(Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) Getty ImagesMobs of fans encircled the U.S. team’s hotel, and Bryant ventured out only sporadically. One moment that stands out in the memory banks was the time reporters actually ran out of questions for Bryant in Beijing. In Houston in 2002 to cover Yao Ming’s first game against Shaquille O’Neal, there was a problem involving Bryant. China's Ming Yao (L) walks next to Kobe Bryant from the US, before their 2008 Beijing Olympic Games ... [+] men's preliminary round group B basketball match at the Olympic Basketball Gymnasium on August 10, 2008. Kobe obliged, even telling team media relations executive Alison Bogli to back off when she discovered the interview taking place.

Source: Forbes January 27, 2020 08:15 UTC