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Kobe Bryant Made a Wonderful Bet with Kevin Ware and LostBY GABE ZALDIVAR (http://bleacherreport.com/users/339915-gabe-zaldivar)
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Kevin Ware dedicated himself to hard work, returned to the court for Louisville and simultaneously did something that doesn't happen all that often: He got the better ofKobe Bryant (http://bleacherreport.com/kobe-bryant).
The Courier-Journal's Jonathan Lintner (http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20131111/SPORTS02/311110039/Kobe-Bryant-owes-Kevin-Ware-visit-Louisville-basketball-game?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1) brings a wonderful wager to our attention, one that features a collegiate star and the Lakers' Bryant, who did well to motivate two athletes with awful injuries.
As Lintner notes, the Cardinals guard was on ESPN's Sunday Conversation (http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/89754/video-kevin-ware-sunday-conversation), discussing the broken leg he suffered in an Elite Eight game against Duke and the grueling rehabilitation process possibly made easier by a bet with Bryant.
You can see the video below:
Besides mentioning the interesting note that he hasn't yet seen a video that most basketball fans will never forget, Ware also mentioned a bet he simply has to collect on now.
When asked about the national attention of his injury, the junior said that Kobe reached out to him: "We actually made a bet. Whoever come(s) back first got to come to each other's game. I got to get in touch with him again so he can make it to a game."
While Ware broke his leg on March 31, Bryant would also sustain a harrowing injury a couple of weeks later, suffering a torn Achilles tendon on April 12.
In classic Bryant fashion, he found a way to make his own comeback trail a competitive one. Ah, but now it's time to pay the piper and show up to root for a young man who certainly continues to inspire.
Kobe Bryant Made a Wonderful Bet with Kevin Ware and LostBY GABE ZALDIVAR (http://bleacherreport.com/users/339915-gabe-zaldivar)
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Kevin Ware dedicated himself to hard work, returned to the court for Louisville and simultaneously did something that doesn't happen all that often: He got the better ofKobe Bryant (http://bleacherreport.com/kobe-bryant).
The Courier-Journal's Jonathan Lintner (http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20131111/SPORTS02/311110039/Kobe-Bryant-owes-Kevin-Ware-visit-Louisville-basketball-game?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1) brings a wonderful wager to our attention, one that features a collegiate star and the Lakers' Bryant, who did well to motivate two athletes with awful injuries.
As Lintner notes, the Cardinals guard was on ESPN's Sunday Conversation (http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/89754/video-kevin-ware-sunday-conversation), discussing the broken leg he suffered in an Elite Eight game against Duke and the grueling rehabilitation process possibly made easier by a bet with Bryant.
You can see the video below:
Besides mentioning the interesting note that he hasn't yet seen a video that most basketball fans will never forget, Ware also mentioned a bet he simply has to collect on now.
When asked about the national attention of his injury, the junior said that Kobe reached out to him: "We actually made a bet. Whoever come(s) back first got to come to each other's game. I got to get in touch with him again so he can make it to a game."
While Ware broke his leg on March 31, Bryant would also sustain a harrowing injury a couple of weeks later, suffering a torn Achilles tendon on April 12.
In classic Bryant fashion, he found a way to make his own comeback trail a competitive one. Ah, but now it's time to pay the piper and show up to root for a young man who certainly continues to inspire.