Monday night, the Black Mamba, Kobe Bryant, led the Los Angeles Lakers in the Game One demolition of the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Finals by scoring 40 points and controlling the entire game.
Phoenix had no answer.
While everyone focused the week leading up to the game on the condition of Kobe’s knee, it is another injury that has plagued him all season and is almost mind-boggling that he continues to play: His broken index finger on his right shooting hand.
Really. Think about that.
Break a finger on your shooting hand and you still play. Not quite. No, you don’t still play but continue to dominate. What few fans realize is that Kobe had to reconstruct his shooting touch immediately following the injury.
Now, ev ...
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