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Kobe Bryant’s Greatest Achievement:  Redemption

Kobe Bryant’s Greatest Achievement:  Redemption

Since his shocking, sad death Sunday, the accolades for Kobe Bryant have poured in, non-stop, much like the way he scored baskets, starring for the rival Los Angeles Lakers. What Bryant did on a basketball court, for so long – averaging 25 points a game for 20 seasons – merits prolonged applause. His team averaged an NBA championship every four years while he was in uniform, the last of the five coming in 2010, beating the Boston Celtics 83-79 in Game 7. He was truly one of the NBA'

Since his shocking, sad death Sunday, the accolades for Kobe Bryant have poured in, non-stop, much like the way he scored baskets, starring for the rival Los Angeles Lakers. What Bryant did on a basketball court, for so long – averaging 25 points a game for 20 seasons – merits prolonged applause. His team averaged an NBA championship every four years while he was in uniform, the last of the five coming in 2010, beating the Boston Celtics 83-79 in Game 7. He was truly one of the NBA's greatest pl…