Kobe Bryant: Doin' Work

Kobe Bryant: you either hate him or love him. The talented 6'6 shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers always has a lot of attention on him.

Starting with the fact he is the star for the Lakers. Second being, he's Kobe Bryant. Third he's like a celebrity. Kobe has bodyguards, a personal chef, and some nice cars and a house. Cameras are drawn to Kobe.

Kobe claimed his fourth title last night. Which puts him in some rare company. Kobe led the Lakers to the his fourth title. Yet, this Kobe is different from the Kobe with Shaq. Kobe has grown up, he proved his doubters wrong.

They can say he raped a woman, or he's not a team player, or he's just a bad role model in general. But all this is not true. The charges were dropped. The reason being the woman wouldn't testify in court. There was a time when Kobe was not a team player. And he learned why, its imperative to include teammates.

Kobe has been thrown a lot and handled it quite well. Kobe will always have the haters out there. And they will find whatever they can to bring him down. But the guy, stays the course. We have been able to see the maturation of Kobe.

We have been able to see Kobe's triumphs and failures. He's human people! He messed up with that girl in Eagle,Colorado. Everyone messes up. Does it, justify what he did? No. But Kobe knows what he did was wrong. It humbled him and made him a better player and person.

Kobe is the best player in basketball, right now. Lebron James is good, no doubt. But what separates James from Bryant is we know Kobe's down to earth. Lebron has separated himself from everyone with with the "The Chosen One", or "The King". He sounds like he is some godly figure, which I don't like. Lebron won MVP, but hasn't won anything else. Skip Bayless of First Take calls Lebron "Prince James". If you compare Kobe to Lebron right now. It's no contest, its Kobe.

Kobe has the rings and swagger. Sure Kobe is older and will fade like everyone else. But he knows that and he will do has much as he can now. Kobe won his fourth title and won't be his last. Kobe is hated by many and admired by many. Kobe feeds off of the idea of being the best. It drives him to play at another level. For once, lets respect him as a man and a player. He's a loving parent, and believe it or not, a model citizen. Quit sipping the haterade and ask yourself, how will I explain Kobe to my kids. Yeah, that's right, he's that big. Your kids will want, to know who Kobe was. The good and the bad. But The story is still be written and maybe, it might be enough time, to change some opinions.

It's Kobe Doin' Work.