Community College Basketball Player Scores 81 Points To Honor Kobe

Community College of Beaver County freshman Yazid Powell has been a big Kobe Bryant fan his whole life. So, on Monday night his team decided to honor the Lakers legend by having a player score 81 points, Kobe's highest game total. Yazid was the guy. Per triblive.com...

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The Titans decided on having someone score 81 points because of how Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors on Jan 22, 2006, which to this day is still to this day is one of the greatest feats in NBA history. As to who it would be, that was an easy decision.

“It was never really a doubt who the No. 1 Kobe supporter on the team was,” CCBC coach Bryen Spriggs said. “Everybody likes Kobe, but Yazid is just head and shoulders above everyone else in terms of supporting an individual and having the love for him.”

So Powell was chosen, and later that night, he followed through. The 6-foot-4 guard played 31 minutes, converted 35 of his 52 field-goal attempts, made seven 3-pointers, four free throws and scored his team’s first 71 points in a 147-61 victory over Butler County Community College.

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(Terez Owens)