By Aaron Abhishek Carmelo Anthony recounted the days leading up to Kobe Bryant’s birthday when the late star didn’t want anything special planned. View the original article to see embedded media. The spotlight shone brightly on the late Kobe Bryant in Netflix’s The Redeem Team released earlier this month. While the world is aware of the kind of ‘Mamba Mentality’ the Los Angeles Lakers star bought to the table day in and day out, there was more about his persona that his Olympics 2008 teammates revealed. One of the instances was how Bryant never let his guard down around people, and Carmelo Ant…