off steam

Ellen DeGeneres has been passable at best for most of the run-time of the long-standing show, but bringing Kobe Bryant was a good move. He opened up a lot more than the world knew, and it was needed. Who knew there was a whole other Bryant, just like the regular Joe? Fawning over signatures, just like an average Comicon goer!

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Zion Williamson was right when he said 80% of the league watches anime. If a tough guy like Kobe Bryant was a softie collecting autographs, what chances do the young ones stand? Kids these days will do anything to meet their heroes, be it 2-d or live. They may be millionaires, but they’re also 22.

The tension built up on the daily needs some outlet, and hobbies like these are always a favorite. Be it, Kobe Bryant or Zion Williamson, everyone has a nerd in them.

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Arun Sharma

Arun Sharma

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Arun Sharma is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. A double degree holder and a digital marketer by trade, Arun has always been a sports buff. He fell in love with the sport of basketball at a young age and has been a Lakers fan since 2006. What started as a Kobe Bryant obsession slowly turned into a lifelong connection with the purple and gold. Arun has been an ardent subscriber to the Mamba mentality and has shed tears for a celebrity death only once in his life. He believes January 26, 2020, was the turning point in the passage of time because Kobe was the glue holding things together. From just a Lakers bandwagoner to a basketball fanatic, Arun has spent 16 long years growing up along with the league. He thinks Stephen Curry has ruined basketball forever, and the mid-range game is a sight to behold. Sharma also has many opinions about football (not the American kind), F1, MotoGP, tennis, and cricket.

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