Kobe Bryant – Kobe Bryant Print – Los Angeles Lakers Poster – Lower Merion Print – NBA Print – Basketball Poster – Basketball Gift
From ardmore to Olympus: the first flicker of the Black Mamba.
Before the five rings, the 81-point aria and a legion of purple-and-gold disciples, there was a skinny teenager in maroon and white carving his signature on Pennsylvania hardwood. Kobe Bryant—already answering to “Bean” in the hallways and “problem” on scouting reports—packed the tiny gym at Lower Merion the way his fadeaway would later fill TV screens. The state-title run of ’96, immortalized in grainy VHS, became the prologue to a restless quest for greatness that would make the NBA his personal laboratory.
On winter nights in Ardmore, the young maestro rehearsed moves he filched from VHS tapes of Jordan, Drexler and Cooper, then added a Euro-step he learned during summers in Reggio Emilia. One assistant coach swears Kobe Bryantonce shot free throws blindfolded to perfect his follow-through, pausing only when the janitor flicked the lights and said, “Kid, even the ghosts are tired.” That relentlessness blossomed into the lethal alter ego we’d come to know as the Black Mamba.
Draft night 1996 felt less like selection and more like destiny on layaway. Charlotte claimed him with the 13th pick, but Jerry West had already circled the teenager’s name in gold ink. A phone call, a Vlade Divac trade, and suddenly Los Angeles had its next leading man. Twenty seasons, five championships and a 60-point farewell would follow, each moment a brushstroke on the vast canvas of Kobe Bryant print folklore.
Spears sidebar trivia: teammates still chuckle about the 2000 preseason in Honolulu when Kobe challenged Shaq to a one-on-one at 8 a.m.—the same morning O’Neal had planned a snorkel excursion. Shaq declined, but Bryant still ran sprints on the beach, telling reporters, “The ocean doesn’t take days off.”
Bryant’s résumé reads like an awards-banquet menu: Slam Dunk Contest crown in ’97, regular-season MVP in ’08, back-to-back Finals MVPs in ’09 and ’10, two scoring titles, and that iconic signature shoe line that seemed to shrink each year, mirroring his obsession with shaving ounces off inefficiency. Ask any current star about footwork, and they’ll quote the Black Mamba the way poets cite Whitman.
Today, the echo of his fadeaway lingers in every practice gym where a rookie mutters “Kobe!” on release. The legend is cemented not just in Staples Center rafters but on bedroom walls from Manila to Madrid, where Los Angeles Lakers poster art and limited-run NBA posters keep his snarl in permanent glare.
And yet, for the true devotee, the origin story is king: No spotlight glare, no Larry O’Brien trophy—just the determination of a high-school senior slicing through double-teams, fists pumping toward a future only he could see. It’s that snapshot we celebrate here, translated into a museum-quality basketball print that freezes the moment before myth.
Own a piece of the climb. This exclusive Kobe Bryant print captures the future icon soaring for a left-hand layup in Lower Merion maroon—eyes wide, promise wider. Hang it beside your highlight reels and remember: greatness begins long before the confetti. Secure your copy now, and let the first spark of the Black Mamba ignite your wall forever.
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➤ ABOUT THE PRINT
Each artwork is professionally printed on gallery quality matte paper which perfectly compliments the designs using only archival inks. The high print quality ensure that your wall print will last a long time while maintaining its original color.
Premium Matte Paper: 200 gsm, premium quality, matte finish
Shipped in a stiff cardboard tube (100% recyclable, 90% recycled)
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➤ HOW TO ORDER
Simply purchase the listing in your desired size.
Sizes:
A3 (297 X 420 mm / 11.7 X 16.5 in)
A2 (420 x 594 mm / 16.5 x 23.4 in)
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➤ PLEASE NOTE: FRAME IS NOT INCLUDED
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➤ ADDITIONAL
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
From ardmore to Olympus: the first flicker of the Black Mamba.
Before the five rings, the 81-point aria and a legion of purple-and-gold disciples, there was a skinny teenager in maroon and white carving his signature on Pennsylvania hardwood. Kobe Bryant—already answering to “Bean” in the hallways and “problem” on scouting reports—packed the tiny gym at Lower Merion the way his fadeaway would later fill TV screens. The state-title run of ’96, immortalized in grainy VHS, became the prologue to a restless quest for greatness that would make the NBA his personal laboratory.
On winter nights in Ardmore, the young maestro rehearsed moves he filched from VHS tapes of Jordan, Drexler and Cooper, then added a Euro-step he learned during summers in Reggio Emilia. One assistant coach swears Kobe Bryantonce shot free throws blindfolded to perfect his follow-through, pausing only when the janitor flicked the lights and said, “Kid, even the ghosts are tired.” That relentlessness blossomed into the lethal alter ego we’d come to know as the Black Mamba.
Draft night 1996 felt less like selection and more like destiny on layaway. Charlotte claimed him with the 13th pick, but Jerry West had already circled the teenager’s name in gold ink. A phone call, a Vlade Divac trade, and suddenly Los Angeles had its next leading man. Twenty seasons, five championships and a 60-point farewell would follow, each moment a brushstroke on the vast canvas of Kobe Bryant print folklore.
Spears sidebar trivia: teammates still chuckle about the 2000 preseason in Honolulu when Kobe challenged Shaq to a one-on-one at 8 a.m.—the same morning O’Neal had planned a snorkel excursion. Shaq declined, but Bryant still ran sprints on the beach, telling reporters, “The ocean doesn’t take days off.”
