|  |  | For a 22-year-old, Kobe Bryant has a lot going on inside his head. Should I play in the All-Star Game? How long can I coexist with Shaq? DJ or live band at the wedding? Page 2 delves deep inside the kid's mind. 
The only thing wrong with playing alongside the greatest basketball players in the world during the All-Star Game is having to occasionally pass the
ball to them.
  To understand how one of the NBA's greatest players is handling that pressure this weekend, join us on a stroll through Kobe Bryant's brain with your mouse:
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Controls sight and hearing
  Occasional nerve synapses in otherwise exceptional senses cause him to not see or hear 7-foot-2 objects that are wide open underneath the basket. |   
 
Short-term memory center
  To-do list: Get ankle and elbow taped. Score 40 points. Pick up wife after sixth period geometry class. Have 20 broccoli pizzas delivered to Shaq's house. |   
 
  Controls basic needs
  Gimmeetheball. Gimmeetheball. Gimmeetheball. Gimmeetheball. Gimmeetheball. Gimmeetheball. Gimmeetheball. |   
 
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Center for mathematical reasoningIf Player A takes 50 shots a game and sinks 58.4 percent, and also shoots 85 percent from the line, and Player B takes only 20 shots a game and shoots 50 percent from the line, who will be the MVP? |   
 
  Controls sexual urges
  Hubba-hubba. Too bad she's a little old. |   
 
  Long-term memory center
  Remember to call Shaq after the All-Star Game and ask him if his refrigerator is running. |   
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
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