![The Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant dunks the ball over the New Jersey Nets Todd MacCulloch in the third quarter in Game 1 of the NBA Finals Wednesday, June 5, 2002, in The Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant dunks the ball over the New Jersey Nets Todd MacCulloch in the third quarter in Game 1 of the NBA Finals Wednesday, June 5, 2002, in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NGGN17/the-los-angeles-lakers-kobe-bryant-dunks-the-ball-over-the-new-jersey-nets-todd-macculloch-in-the-third-quarter-in-game-1-of-the-nba-finals-wednesday-june-5-2002-in-los-angeles-ap-photomichael-conroy-2NGGN17.jpg)
The Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant dunks the ball over the New Jersey Nets Todd MacCulloch in the third quarter in Game 1 of the NBA Finals Wednesday, June 5, 2002, in
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New Jersey Nets' Josh Boone (2) dunks the ball over Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, and Pau Gasol, of Spain, during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec.
NBA - 2001: Kobe Bryant #8 of the Los Angeles Lakers goes in for a slam dunk against the New Jersey Nets during the NBA game at the Staples Center in Los
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