*On the day the Lakers announced that 17-year-old Kobe Bryant would play his rookie season in L.A., I was among the herd of anxious sportswriters and broadcasters at the Forum waiting to grill this kid from the Philly suburbs. I remember that day well because it seemed that it took forever for that lanky kid, … Continue reading ‘He Used to Call Me Ma’am’ – A Look Back at Kobe Bryant