The best all-star game ever; the amazing Elam ending; Dave Hickey's "The Heresy of the Zone Defense" (rules that liberate versus rules that govern); and the controversial dunk contest.

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a30668419/kobe-bryant-dead-at-41-obituary/ 

http://classes.dma.ucla.edu/Winter18/289/dave-hickey-the-heresy-of-zone-defense.pdf 

https://theathletic.com/1609152/2020/02/15/about-that-elam-ending-a-qa-with-its-creator-nick-elam-about-strategy-and-gameplay/ 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/465i6XS7z5jOUorqRkyt5g