Kobe Bryant was a skinny teenager with a lot of potential when he entered the league But he was not the face of the franchise, it was Shaq; and in fact, he did not start for Lakers until 20 Everyone knew that he was going to be a good player, that Kobe was going to be Kobe?! No, but fate had some other plans, as it knocked Kobe to the ground and took everything away from him On March 15, 2004, he was to face one of the best players in NBA: T-Mac and the strong team of Orlando Magic And just the night before the big face-off, he was thrown out of his house and charged with sexual assault Business being business and basketball being his last refuge, he decided to play the game... And T-Mac torched him with 21 points to his 1 point in the first half He was having the worst game of the year and as he sat down alone in the locker room he weighed the consequences: Kobe would deal with "personal challenges" and "The Mamba" handled business on the court And 'Mamba' took care of the business as he came back and scored 37 points in second half to beat McGrady It was not just fluke, as his average in the coming games would go from 18 PPG to 31 PPG In that game he knocked down the obstacle and made it an opportunity, he went from 'good' to 'great', he became 'The Black Mamba'!