The Rockets fan favorite also shared a story about his experience playing pick-up basketball with then-high school senior Kobe Bryant while in Philadelphia. Maxwell is a Rockets cult hero.

The late great Kobe Bryant had his fair share of epic ... When I came into the league, he was in elementary school." Interestingly, Bryant had a unique perspective on competition and rivalry.

Kobe Bryant and Jermaine O'Neal helped continue the trend of high school players performing well in the NBA when both were drafted in 1996. Bryant became a Hall of Famer while O'Neal was a six ...

so many are asking if Toni Bryant, a high school standout from Tampa, Florida, is related to the late great Kobe Bryant. The five-star junior from North Tampa Christian Academy has become a ...