Kobe Bryant wants to win, so much that he will go toward any lengths just to win a game of H-O-R-S-E against a fan.

He will throw up simple albeit difficult layups just to catch up to a fan who surprisingly took an early lead. Bryant will attempt countless step-back jumpers, the same ones he has made over and over during his 18-year career. Of course, Bryant will also talk trash along the way.

So it should hardly be surprising that Bryant’s contest against a fan named S. Sami turned out the way it did at his camp in Santa Barbara. You see Bryant at his vulnerable. You see Bryant with confidence he will climb back from adversity. You see Bryant relying on his scoring versatility. You see Bryant remaining intimidating. And, of course, you see Bryant relishing a victory.

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