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Kobe Bryant faced a player who was a ‘matchup nightmare’ in 2000 Western Conference Finals, he tested the Black Mamba

En route to his first NBA championship, Kobe Bryant was tested by a player who gave him all sorts of problems. Within just two years of his NBA career, Kobe Bryant had established himself as an All-Star caliber player who had a sky-high ceiling. Despite some LA Lakers staffers initially doubting Bryant, he quickly rose to prominence and became a huge name for them. And by the 1999-00 NBA season, flanked by Shaquille O’Neal and coached by legenda…
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NBA Analysis Network broke the news in on Sunday, August 24, 2025.
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