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The NBA made the ultimate Kobe Bryant Christmas Day mixtape

Merry Kobemas!

by Michael Katz
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
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Every conversation about Kobe today ends with exaltation or insult. Legacies! Airballs! This is not that. This is just a sweet mixtape the NBA threw together that I enjoyed watching and hopefully you will too. It’s fun to watch Kobe!

On Friday, he’ll play on Christmas Day for the 16th (!) time, which is the most in NBA history. Do yourself a favor and watch.

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