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Photographer shares the story behind Kobe s winning photo: He is experiencing tension with his parents!

4:43am, 17 June 2025【Basketball】

June 16th, 24 years ago today, Kobe helped the Lakers win the championship that year. In the locker room, photographer Robert Mora took this classic moment. Kobe, who was sitting alone in the shower, supported his head with his hands and thought about something. Then the staff handed over the trophy and signaled that he needed to take a photo, and then this scene happened.

Today, 24 years later, Robert Mora shared a story about this photo: "When I took this photo, I didn't realize what Kobe was suffering at that time. At that time, I just felt that he was relieved, exhausted and emotional because he led the Lakers to two consecutive championships. It was not until recently that I realized that Kobe had a very tense relationship with his parents at that time, and his parents didn't even come to witness his second championship. This made me feel very uncomfortable. It was really sad to imagine that he was enduring all this alone. For a moment, I hope I never know about it."