Last year's NBA season saw a lot of history made both by individuals and by teams. LeBron James led the Cleveland Cavaliers to an remarkable comeback when they won the NBA Finals despite facing a deficit of 3-1 against the defending championGolden State Warriors. Speaking of the 2015 champs, they were able to eclipse the record for most wins in the regular season by having a 73-9 slate Their franchise player and back-to-back MVP, Stephen Curry also broke his own record for most three-pointers in a season.
These feats are remarkable and truly made noise in the basketball world, but during Thursday's 2016 NBPA Players Voice Awards, when it was time to vote, the players did not choose either LeBron or Curry as the one with the biggest “Global Impact.”
They voted for Kobe Bryant instead.
???????????? Internationally Known. Global Impact Player goes to @KobeBryant #PlayersVoicehttps://t.co/21WG9DH5WS
— NBPA (@TheNBPA) August 4, 2016
It would be a difficult argument to win as to why Kobe won the award if you were considering just last season. However, this only goes to show that even if the Mamba was washed up last season, he owns the extreme respect from players around the NBA.
During his incredible 20 year career, Bryant won almost every major award, including being a five-time champion, two-time Finals MVP, one-time regular season MVP, eighteen-time all-star and eleven-time all-NBA first team member.
The Black Mamba has also been instrumental in helping make basketball one of the most popular sports today. His last game as an NBA pro only proved his greatness as he dropped 60 points against the Utah Jazz. But beyond all the shots he made in his career and being the face of one of the most successful franchises in NBA history, the Los Angeles Lakers legend's impact will be most felt with his absence from the league starting next season.
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