Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
Kobe Bryant shares his opinion on video trading cards during an interview with Panini in 2011. He says, “this is something that kinda changes the game a little bit.”
Full interview from Albert Farrales: youtu.be/hZ2kOuYjM_c
Excerpt from ‘Kobe Bryant's widow gives touching reason NBA great was a cut above current stars’ article by Matthew Cooper:
"Kobe played through injury after injury," she said in a speech at Bryant's posthumous Hall of Fame induction. "To name a few, he had IVs administered during half-times to play with food poisoning and the flu. He played with a broken nose. He had a broken finger and had it snap back in place, just enough to finish the game.
"He also taught himself how to use his left hand to play the rest of the season while his finger healed. He even switched to free throws, with a torn Achilles and walked off the court, on his own."
Vanessa added that despite his injuries, Bryant continued to play on because he remembered how much he enjoyed watching his favourite NBA stars play when he was younger and did not want to deny his fans the same experience.
"People don't know this, but one of the reasons my husband played through injuries and pain was because he said I remember being a little kid sitting in the nosebleeds with his dad to watch my favourite player play," she added.
"He could recall the car ride, the convos and the excitement of being lucky enough to have a seat in the arena. Kobe didn't want to disappoint his fans, especially the ones in the 300 sections that saved up to watch him play.
Full article: mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/american-sports/kobe-bryant-vanessa-nba-basketball-29137711.amp
🏷 #kobebryant #videotradingcards #lakers #tradingcards #nbatradingcards #nbacards
Kobe Bryant shares his opinion on video trading cards during an interview with Panini in 2011. He says, “this is something that kinda changes the game a little bit.”
Full interview from Albert Farrales: youtu.be/hZ2kOuYjM_c
Excerpt from ‘Kobe Bryant's widow gives touching reason NBA great was a cut above current stars’ article by Matthew Cooper:
"Kobe played through injury after injury," she said in a speech at Bryant's posthumous Hall of Fame induction. "To name a few, he had IVs administered during half-times to play with food poisoning and the flu. He played with a broken nose. He had a broken finger and had it snap back in place, just enough to finish the game.
"He also taught himself how to use his left hand to play the rest of the season while his finger healed. He even switched to free throws, with a torn Achilles and walked off the court, on his own."
Vanessa added that despite his injuries, Bryant continued to play on because he remembered how much he enjoyed watching his favourite NBA stars play when he was younger and did not want to deny his fans the same experience.
"People don't know this, but one of the reasons my husband played through injuries and pain was because he said I remember being a little kid sitting in the nosebleeds with his dad to watch my favourite player play," she added.
"He could recall the car ride, the convos and the excitement of being lucky enough to have a seat in the arena. Kobe didn't want to disappoint his fans, especially the ones in the 300 sections that saved up to watch him play.
Full article: mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/american-sports/kobe-bryant-vanessa-nba-basketball-29137711.amp
🏷 #kobebryant #videotradingcards #lakers #tradingcards #nbatradingcards #nbacards
