Alas, the Lakers fell short to the Pistons in the 1989 NBA Finals. Riley, though, did cash in when the Bulls (twice!), Yankees and, most recently, the Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal Lakers in ...

Mike Sielski, a sports columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer and author, joined us to discuss his new book “The Rise: Kobe Bryant and The Pursuit of Immortality” on the second anniver… ...

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And yet, Kobe’s early days in Italy helped forge his future as a superstar, writes Mike Sielski in “The Rise — Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality” (St. Martin’s Press), out Tuesday.

Mike Sielski is a sports columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer and he’s the author of the new book “The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality.” He was also the author… ...

The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality Mike Sielski. St. Martin’s, $29.99 (384p) ISBN 978-1-250-27572-1 ...

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Kobe has 12; Bird, 12. Then you look at All-NBA First Teams: Kobe has seven (presumably eight after this year); Bird has nine. With respect to All-NBA Team total selections, Kobe has 11 and Bird ...

America is full of die-hard Kobe Bryant fans. They feel the Los Angeles Lakers star can do no wrong. ... 12 rebounds, and 11 assists per game in 1961-62, just his second season as a pro.

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When rating a sport's all-time greats, records and seasonal awards aside, it's the playoffs that great players truly make their mark on the game, forever etching their place in history, becoming ...