This story was originally published on April 11, 2016. Sunday is the seven-year anniversary of Kobe Bryant tearing his Achilles tendon and staying in the game to make two free throws before walking off the court.
ANTAWN JAMISON FEARED for his teammate, who was slumped over in the locker to his right, whose feet were drowning in ice water buckets, knees buried beneath ice bags. Through 14 NBA seasons, Jamison had never seen anyone so worn down, someone who, though four months shy of his 35th birthday, moved, Jamison said, like a "105-year-old woman," who sounded so exhausted that when Jamison asked, "Bro, you all right?