157: Always at the forefront of beating up rookies in the league (requesting monthly passes!)

Between fantasy and reality, there often lies an insurmountable gap.

Every little girl once dreamed of becoming a princess, but if she grew up to actually become one, she would find the occupation completely different from what she had imagined.

Kobe fantasized about playing one-on-one against Roger, but after actually facing Roger in a one-on-one, he found that it was entirely different from what he had imagined.

In Roger's defense, there were no beautiful shots, no spectacular one-on-ones, no exhilarating defeats of the strongest player in the game.

All Kobe was left with were three consecutive embarrassing "air balls."

No matter how successful he became later, these moments would remain an inevitable stain on his career, just like "Nick Young celebrating a shot that didn't go in" or "Stephen Curry missing an open layup."