Kobe's presence injected a sense of competition into the training camp; everyone had to work hard on defense and communicate with each other, rather than performing slam dunks on the training court.
Coach K smiled at the sidelines, glanced at Jerry Colangelo, the current national team manager: "We will succeed, it all started with Kobe Bryant. Recruiting him was the smartest decision we've made."
After half a month at the Las Vegas training camp, the players finally got a two-day break.
After the last afternoon training session, everyone returned to their rooms to dress up. In Las Vegas, the paradise of entertainment until death, how could one not go to the nightclubs to relax?
Most of the young players went together to the nightclubs to party, playing amidst the alcohol and the swaying hips and waists of women until about five in the morning before reluctantly leaving.
