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Is Kobe Bryant's 'Dear Basketball' a Reimagining of Shakespeare's Final Soliloquy?

Kobe and Prospero, from "The Tempest," say goodbye to their powers in remarkably similar terms. Coincidence?

Is Kobe Bryant's 'Dear Basketball' a Reimagining of Shakespeare's Final Soliloquy?
Sim Bhullar playing for the New Mexico State Aggies during the 2014 NCAA Tournament. Bhullar signed a 10-day contract with the Sacramento Kings in 2015, becoming the first player of Indian descent in the league.

He's a towering 7'5" — and now he's the first Indian to play in the NBA

He's a towering 7'5" — and now he's the first Indian to play in the NBA

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week
The NBA will celebrate the Chinese New Year with special Chinese-themed uniforms for the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets, whose shirt is pictured here.

Why the NBA is breaking out special uniforms for Chinese New Year

Why the NBA is breaking out special uniforms for Chinese New Year
Ahmad and his dad at Hoops, an indoor basketball school made possible by a Lebanese NGO called Nawaya.

Why an NGO wants this Lebanese boy to live his hoop dreams

Why an NGO wants this Lebanese boy to live his hoop dreams
Darsh Preet Singh stands next to his college basketball jersey on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, part of an exhibition on Indian-Americans. Singh is the first Sikh American to play basketball in the NCAA while wearing his

This Sikh American NCAA basketball player learned from his mother

Darsh Preet Singh got special permission from the NCAA to wear his turban while playing basketball. His college basketball jersey now hangs at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, part of an exhibition on Indian Americans.

This Sikh American NCAA basketball player learned from his mother
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The Knicks as Comic Book Heroes

The Knicks as Comic Book Heroes