Pages 1- 20

During the first 20 pages of this book, Phil Jackson, the coach and author of this book, explains how Kobe Bryant, the star of the Los Angeles Lakers, was accused of sexually assaulting a 20 year old Colorado woman. These accusations were very shocking to every Kobe fan, especially in Colorado, where the word no means no, as Phil Jackson said in his book. After 14 months of a torture for Kobe, the charges were finally dropped and Bryant became a free man, for the most part. Kobe still to this day, denies those speculations. For a while, Kobe did not talk to anybody or answer any phone call. After 14 months, he went back to normal.

The Introduction

This book, The Last Season , is about the Los Angeles Lakers during the early 2000's. This book tells about the struggles that the Lakers had, as well as their triumphs. This book was written after the Lakers' three peat run for consecutive championships. All three of those championships stemmed from Shaq and Kobe, of course. The reason why I chose this book is because I love the Lakers, and I love Kobe Bryant. I enjoy reading about books that I can relate to, and this is one of them. Since the book is mainly about sports, it will be much easier for me to understand and read.