3.  No other sport such as base- ball, hockey, or football has this rule of needing 1 year of college residency before going pro.

4.  · Kobe Bryant · MLB · David Stern

5.  Kobe Bryant  · Straight out of Lower Marion High- School · One of the top 10 NBA players of all time · College would’ve messed his chances of being a top draft pick up

6.  MLB  · Baseball league drafts over 500 players a year fresh out of high-school · The players drafted a predominately white. · League commissioner doesn’t believe in making High-School players go to college

7.  · NBA commissioner since 1983 · Enforced Rule of High-School B-ball players going to college in 2005. · Feels as though college would them smarter players.

8.  NBA commissioner David Stern was wrong for enforcing this rule because as it shows in Kobe Bryant’s and Kevin Garnett’s career that it doesn’t if a high- school players goes to college or not if he’s good he’s good.

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