"Kobe [Bryant] told us coming out of the timeout. Dale drew up a play for the game. I sat at the top of the key, and Kobe told us, 'I'm about to cross this fool (Wallace) up and dunk on him.' ...

Ironically, Bryant would find himself in a similar situation, this time against the Charlotte Hornets. This time around, Kobe lifted the Lakers to a win after nailing a fadeaway shot as time expired.

Kobe Bryant was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th selection in the first round out of Lower Merion High School in Philadelphia. He was then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in ...

The Hornets got Vlade Divac in return for Bryant although the Serbian center was initially against it. However, thanks to his talk with West, Vlade eventually agreed. It took time for Kobe to get ...

Kobe Bryant played 20 seasons for the Los ... After the Lakers GM Jerry West closed a deal with the Charlotte Hornets to acquire Bryant on draft night, the Hornets almost backed out of the ...

You don’t often get a shot at greatness—much less twice. Yet the Charlotte Hornets managed to land two eventual NBA MVPs in the draft… and let both slip away before they ever took the court.

It was during a timeout that Kobe Bryant, recognizing Nance's potential, delivered a straightforward yet powerful message. Grabbing Nance's jersey, Bryant emphatically conveyed, "Dunk everything.