Happy 35th birthday Kobe!!

ROballer · Post #1 » by **ROballer** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 3:28 pm

Drafted as a 17 yr old,made his debut at age 18.....so next year he'll have played half his life for the Lakers

Wish you a speedy recovery and a productive season

leeprettyp · Post #2 » by **leeprettyp** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 3:38 pm

Happy bday Bean

One Love · Post #3 » by **One Love** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 3:44 pm

That's ALLOT of mileage on that body...

Beethoven · Post #4 » by **Beethoven** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 4:15 pm

And it is not a lot of highway mileage.
I remember Kobe as a sprite kid on the team. How much he has changed to being the elder statesman. Happy birthday Kobe hope you play to 40 years old.

Tiesto_Lakers · Post #5 » by **Tiesto_Lakers** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 5:30 pm

Wow, time flies. Seems like it was yesterday when Kobe turned 30 and the USA barely beat Spain in the '08 Olympics.

hermes · Post #6 » by **hermes** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 6:00 pm

happy birthday kobe

stunnar0b · Post #7 » by **stunnar0b** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:11 pm

Damn half his life he's been in the nba, that's crazy. I wonder what he'll do once he hangs em up being how all he knows is playing for the LakeShow

Nanogeek · Post #8 » by **Nanogeek** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:31 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L731J-wNVcE[/youtube]

Kalidogg24 · Post #9 » by **Kalidogg24** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 9:15 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B-bd7wlRDU[/youtube]

EArl · Post #10 » by **EArl** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 12:05 am

Happy Birthday Mamba!

redjays · Post #11 » by **redjays** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 12:29 am

Born (in '93) and raised in LA ,started watching the lakers by 3 or 4. I remember asking my dad "who's this new coach, Phil Jackson? And why did they get rid of the last guy" lmao i was like 5 or 6. I'm accustomed to waking up every morning thinking "hey we got kobe, we gonna be alright" One day that's gonna change and I don't know what it's going to be like.

I just want to wish Kobe a happy birthday and hope that his recovery goes well. All I ask is that God lets him be the same Kobe on the court for this upcoming season ( and the next several seasons) he has been throughout his career.

Mirjalovic · Post #12 » by **Mirjalovic** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 5:45 am

Happy birthday Mamba

its a joy watching you play for so long.. its like a treasure that i can tell to my future granchild (Mirjalovic III)

dunleavyjr · Post #13 » by **dunleavyjr** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 6:17 am

Happy birthday Kobe. Michael Jordan retired at age 35. Will Kobe be doing the same?

laduane1 · Post #14 » by **laduane1** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 7:41 am

Happy 35th. 5 rings and a hall of fame career.

MAMBAEMD · Post #15 » by **MAMBAEMD** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 1:14 am

Happy Birthday Veno!!!
Wishing you a healthy year.

DEEP3CL · Post #16 » by **DEEP3CL** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 5:13 am

I still remember the day of watching his very first pro run... at CSULB in the summer of '96.

leeprettyp · Post #17 » by **leeprettyp** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 3:42 pm

DEEP3CL wrote:I still remember the day of watching his very first pro run... at CSULB in the summer of '96.

That was the game he dunked on Ben Wallace right?

DEEP3CL · Post #18 » by **DEEP3CL** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 7:58 pm

leeprettyp wrote:
DEEP3CL wrote:I still remember the day of watching his very first pro run... at CSULB in the summer of '96.

That was the game he dunked on Ben Wallace right?

Yep, he scored 36 points in his very first summer pro league run.

ClintonDemocrat · Post #19 » by **ClintonDemocrat** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:57 am

DEEP3CL wrote:
leeprettyp wrote:
DEEP3CL wrote:I still remember the day of watching his very first pro run... at CSULB in the summer of '96.

That was the game he dunked on Ben Wallace right?
Yep, he scored 36 points in his very first summer pro league run.

Wallace was a preseason game in Vegas. 98 or so.

TruSkool · Post #20 » by **TruSkool** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 6:50 am

35 aint even old...

except for a pro athlete.