Okay...

In the NBA rulebook, it states that you're allowed to change your pivot foot as long as you shoot or pass before it hits the ground again. This is not the case in any other basketball league on any level.

Is it me, or is the only player that is entitled to this rule Kobe Bryant? Every time Kobe pivots in the in the elbow area to the block area, the commentators go, "Oh, good move." When LeBron, or any other player, does this, they're whistled for a travel.

This isn't a case of me just making an assumption because of the awkwardness of a player's movement. I actually looked closely at Kobe's feet. Every time he does that pivot, he changes his pivot foot. Sometimes, he travels, even according to the rulebook, other times, he gets rid of the ball before his pivot foot reestablishes.

So, in short:

A. If Kobe pulled that move in any other league, it would be a travel. So, is it really THAT fundamentally sound?

B. He often travels even according to the NBA rulebook.

and

C. No other player in the league is allowed to benefit from this rule. Should it be called the "Kobe rule?"