Kobe Bryant Afro Days T-Shirt
Item: Kobe Bryant Afro Days T-Shirt
Soundtrack: "The Takeover" -- Jay Z
Words: There are basically two people named Kobe Bean Bryant in this world.
Both will bust your ass when provoked (non-provoked, also).
Both have the confidence of a kid bringing a pen to a test.
And both are scary as fuck from the perspective of a hapless defender.
For our purposes, we will focus on Subject 1A of the dual Kobe's -- the No. 8 wearing, afro picking, adidas rocking, I-don't-give-a-fuck Kobe Bryant.
Before Black Mamba, and before the bicep ink.
This was a man who, barely in his 20s, became the most popular player in the world during the post-Jordan era.
He was skinnier back then. Was less refined. And played sidekick, despite fighting Shaquille day in and day out.
Phil wanted to trade him for Jason Kidd and Shawn Marion at one point. Imagine that -- Kobe Bryant as a Phoenix Sun. Thank god the late Dr. Jerry Buss wanted none of that trade.
Remember that Game Four against the Pacers during the 2000 NBA Finals? Shaquille fouls out in OT, the Pacers thinking they got this. Nope, here comes No. 8, wets a couple jumpers, comes through with the go-ahead tip in to give the Lake Show the two point lead. And what does he do? Struts back to the bench, hands out as if to say "Strictly business. Don't worry."
Only a smidgen of the cocksure confidence that No. 8 had, as a man in his early 20s. While most people are just finishing up college and getting an internship somewhere, this dude was winning the NBA Finals. No big.
Immortalized on this dope shirt from CoastalClothingCo is our Subject 1A, Mr. Kobe Bean Bryant.
For me personally, I loved Afro Kobe. Even though he was less of a leader, he was straight nasty. And I loved those adidas (the Kobe I, not the toaster lookalike Kobe II).
Unfortunately, this shirt is out of stock, but maybe if you bother them they'll get it back in time for the NBA season to begin.
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