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EssentiallySports on X: "Immediately after Kobe tore his Achilles, former Lakers athletic trainer Gary Vitti offered him a wheelchair! Quite a response indeed! 😅🏀 #kobebryant #kobe #lalakers #lakers #PaulPierce #nba #nbanews #nbabasketabll
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Basketball Forever - The night Kobe tore his Achilles, Lakers athletic trainer Gary Vitti asked if he wanted a wheelchair. Kobe looked down at him and said "F**k Paul Pierce!" (via Mark
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