Kobe Sued Kobe, The City
In 2010, Kobe Bryant had had enough of sharing his name with the city that inspired his name in the first place. He decided to sue the city for the rights to rename their signature item, Kobe beef. His attorney Jeff Rundvless said: “While we are aware the city of Kobe has been around longer than my client, Mr. Bryant has clearly become more famous and influential. I mean, just type ‘Kobe’ into Google and tell me what comes up first… If Gatorade had a flavor named Kobe and wasn’t paying him for it, we’d be suing them too.”
Kobe Sued Kobe, The City
He Was Almost A Hornet
Back in the 1996 NBA Draft, Kobe was actually first drafted by the Charlotte Hornets. Only two weeks after they selected him 13th in the first round, the Hornets decided to trade him to the Los Angeles Lakers in order to get player Vlade Divac.
He Was Almost A Hornet
