The 2001-02 NBA season was one of the best years of Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant's career. As for one, the shooting guard won the 2002 All-Star MVP for the first time in his career, a ...

The Lakers swept the Nets in the 2002 NBA Finals In the 2002 NBA Finals, the Lakers faced a New Jersey Nets team led by Jason Kidd, Kenyon Martin, Kerry Kittles and Keith Van Horn.

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"I didn't want to play anymore" - Kobe Bryant on why the 2002 NBA Finals was the most difficult chapter of his career originally appeared on Basketball Network. The 2001-02 NBA season was one of ...