As Asians, so many of us envisioned ourselves in Kobe even though none of us looked like him. This story explores why that is 🖤 (STORY LINK IN BIO!) This piece journies into the universal nature of the Mamba Mentality, the parallel rise of the Asian globalization of basketball and Kobe's success and the personal relationships that certain athletes and coaches had with the Mamba. . . . . #asian #asianamerican #asianballer #asianathlete #sports #ballislife #highschoolbasketball #collegebasketball #photography #explore #explorepage #kobe #ripkobe #mambaforever #jeremylin #filipinobasketball #overtimeindia