Basketball has been a huge passion of mine and this is where I got my roots in the autograph hobby. The Los Angeles Lakers were in town one time and I had always wanted to get a picture with superstar Kobe Bryant, arguably one of the best in the game. He always has been fairly tough and in the past I was fortunate enough to be able to obtain a few signed items, but never the opportunity to have a picture taken next to him. On this particular occasion, the Lakers were here a f