That Anthony Davis it were in borghese on the bench – and not with the yellow-violet shirt no.3 on the pitch to fight – all the fans of the Lakers (and others) have suffered: a ‘heavy absence, which certainly influenced the ugly knockout suffered in Arizona by LeBron James and his companions in Game-5. But Davis drew attention to himself for the choice of look, showing up at the Phoenix Suns Arena with a shirt in honor of Kobe Bryant (“In loving memory”, with the dates of birth and death of the yellow-violet champion). Just on the occasion of Bryant’s induction into the Hall of Fame, Davis had returned to talk about him – and the impact the “Black Mamba” has had on his career. “His mentality – the one known by all as”Mamba Mentality”- it’s the same one that drives me every day. He tried to teach it to me and today that he’s no longer here I understand even better what he wanted to tell me. It changed the way I approach things both on and off the pitch, and I think a lot of people have adopted his mentality. Its impact was already very strong even before the tragedy, but today it is even more so, especially for many players of the new generation. Just see how many of them still wear his shoes today, but more still how much his work ethic today it is admired by all ”.
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Kobe Bryant, his room in the Hall of Fame. PHOTO
A work ethic that Davis was able to absorb firsthand – Bryant’s companion in an Olympic adventure with Team USA – and which today tries to decline in its own way, always taking as an example the n ° 8/24 yellow-violet. “For the players of my generation it was the inspiration, the example to follow, the player we all wanted to become“. And for this reason today he remembers it even with a simple t-shirt.
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