Kobe Bryant predicted his dunk on Ben Wallace in 1997: "I'm about to cross this fool up and dunk on him" Story by Julian Eschenbach • 13h. I n 1997, Kobe Bryant was just an 18-year-old kid.

Kobe Bryant believed LeBron James would finish second in the 2010 Dunk Contest behind Lakers teammate Shannon Brown.

A teen Kobe Bryant won the Slam Dunk Contest in 1997. ... And made the benchmark of the Slam Dunk Contest a 360 degree reverse windmill, between the legs, Dunk of Death. The Lead-Up.

In a pivotal moment that shaped the trajectory of his career, Larry Nance Jr. shared a revealing anecdote about the profound impact Kobe Bryant had on him during his early days in the NBA.