Anyone who plays D-League is a 'talented athlete'. Kobe Bryant's father played in the NBA as a first round draft pick; his mother was the sister of an NBA playe

Anyone who plays D-League is a 'talented athlete'. Kobe Bryant's father played in the NBA as a first round draft pick; his mother was the sister of an NBA player, Chubby Cox. Kobe Bryant is a talented athlete who also put in an absurd amount of time. He wasn't voted least likely to play in the NBA in high school. Where Kobe Bryant excelled was in recovery from that absurd effort.