"You got to win four of 'em. And they're a good ball club over there. You can't really take 'em lightly. Yamamoto is going to pitch Friday. He's such a good pitcher, so you can't really take anything for granted. And baseball's a funny game. "You never know what you're going to see that day, and we just got to win one more and hopefully we don't have to go to Game 7."
The first No. 24 jersey worn by Kobe Bryant with the Los Angeles Lakers recently sold for $889,000, including buyer's premium, at Sotheby's. A jersey used by Jerry West from 1964 to 1967 also sold for $533,400 on the same night. Bryant wore the jersey while posting 23 points in a 118-112 victory against the Seattle Supersonics on Nov. 3, 2006. He would score 50 points or more in a game on 10 occasions in that 2006-07 season.
Nike continues its tribute to Kobe Bryant with the upcoming release of the Kobe Bryant x Nike Air Force 1 Low "Court Purple," a design that combines the timeless Air Force 1 silhouette with nods to the late basketball legend's lasting impact on the game. Following last year's successful debut of two Kobe-inspired AF1s, this latest iteration represents another meaningful chapter in Nike's ongoing effort to honor Bryant's legacy both on and off the court.
Kobe Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star, was an unexpected admirer of John's music: as a boy, Bryant would tie a towel around his neck and run around to the theme of Superman; as a player, he used the Imperial March to hype himself up before games; and as a father, he would rock his infant daughters to sleep on his chest listening to Hedwig's Theme.
