He exploited the trust of a friend and trapped him, leading the friend into a lion's den where he was destroyed in a match.
This game might turn out to be the turning point in Kevin Garnett's career, completely shattering his confidence.
And then? Then his performance got worse and worse, the once rising star started to dim, followed by injuries, he dropped out of the rotation, and year by year performed worse.
Eventually, when his contract ended, the Timberwolves weren't willing to renew at a high price, and he had to leave, go to another team as a substitute, until no one was interested.
He couldn't get a game in America, so he went to Europe to play ball and earn money, becoming a basketball vagabond, his stardom completely fallen.
Kobe had seen examples like this; his father was more or less such a player. A promising future, but in the brutal NBA, it's easy for one choice, one rise and fall, to completely change one's fate.
