Congratulations to little Johnny Ireland, whose essay “Kobe is the Bestest” won a contest enabling him to become “Laker beat reporter for a day.”
The local youngster put his press pass to good use, peppering his idol Kobe Bryant with a series of questions like, “How did you get so awesome?” “Why are you better than everyone else?” "Why don't you shoot more?" and “Can I touch your shoe?” To little Johnny’s delight Kobe took the time to answer each and every question, employing a characteristic false modesty that was completely lost on the star-struck young cub.
When the interview was done Kobe offered a patronizing pat on the head and Johnny could soon be seen standing alone in a corner rewinding and replaying Kobe’s answers over and over on his brand new Dictaphone.
Later, when Johnny bragged that Kobe was definitely the greatest Laker of all time, a few of the old timers in the media politely tried to explain about Magic Johnson and the fact that Jerry West played without a three-point line and they even mentioned that Kobe wasn’t the best player on his first three cha ...
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Kobe Bryant: Local Youngster Johnny Ireland Wins Contest, Covers Idol for a Day
December 2nd, 2010 by chris marakovitz Leave a reply »
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