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Is Kobe Bryant's legacy on the line?
Is Kobe Bryant's legacy on the line?
1GREAT, adjective remarkable in magnitude, degree, or effectiveness; full of emotion; chief or preeminent over others; markedly superior in character or quality; remarkably skilled; used as a generalized term of approval ABC has shoved it down our throats throughout the NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics are going up against “the greatest player in the world,” color analyst Mark Jackson said of
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