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Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant by Roland Lazenby

June 3, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

CN: This review touches on the details surrounding Kobe Bryant’s sexual assault case and settlement. While it does not go into graphic detail, those who are sensitive to sexual assault can skip this review.  And so I conclude Roland Lazenby’s trio of books on great Lakers guards. First Magic Johnson, then Jerry West, and finishing up with Kobe Bryant. This is by far Lazenby’s best one and though it struggles with some of the same issues his others do (trading insight for access, taking shortcuts […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Sports Tagged With: #biography, basketball, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Roland Lazenby, sports

Jake's CBR16 Review No:71 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Sports · Tags: #biography, basketball, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Roland Lazenby, sports ·
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Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty by Jeff Pearlman

September 28, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

(TW: this book mentions Kobe Bryant’s rape case and so does this review. The book goes into graphic detail; the review does not.) I always enjoy Jeff Pearlman’s sports books and this one was no exception. Just as he did for the Showtime Lakers, so he does for the Shaq-Kobe Lakers. Personally speaking, I hated those teams. I thought they were arrogant and selfish. I rooted hard against them in the Finals every year. But that was also in the time when I didn’t care […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: basketball, Jeff Pearlman, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Phil Jackson, Shaquille O'Neal, sports, Three-Ring Circus

Jake's CBR12 Review No:151 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: basketball, Jeff Pearlman, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Phil Jackson, Shaquille O'Neal, sports, Three-Ring Circus ·
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