‘So distracted’ | The Day Kobe Bryant Gatecrashed Australian Olympic Swim Team Training

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It’s been nearly two years since the sporting world lost the great Kobe Bryant but the former Dream Team member will continue to be remembered as one of the nicest athletes to have walked the earth and Leisel Jones can back it up!  

Speaking on The Rush Hour the Olympic gold medallist Jones recalled the moment the ‘Black Mamba’ unexpectedly rocked up to the Australian swimming team’s London 2012 Olympic practice session - Because he was a fan of them!

‘He had time, he spent about 5-10 minutes with every single person and there was about thirty people there that day’

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The London 2012 Games were disaster for the Australian swimming team, emerging with just one gold from the pool. Jones was quick to blame Kobe’s cameo for throwing out their preparations.

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Nick Davis

21 January 2022

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