“My biggest inspiration on the court has always been Kobe Bryant. I love every aspect of what he’s contributed to the game of basketball,” said Shai Gilgeous-Alexander during an interview with V Magazine back in February. Well, now it makes total sense—SGA always focused on Kobe’s basketball side, and that’s why it came as a shock when he recently discovered a not-so-serious side hustle of Kobe that left him completely jaw-dropped. And here’s the kicker: that surprise wasn’t just limited to Kobe.

Everyone knows Kobe Bryant had a big love for storytelling after his basketball days. He’d sit staring at a blank page, dreaming up characters, their names, backstories, and legacies—even if most of it never made it into a final story. That creative spark eventually led him to start his own

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