Kobe Bryant is set to be featured in a Showtime documentary airing in November. Titled, “Kobe Bryant’s Muse,” the documentary will cover much of the past season that saw Bryant forced to sit out all but six games.
The injury was the first in Bryant’s career to keep him sidelined for a significant portion of a season, but wasn’t enough to keep the Lakers from signing Bryant to a two-year, $48 million contract extension. He will be turning 36 next month, and will be entering his 19th NBA season this year.
According to ESPN, via the Associated Press:
“It’s a fascinating time to be around this guy,” said Gotham Chopra, who directed the film. “There’s this sort of looking forward to life after basketball. This is a guy that’s asking a lot of questions.”
The unexpected time off last season forced Bryant to think about his post-basketball future.
“I’m afraid, too,” he said Friday at the summer TV critics’ meeting. “You really have to lean on muses and mentors going forward, just as I did as a kid. It’s about having that next wave of things, which is scary as hell, but it’s fun at the same time.”
Other News Around The League:
The New York Post’s Marc Berman reports that Andrew Bynum may skip the 2014-15 NBA season:
The 7-foot Bynum may not be reuniting with Phil Jackson’s Knicks or any other team next season because he is seriously contemplating sitting out 2014-15 to undergo the Germany-based knee therapy called ‘The Regenokine Program’ that would require an extra long rehab, according to his agent David Lee. But he could be in play for the following season.
“Regenokine is a non-surgical program that promotes new cartilage growth through a series of injections. The FDA still hasn’t approved it in the United States. Bynum is considering doing the program with well-known doctor German doctor Peter Wehling, who worked with Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez. It is similar but not identical to the PRP procedure.”
K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune reports that the Chicago Bulls are close to finalizing a deal with veteran guard point guard Aaron Brooks:
Aaron Brooks is poised to be the latest project. Though a league source said a deal isn’t finalized, talks to sign the 6-foot guard to a veteran’s minimum contract are in the advanced stages.
“Brooks, 29, is a six-year NBA veteran who also played a season in China. He has averaged 11.1 points and 3.4 assists for four NBA teams and won the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award in 2009-10 after averaging 19.8 points for the Rockets while starting all 82 games. He split time between the Rockets and Nuggets last season.”
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