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...Kobe Doin' Work is his documentary about Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant that is set to air on ESPN at 8 p.m. E.T. on May 16. Billed as a "game in the life" of one of the NBA's best players, Kobe Doin' Work could just as easily have been titled Kobe on Kobe, as Lee brought the guard into the studio to record his own commentary track. (See TIME's photo-essay "Magic Johnson: A Life in Sports...
...this project come to be? Why basketball and why Kobe? I had seen a soccer film on the great [Zinedine] Zidane [Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait], and in that film they had numerous cameras following him. I saw it and thought, This is good - this might work well for basketball too. It was obvious that Kobe was going to win the MVP last year, and it was obvious that the Lakers would make the NBA Finals, so I gave the soccer film to Kobe, and he said...
...always looking at what's happening on the bench and the interplay between the coach and the players - especially when a coach takes a player out. I'm looking at the player's reaction at being pulled from the game. (Watch TIME's video "A Free Lesson With: Kobe Bryant...
...When Kobe talks about the decisions being made on the court, you really bring to life the notion of a game as a chess match. Kobe was very professorial in breaking down the game. His commentary is one of the main components of this film. You do a lot of that as a director on a DVD - recording commentary - and I knew I wanted him to do this from the very beginning. When he finally had time to do it, it was right after the game where he had scored 61 points against the Knicks this year...
Just moments away, there's the Hudson River Café (www.hudsonrivercafe.com). The split-level boite, set into a converted mechanic's shop right under the West Side Highway, serves up a "new American" menu heavy on comfort food: grilled pork chops, lobster quesadillas, Kobe-beef burgers. And to wash it all down, a selection of Harlem-inspired cocktails such as the Harlem Spice - a mix of tequila, fresh lime, fresh orange and jalapeño. (See pictures of New York City...