The Night Kobe Called Me Out of the Blue | Book of Basketball 2.0

Book of Basketball 2.0

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🗓️ 4 February 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Chapter 18: In December 2012, Kobe Bryant wasn’t even halfway through his last elite Lakers season, but he was putting more thought into the bigger picture than ever before. What was leadership all about, anyway? How could he use social media to advance his message? Would he rather be remembered as a winner or a great teammate? And what made him want to pick up the phone and call Bill Simmons out of the blue? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Episode 18 of the Book of Basketball 2.0 on the Ringer podcast network is brought to you by state farm
0:06.0	Just like basketball the game of life is unpredictable
0:08.4	Talk to a state farm agent and get a teammate who can help you navigate
0:12.1	The unexpected you know is unexpected Russell Westbrook making the all-star team
0:16.2	Over Devon Booker. I'm not sure how that one happened
0:19.2	Get a teammate who can help you navigate the unexpected talk to a state farm agent
0:24.4	Today
0:25.6	We're also brought to you by the ringer.com where you can find a ton of good writing and podcasting and even videos
0:32.6	About basketball in the NBA
0:35.3	Coming up is a story about Kobe Bryant and how he passed through my life in December of 2012
0:42.6	My name is Bill Simmons. This is the book of basketball 2.0
0:55.6	The Bryant and Woodishdale and you already feel
0:59.5	Pository
1:00.3	You're he's good at you
1:02.7	It's a book of basketball. Yeah, it's a book of basketball
1:08.3	It's a book of basketball. Yeah, it's a book of basketball.
1:15.2	When Kobe Bryant called me out of the blue in December of 2012
1:19.3	I was headed to a Christmas party on a Saturday night
1:22.8	Kobe was plowing through his 17th NBA season the last time he'd ever make first team all NBA
1:29.2	His beloved Lakers they were already falling apart
1:32.7	Kobe's defenders maintained that it wasn't his fault
1:36.1	That Kobe hadn't been this efficient offensively in years
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