Nick Van Exel recalls seeing Kobe Bryant going to class at UCLA during his early Lakers days: "He would be dribbling the basketball with a backpack"

When Bryant joined the Los Angeles Lakers after the 1996 Draft, Van Exel had already played three years for the franchise and ...
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'We don't play the game with two balls' - Phil Handy recalls Kobe Bryant refusing to do two-ball dribbling drills

A huge part of being an NBA superstar is being set in your ways. These guys strictly follow their own regimen, and any changes or suggestions are usually met with skepticism. But when Phil Handy, one ...