Every NBA fan remembers where they were and what they were doing on the eve of January 22, 2006: standing in awe in front of a television and watching Kobe Bryant score an insane amount of points on the hapless Toronto Raptors.
When Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in 1962, it was considered one of the most unbreakable records in sports history. But for one night, Kobe had the whole world believing he might just do it.
It was the 41st game of the season. The Raptors were in Tinseltown with a 14-26 record and were one of the league’s worst teams.