Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov look back at the most fascinating Kobe Bryant stories from their weekly interviews on Rejecting the Screen. In Part 1, they share stories about Kobe: showing greatness as a child, playing with the Sixers while in high school, having other potential landing spots at the 1996 NBA Draft, and struggling early on in the NBA. They also reveal how some teammates earned Kobe's respect and the details of his relationship with his most famous teammate, Shaquille O'Neal.

Interviews include:

Butch Beard (former NBA head coach)
Howard Beck (legendary NBA writer)
Andy Bernstein (Hall of Fame photographer & co-author of Mamba Mentality with Kobe)
Marc Jackson (former NBA player & Kobe's childhood friend)
Stu Jackson (former NBA head coach & GM)
Adam Morrison (former Lakers teammate)
Jeff Pearlman (author of Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty)
Scoonie Penn (NBA assistant coach & Kobe's AAU opponent)
Robert Sacre (former Lakers teammate)
Rex Walters (former NBA player)
Earl Watson (former NBA player & head coach)
Alvin Williams (former NBA player & Kobe's childhood friend)

This podcast was written & produced by Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov.

Editing & sound design by Doug Branson.

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Rejecting the Screen is part of the Locked On Podcast Network and is released on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Thursday brings "Going ISO" where the guys have in-depth personal conversations with all sorts of people who have touched the NBA. Past guests include Vin Baker, Shawn Marion, Peter Vecsey, Adam Morrison, Alvin Williams, Gerald Henderson, Lindsey Hunter, Kenny Anderson, Reggie Theus, Stu Jackson, Marc Jackson, Matt Walsh, Dan Dickau, Dahntay Jones, Ronnie Nunn, Eddie Johnson, Rex Walters, Phil Hubbard, Alaa Abdelnaby, Brendan Haywood, Anthony Morrow, Scoonie Penn, Don MacLean, Kevin Willis, Ryan Hollins, Howard Beck, Steve Lavin, Jeff Pearlman, Richard Jefferson, Doug Gottlieb, Robert Sacre, John Hollinger, Butch Beard, Sam Mitchell, PJ Carlesimo, Ryen Russillo and others.

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Kobe Stories - Part 1 of 2

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