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on April 21, 2026
They receive their uniforms and rifles, have their hair shorn, report to their barracks and attend academic orientation and military training. BRYANT: Yeah, I have. BRYANT: They say, Wow, I’m sitting here with Kobe. BRYANT: Just like anything else, things got to get worse to get better, you know what I mean? Q. Do you think it’s getting better or worse in terms of officiating, foul calls? It’s more for the officials that you have to figure out, how do you train, better prepare to get better officials. Add in his increased point total last season and the Jazz should have a chance at making a run at the NBA Finals. The Royals/Kings have the longest NBA title drought, the longest NBA Finals appearance drought, the longest active championship round appearance drought in all four of the American major pro sports leagues, and the third longest championship drought in North American sports. Q. You mentioned before when you were a player getting advice from veteran players and others in the game would have helped you as a younger player. You have to be in the moment every single second. PER ever achieved over an entire single season in the NBA was 32.85 by Nikola Jokić in 2021-22. Wilt Chamberlain held the distinction of being the only player with a PER over 30 over an entire single season for 2½ decades, after having a PER of 31.84 in 1962-63. No other player surpassed 30 until Michael Jordan in 1987-88 with a PER of 31.71. Since then, Jordan repeated the accomplishment three more times, and the milestone has also since been eclipsed by David Robinson, Shaquille O'Neal (three times), Tracy McGrady, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James (four times), Anthony Davis (twice), Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, Giannis Antetokounmpo (three times), Nikola Jokić (four times) and Joel Embiid (four times).
I could barely watch some of these games in the NCAA because, like, a player touches a guy with a thumb and it’s a foul in a situation where it’s costing them the game. It’s a really, really tough job, right? But that is a really, really hard thing, man. Q. Are you going, "Wow, I’m sitting here with Spielberg" or are they going, "Wow, I’m sitting with Kobe? Are you shitting me? Not to the sense of the way the Pistons were playing where guys are literally fearing for their safety when they’re up in the air, not that kind of basketball. They’re telling me how wonderful basketball is, how did you write this thing. I’m sure that’s something they’re focused on. Q. You don’t think the game is physical enough, you think that’s taking away from the experience for fans? When you’re siting with Pete Docter, Brad Bird, Lee, who just won an Academy Award for Coco, that’s priceless. But something where you’re not getting called for a body check or light hand check or things like that.
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