Across
- 3. he did not know much English
- 5. the team that really wanted him
- 6. he was improving every practice he went to
- 8. National Basketball Association
- 9. He moved there for his dads job
- 10. Being a rookie, and put to the test
- 11. Loving basketball but living in a country that loves soccer
- 12. Professional Basketball player, plays for the Lakers
- 14. is a sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court.
Down
- 1. He had a rowing of fans in china
- 2. Kobe's father played for the 76s
- 3. the original team that drafted him in the NBA draft
- 4. He got a lot of help with his family
- 7. Kobe's favorite NBA player
- 13. The National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs are a best-of-seven elimination tournament among 16 teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference (called divisions, pre-1970), ultimately deciding the winner of the NBA Finals.