Bryant’s résumé reads like an awards-banquet menu: Slam Dunk Contest crown in ’97, regular-season MVP in ’08, back-to-back Finals MVPs in ’09 and ’10, two scoring titles, and that iconic signature shoe line that seemed to shrink each year, mirroring his obsession with shaving ounces off inefficiency. Ask any current star about footwork, and they’ll quote the Black Mamba the way poets cite Whitman.
Today, the echo of his fadeaway lingers in every practice gym where a rookie mutters “Kobe!” on release. The legend is cemented not just in Staples Center rafters but on bedroom walls from Manila to Madrid, where Los Angeles Lakers poster art and limited-run NBA posters keep his snarl in permanent glare.
And yet, for the true devotee, the origin story is king: No spotlight glare, no Larry O’Brien trophy—just the determination of a high-school senior slicing through double-teams, fists pumping toward a future only he could see. It’s that snapshot we celebrate here, translated into a museum-quality basketball print that freezes the moment before myth.
Own a piece of the climb. This exclusive Kobe Bryant print captures the future icon soaring for a left-hand layup in Lower Merion maroon—eyes wide, promise wider. Hang it beside your highlight reels and remember: greatness begins long before the confetti. Secure your copy now, and let the first spark of the Black Mamba ignite your wall forever.
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➤ ABOUT THE PRINT
Each artwork is professionally printed on gallery quality matte paper which perfectly compliments the designs using only archival inks. The high print quality ensure that your wall print will last a long time while maintaining its original color.
Premium Matte Paper: 200 gsm, premium quality, matte finish
Shipped in a stiff cardboard tube (100% recyclable, 90% recycled)
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➤ HOW TO ORDER
Simply purchase the listing in your desired size.
Sizes:
A3 (297 X 420 mm / 11.7 X 16.5 in)
A2 (420 x 594 mm / 16.5 x 23.4 in)
---------------------------------------------------
➤ PLEASE NOTE: FRAME IS NOT INCLUDED
---------------------------------------------------
➤ ADDITIONAL
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
From ardmore to Olympus: the first flicker of the Black Mamba.
Before the five rings, the 81-point aria and a legion of purple-and-gold disciples, there was a skinny teenager in maroon and white carving his signature on Pennsylvania hardwood. Kobe Bryant—already answering to “Bean” in the hallways and “problem” on scouting reports—packed the tiny gym at Lower Merion the way his fadeaway would later fill TV screens. The state-title run of ’96, immortalized in grainy VHS, became the prologue to a restless quest for greatness that would make the NBA his personal laboratory.
On winter nights in Ardmore, the young maestro rehearsed moves he filched from VHS tapes of Jordan, Drexler and Cooper, then added a Euro-step he learned during summers in Reggio Emilia. One assistant coach swears Kobe Bryantonce shot free throws blindfolded to perfect his follow-through, pausing only when the janitor flicked the lights and said, “Kid, even the ghosts are tired.” That relentlessness blossomed into the lethal alter ego we’d come to know as the Black Mamba.
Draft night 1996 felt less like selection and more like destiny on layaway. Charlotte claimed him with the 13th pick, but Jerry West had already circled the teenager’s name in gold ink. A phone call, a Vlade Divac trade, and suddenly Los Angeles had its next leading man. Twenty seasons, five championships and a 60-point farewell would follow, each moment a brushstroke on the vast canvas of Kobe Bryant print folklore.
Spears sidebar trivia: teammates still chuckle about the 2000 preseason in Honolulu when Kobe challenged Shaq to a one-on-one at 8 a.m.—the same morning O’Neal had planned a snorkel excursion. Shaq declined, but Bryant still ran sprints on the beach, telling reporters, “The ocean doesn’t take days off.”
Bryant’s résumé reads like an awards-banquet menu: Slam Dunk Contest crown in ’97, regular-season MVP in ’08, back-to-back Finals MVPs in ’09 and ’10, two scoring titles, and that iconic signature shoe line that seemed to shrink each year, mirroring his obsession with shaving ounces off inefficiency. Ask any current star about footwork, and they’ll quote the Black Mamba the way poets cite Whitman.
Today, the echo of his fadeaway lingers in every practice gym where a rookie mutters “Kobe!” on release. The legend is cemented not just in Staples Center rafters but on bedroom walls from Manila to Madrid, where Los Angeles Lakers poster art and limited-run NBA posters keep his snarl in permanent glare.
And yet, for the true devotee, the origin story is king: No spotlight glare, no Larry O’Brien trophy—just the determination of a high-school senior slicing through double-teams, fists pumping toward a future only he could see. It’s that snapshot we celebrate here, translated into a museum-quality basketball print that freezes the moment before myth.
Own a piece of the climb. This exclusive Kobe Bryant print captures the future icon soaring for a left-hand layup in Lower Merion maroon—eyes wide, promise wider. Hang it beside your highlight reels and remember: greatness begins long before the confetti. Secure your copy now, and let the first spark of the Black Mamba ignite your wall forever.
---------------------------------------------------
➤ ABOUT THE PRINT
Each artwork is professionally printed on gallery quality matte paper which perfectly compliments the designs using only archival inks. The high print quality ensure that your wall print will last a long time while maintaining its original color.
Premium Matte Paper: 200 gsm, premium quality, matte finish
Shipped in a stiff cardboard tube (100% recyclable, 90% recycled)
---------------------------------------------------
➤ HOW TO ORDER
Simply purchase the listing in your desired size.
Sizes:
A3 (297 X 420 mm / 11.7 X 16.5 in)
A2 (420 x 594 mm / 16.5 x 23.4 in)
---------------------------------------------------
➤ PLEASE NOTE: FRAME IS NOT INCLUDED
---------------------------------------------------
➤ ADDITIONAL
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
