""[Kobe's] death puts greater weight on every one of his most cherished feats and creates a sense that they should be handled with a certain kind of care," as the Athletic's Sam Amick put it on Wednesday. In his blog, Amick argues that Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat should have stopped scoring points when he scored his 81st point in Tuesday night's win over the putrid and disgraceful Washington Wizards-equalling Kobe's career-high and tying for the second highest single-game scoring total in NBA history-instead of canning two more free-throws to finish with 83 on the night."
Kobe Bryant was a elite shooting guard in Lakers history and one of the best players of his era from 1996 to 2016. At his peak, he ranked among the third or fourth best players in the NBA. His death in a helicopter crash at age 41 has fundamentally changed how his professional accomplishments are viewed. Some commentators, including Sam Amick of the Athletic, argue that Bryant's records should be treated with special care and reverence. This perspective emerged when Bam Adebayo scored 83 points, surpassing Bryant's 81-point career-high, prompting debate about whether such records should remain untouched as tributes to Bryant's legacy.
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