Starting players of the Lakers consists of Shaquille O"Neal, Derek Fisher, Rick Fox, Robert Horry, and Kobe Bryant (NBA.com). ... Out of the five, Shaquille O"Neal and Kobe Bryant were the key superstar duos during the finals. ... On the other side of the court, there stood Kobe Bryant. ... Kobe Bryant skipped college and went on to the pro after high school (Sportsline.com). ... The extraordinary journey of the trios Shaquille O"Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Phil Jackson are long to come by and deserves to be awaited. ...

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Larry Bird is one of the all-time greatest basketball players in the history of professional and college basketball. Bird surprisingly began playing basketball as a "thing to do" during high school. I believe Bird is of the all time greatest figures ever in the history of basketball. Larry ...

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