KOBE BRYANT'S LEGACY: For 1st time, NBA rosters to include players named in Kobe's honor
There's Kobe, wearing the uniform of a team from Los Angeles. There's Kobe, the last one on the court at practice and getting yelled at because the buses are waiting for him.And make no mistake - Kobe Brown and Kobe Bufkin would be the first two players at NBA Summer League to insist that there will never be another Bryant. They would never pretend otherwise.
Kobe Brown was drafted 30th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in 2023; Kobe Bufkin was selected 15th by the Atlanta Hawks."It means a lot," Brown said. "There's definitely a target on my back, I feel like. A lot of guys, when they hear the name Kobe, they think of Kobe Bryant. Obviously, I'm not him, by any means. But I try to keep that edge and play as hard as I can, just like he did.
Another 1,500 boys were given that name that year, surely many in tributes to Bryant's life and career. The most popular name that year for newborn boys, according to the government data, was Liam, which was used about 20,000 times. "It's never affected me too much when it comes to playing ball," said Bufkin, who was born in 2003. "I try not to think about it as much when I'm actually on the court.
"It just shows how much he inspired generations," Bufkin said. "I was kind of part of the first generation to come behind him, and it's crazy that our parents were willing enough to name us after him."
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