{"id":67329,"date":"2024-08-23T22:31:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T03:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=67329"},"modified":"2024-08-23T22:31:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T03:31:50","slug":"jack-flaherty-honors-kobe-bryants-birthday-with-pregame-outfit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/jack-flaherty-honors-kobe-bryants-birthday-with-pregame-outfit\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Flaherty honors Kobe Bryant\u2019s birthday with pregame outfit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday would have been Kobe Bryant\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> 46th birthday. And players across the sports world have decided to honor the basketball legend on Friday evening. Jack Flaherty<\/a><\/strong> rolled up to the Dodgers game wearing a Kobe Bryant jersey, purple and gold, with the No. 8.<\/p>\n

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Jack Flaherty pulled up to the Dodgers game wearing a Kobe Bryant jersey<\/p>\n

Today would’ve been Bryant’s 46th birthday pic.twitter.com\/cfNhc1Pjy0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Kobe Bryant\u2019s legendary gold medal game performance vs. Spain<\/h2>\n

In the 2008 gold medal game against\u00a0Spain,\u00a0Kobe Bryant\u00a0scored 13 of his 20 points in the final eight minutes of the contest. That game was a classic, and\u00a0the superstar\u00a0ensured that\u00a0Team USA\u00a0would not be denied. On the first play of the game, Bryant decided to set the tone early for the Americans by\u00a0running through Gasol, who played for Spain<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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With 3:10 left in the game and USA up 104-99,\u00a0Bryant\u00a0unleashed a devastating dagger for the ages, a four-point play that saw him bring out the silencer for the hostile crowd in\u00a0Beijing.<\/p>\n

Bryant,<\/strong>\u00a0nicknamed,\u00a0\u201cThe Black Mamba\u201d\u00a0delivered a lethal dose of poison from which the\u00a0Spaniards\u00a0would not recover.\u00a0Team USA\u00a0would go on to defeat\u00a0Spain\u00a0in the contest\u00a0118-107, securing the gold medal for\u00a0Bryant and\u00a0his teammates.<\/p>\n

In 2022,\u00a0Netflix dropped a documentary on The Redeem Team<\/a>, chronicling USA\u2019s quest for the gold that year. Bryant was an instrumental part of that team\u2019s success and played a massive role in turning around the fortunes of USA basketball internationally. While he was prolific with the Lakers throughout his career, his desire to turn around the fortunes of USA basketball internationally was a massive piece to their success in Beijing. And it was a critical turning point in the program, as the Americans have now won five straight gold medals.<\/p>\n

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