Travel with Kobe as he continues his Asia tour in Shanghai.
Kobe begins the day with a media session at STV, one of Shanghai’s leading broadcast studios. Here TV, print and online press gather to speak with Kobe about his career, Team USA and his goals for the Nike Shanghai Skills Academy.
Kobe shares stories about his summer training with Team USA in Las Vegas.
Kobe goes head-to-head with a Nike Shanghai player, an old friend from last year’s tour. The player demonstrates his progress, since his previous session.
Kobe works with the athlete and shares some of his training tips with the audience.
Kobe is impressed with the player’s improvement since their last meeting and shows him some love.
Kobe immortalizes a pair of his latest.
Kobe poses with his classic.
The Supernatural poses for final photos prior to heading out to Luwan Stadium for a training session with the Nike Shanghai athletes.
The MC of the Kobe Bryant Training School gets the Luwan Stadium fans hyped.
The Supernatural makes his appearance.
High above the court a DJ provides beats for the occasion.
The Nike Shanghai athletes take the court.
Kobe runs some basic shooting drills with the athletes to get them warmed-up.
Kobe and the MC coach from the sideline as the players take their shots.
Kobe works the crowd.
Kobe instructs that they need to make 2 more shots in order to move onto the next drill.
The next drill: the ‘Black-out’. The athletes run a series of lines as until they nearly “black out”. Kobe monitors from the sideline.
Now that the athletes are warmed-up, they show what they’ve got in a 3-on-3 scrimmage.
A player takes a shot as a defender rises to the challenge.
The game wraps and Kobe provides immediate feedback.
A few select players receive personalized feedback.
Kobe demonstrates proper form when taking a shot. The key is to focus, bend the knees, and remain balanced.
A player is walked through the proper way to cut and slash past defenders.
Kobe begins a strict presentation on team communication.
The players give Kobe their full attention.
Players take shots as Kobe grades their form.
A finger-roll technique is shared with the team.
A player is then instructed to imitate the move.
The MC recaps all the details to the crowd and preps them for the next exercise.
Select players are instructed to rest in a static position - remaining bent at the knees, as low as they can get, with their arms extended. They must hold this position for one minute.
Kobe assists a player with his positioning.
With each passing second their leg muscles begin to burn.
The burn lets them know its working.
After one minute is up, Kobe rolls the basketball and instructs the players to come out of the crouched position and run after it. After that drill the players find it much harder than they thought.
Kobe takes time out to greet more fans.
He teaches the players to keep their arms fully extended to optimize the exercise.
Once the drills are completed, Kobe joins in on a 3-on-3 scrimmage.
Kobe goes to the bucket.
Kobe demonstrates a stance similar to what the athletes just learned in the previous drills.
A player hits the shot from the perimeter.
Kobe brings it home.
Kobe wraps the game up with a final masterpiece dunk.
The team groups and recaps the game.
Here’s the moment Luwan Stadium has been waiting for — autographed basketballs.
A sea of hands wait for that one lucky moment.
Kobe picks his targets as he walks and signs a basketball.
Kobe throws out exclusive Kobe mobile.nikebasketball.com t-shirts.
Nike Shanghai players pose with The Supernatural.
Kobe waves to the crowd.
As Kobe makes his exit, he thanks the crowd for the great event.
