Maybe Espn Sportcenter and YouTube are celebrating be kind to an “alleged” rapist month. The Bald Sports Guy thinks so.

It seems like new NBA Sports highlight reels featuring Kobe Bryant find their way to Sportscenter and YouTube every day. This is nothing new, but something has changed in Los Angeles this season:

Kobe learned to share.

Most sports videos on YouTube.com and Espn Sportcenter show Kobe breaking somebody’s ankles or throwing down a tomahawk in the lane, but one particular video that recently hit Sportscenter shows another side of Kobe. He made a strong move towards the middle as usual, but threaded a flashy and downright incredible behind-the-back, no-look pass through three defenders.

The recipient of the pass couldn’t capitalize on the play, which doesn’t reinforce Kobe’s passing habit much, but he did get fouled and made his free throws, so no harm done.

This type of play has become almost commonplace—well, maybe not, but Kobe has finally realized that he cannot take the Lakers to the finals by himself. He is playing the best basketball of his career, but it isn’t just the points column that he is filling up; his assists per game are nearing a career high, and more importantly, there has been no ill-fated news from the organization.

More assists, more wins.

That is the simple formula that has guided the team to the top seed in the West this year. Now the Lakers are on Sportscenter, not Kobe, Ok I still hate the Lakers and Kobe.

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