Sage Hill coach Kerwin Walters doesn’t want robots, he says. Bryant’s vision, Eadie’s father said, was to have all the Mamba girls play together at Sage Hill, just minutes from the Lakers legend’s Newport Coast home. The Holguins strongly considered Mater Dei, but Amalia’s former teammates had been lobbying for Sage Hill since middle school, Eadie said. The purpose, Bazzell remembered, was to judge just how great the Mamba girls wanted to be. Initially, Bryant’s plan was to create multiple Mamba teams and have Holguin play with a lower age group, Eadie’s mother said.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 26, 2023 20:08 UTC