Kobe Bryant’s Showtime documentary trailer released

The seriousness on Kobe Bryant’s face deepened. Somber music played in the background. And the Lakers’ star uttered these words to foreshadow what his documentary set to release on Showtime in February will entail.

“It became more than a documentary,” Bryant said in the trailer above that was released on Friday. “It became therapy on film.”

One could presume that therapy entailed coping with injuries to his left Achilles tendon and left knee that kept him out last season for six games. Or dealing with the Lakers’ recent losing. Or perhaps reflecting on other adversities in his career that has still included five NBA championships and an eventual third-place standing on the league’s all-time scoring list.

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