{"id":29019,"date":"2014-10-16T11:19:52","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T03:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=29019"},"modified":"2025-01-12T15:38:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T20:38:54","slug":"new-kobe-in-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/10\/16\/new-kobe-in-town\/","title":{"rendered":"New Kobe in town"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_28375\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28375\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/kobe-paras-62014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28375\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/kobe-paras-62014-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook Photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/kobe-paras-62014-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/kobe-paras-62014.jpg 635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA \u2013 There\u2019s a new Kobe in town, and of course they are referring to Kobe Paras, the son of retired professional basketball player and MVP Benjie Paras.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-year-old Paras earned his fair share of limelight after performing a dunk against NBA superstar LeBron James.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy addyi online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phamatech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/addyi.html\">https:\/\/www.phamatech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/addyi.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey call me as the kid who dunked on LeBron,\u201d shared Paras.<\/p>\n<p>After UCLA Coach Steve Alford showed up to watch Paras, he ended up offering him a scholarship to which Paras accepted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPinoys in LA will go nuts to be Kobe as a Bruin,\u201d noted sports broadcaster TJ Manotoc.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy zepbound online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phamatech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/zepbound.html\">https:\/\/www.phamatech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/zepbound.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Paras, who stands at 6\u20196\u201d, played guard during the summer camp for a team in Southern California. Aside from UCLA, he received scholarship offers from other schools including UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile all of this is new to me, I realize that I can only go to one college, so I felt it was not necessary to continue the recruitment process with so many very good schools and coachers already at the table,\u201d said Paras.<\/p>\n<p>Cathedral Coach William Middlebrooks said that Paras has more to offer than his dunking skills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost know him for his dunking, but he can shoot the three, dribbles and passes,\u201d said Middlebrooks.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy wegovy online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phamatech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/wegovy.html\">https:\/\/www.phamatech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/wegovy.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> \u201cHe\u2019s highly skilled and is adapting to the style of play in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Paras\u2019 ability to dunk will make him a crown favorite. 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