Was Kobe Bryant really all that good OR was he always a cabal puppet given drugs, etc., to let (make) him play that well?

How many other "star" athletes are in the same boat?

Does whoever/whatever (Y) is control sports worldwide? Make sure games go the "right" way for certain bettors? Make sure the "right" athletes rise to prominence?

Does (Y) or someone else also control the entertainment industry? Again to make sure the "right" movies, songs, etc., make buckets of money for the "right" investors?

Industry too? The "right" companies grow and thrive?

How much of our world is scripted and not free?