The Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard was talking to the press during the Olympics, and the basketball legend went on to state his preference in club football.
The United States Olympic Basketball team will be taking on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 on Tuesday and the shooting guard went on to talk about football and who he supported when he was a child.
The match between http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604, with the two basketballing giant’s battling it out in a friendly before the rigours of the Olympics start.
After talking about who he feels as the most complete player in football at the moment; Bryant went on to state his appreciation for the Italian Serie A. The Lakers man went on to comment on his liking because of the time he spent in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 when he was a
child.
The 33-year-old went on to state his admiration for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 attacking midfielder was in his prime when he was at the Stadio San Paolo and guided the Partenopei to Serie A Championships. Maradona was a firm fan’s favourite and is
idolised by the Azzurri faithful to this day. He was quoted to have said:
"http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-Maradona-c11160 was sensational, when I grew up in Italy, Serie A was the best."
Maradona is ingrained in the Partenopei folklore, and he guided the club to their only Scudetto victories in the 1986/87 season and 1988/89 season. His impact at the club was such that the San Paolo outfit officially retired the number 10 jersey that he
wore during his time at the club.
The five-time NBA champion went on to state of the other great players that influenced how he watched the game, and also the reason why he follows the Serie A.
Bryant took time to name the greats of the game to have adorned the Serie A, and continued:
"Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Baggio, Paolo Maldini, Maradona at Napoli. Serie A was great."
However, despite Bryant’s confession of loving the Serie A, he goes on to regard Serie A “was” great; which is a reflection on the current standing of the league. Serie A is currently considered as the fourth best league of the world.
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