Before he was an All-Star, before he was an MVP, before he had any rings, Kobe Bryant was a rookie looking to prove himself like every other hopeful. Using the same platform Michael Jordan, Dr. J and countless others leaped off before him, KB8 became a household name in the 1997 Dunk Contest. Rocking his shooting shirt for the majority of the showing but leaving the Oakleys at home, an 18-year old kid Kobe windmilled and reversed in his purple PEs. He’d take home the trophy with a between the legs dunk, throwing out a flex in front of the NBA’s elite and high school hunnie Brandy Norwood.
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