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Kobe Bryant believes Americans will keep paying to go to basketball games despite recession and rising unemployment. He says the sacrifices by fans make him try harder.
LOS ANGELES - Imagine if you will a basketball prototype, an NBA general manager’s dream: Big, strong, tough, competitive, can shoot from outside, can drive to the hoop, and best of all, plays defense as if the opponent insulted his mother.
The Big Rental got his way, again. That no longer should come as a surprise.
Kobe Bryant said he plans to stay with the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers even he if opts out of his contract this summer. Phil Jackson said his health will dictate whether he returns as coach.
- The performance over these past two weeks might not qualify as transcendent, but Kobe Bryant, in his own way, has ascended.
LOS ANGELES - Most basketball fans had been rooting for Kobe vs. LeBron. They thought they were getting Kobe vs. Dwight in its place.
It’s not the climactic season-ending matchup that many observers had hoped for -- in which LeBron James would have faced Kobe Bryant with the NBA title and individual supremacy at stake -- but the 2009 NBA finals showdown between the Magic and Lakers still offers plenty of intrigue nonetheless. Here is a look at five keys to victory for Orlando -- making its first appearance in the finals since 1994-95 -- and the Lakers, looking to win their first title since 2002.
Kobe Bryant is staring down the prospect of sharing the court with Superman again. Only this time, it's Dwight Howard and not Shaquille O'Neal who's wearing the cape that Bryant wants to tug on.
In another century, they might be two ambitious princes, with eyes on expanding their empires and solidifying their legacies. Instead, they are two NBA superstars, with eyes on expanding their empires and solidifying their legacies.
The NBA will get a Finals to remember: LeBron and Co. vs. Kobe and Co. Could anyone ask for anything better?
Kobe Bryant can, after all, share a court with Shaquille O’Neal and still thrive. As they showed in the NBA All-Star Game, they can play spectacularly together. They can share the ball. They can even conduct a joint post-game press conference.
Kobe and LeBron were the main attraction, but far from the only drama in Week 15.
If there were any doubt about who the best player in the NBA is, it evaporated with just over three minutes to go in Cleveland on Sunday afternoon. It was a moment made for a hero, and Kobe Bryant stepped into it.
Dwyane Wade is walking through Championship Alley, the mural-draped hallway leading to the court from the Heat locker room at AmericanAirlines Arena that celebrates the team's 2006 NBA championship.
As Shaquille O'Neal last week was praising Kobe Bryant as his greatest teammate, as he was extolling the merits of Phil Jackson as sheer sideline genius, the natural inclination was to wonder where the Suns center was going with all of this.
LOS ANGELES - If the knock on the Lakers is that they need to get tougher, and Kobe Bryant is their leader, then naturally the most appropriate course of action would be for Kobe to suffer searing pain but play through it anyway, thereby illustrating to his teammates the definition of tough.
Imagine plunking down $50, $100, perhaps even $1,000 or more for an NBA ticket, only to see a curtain displaying the mere silhouette of a player at center court.
Shaquille O'Neal's raunchy rap in which he mocked former teammate Kobe Bryant is costing him another of his lawman badges.
Shaquille O'Neal will lose his special deputy's badge in Maricopa County because of language he used in a rap video that mocks former teammate Kobe Bryant.
While watching the NBA finals I've noticed that Nike has a new line of commercials, The MVPuppets, staring Lebron James and Kobe Bryant.
Lakers survive a scare to take 2-0 series lead - Los Angeles TimesThe LA Lakers appear well on their way to another NBA Finals Victory with their win last night over the Magic
Rapper Trina Claims She Slept With KobeThere may be a very good explanation for the beef between rapper Trina and Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa.
Kobe and Ron were exchanging verbal barbs in the game last night. It finally escalated to the point when Ron was ejected and Kobe got to shoot a technical foul. More... Link Kobe put an elbow in Artest's neck. Link NBA website Link
Kobe Bryant the NBA Basketball player of La Lakers genernerally to be the greatest of his generation.
Kobe, Gasol lead Lakers past Cavaliers 105-88The Lakers shut down LeBron James and the Cavaliers to lead to a 105-88 victory.
Shaq vs. Kobe: Legacies of turmoil and titlesNBA Expert: Now, as the final chapters of Shaq-and-Kobe play out, including Thursday's meeting in Phoenix, the measure of each man, and perhaps even the measure of their championships, will be defined by their career approaches.
Kobe Bryant Scores 25 In Holy @!$%# We Elected A Black President"It was just a question of finding my rhythm, not forcing it, and playing within the offense," said Bryant, who also...a black man. President.
Shaq gets slapped by sheriff for Kobe rapThe "toughest sheriff alive" has pulled BOTH of Shaq's badges because of his freestyle rap. Was the sheriff right to do so?
YouTube of the Night: Kobe 'jumps' over pool of snakesWarning: Don't try this at home.
Heart's racing - Lakers out of the FIRESheesh… Holy down-to-the-wire, Batman! This may ramble quite a bit as my heart's having palpitations… hell. It's doing a Megadeath riff at the moment… STILL quite amazed that the Lakers won this one.
Kobe's sitting pretty as endorsement deals come backMarketers are beginning to come back to Kobe now that he's won the MVP and the rape allegations fade.
How to beat Kobe and the LakersFormer Kings and Warriors coach Eric Musselman outlines how to beat Kobe Bryant and the LA Lakers.
Kenny Smith attempts to jump an Aston Martin like KobeBy now, you've no doubt seen the video of Kobe Bryant jumping over an Aston Martin in his Nike Hyperdunks. (At least 2,573,567 of you have.) Well, last night, the TNT "Inside the NBA" crew decided to have a little fun with it and showed Kobe their rendition live on the air.
The news broke Tuesday. Folks using Miracle Ear powered by a nuclear reactor probably didn't hear.
Bryant chooses rest over surgery for injured finger Bryant out with injury; Lakers star Kobe Bryant chooses rest over surgery for a torn ligament.
Tex Winter Ecstatic About Gasol, But He Wants Odom To Play BetterTex Winter gives a fantastic interview regarding the Pau Gasol trade, providing insight into their go forward strategy and how he feels Kobe is a more nurturing leader than Jordan was.
Kidd Trade Possibility? Kobe Bryant and LeBron James could use some help for their teams, but they haven't asked for it. Both players said they hadn't talked to their respective teams about any moves heading into Thursday's NBA trade deadline.
If there was lingering doubt, shove it aside. Kobe Bryant is the best player in the NBA.
[NBA] Lakers still want KiddAccording to Peter Vecsey of the New York Post, the Los Angeles Lakers have a plan to try to acquire Nets star Jason kiss for a couple draft picks, Kwame Brown's expiring contract ($9M), Jordan Farmar($1M) and Vladimir radmanovic ($5.6M with an additional $19.2M over the next t …
[NBA] Bulls had no answer for LakersThe Lakers may be Kobe Bryant's team, but once again, they showed they're not a one-man operation.Sasha Vujacic scored 19 points, Lamar Odom added 17 points and 16 rebounds, and Los Angeles beat the Chicago Bulls 103-91 Tuesday night.
Quickly, I'd like to weigh in on the whole Kobe to the Mavs situation: No, No and Hell No. We don't need a team wrecker
Letter from an anonymous NBA star...For this story, I've edited out the names of players/teams as to protect anonymity. Due to computer problems, I had to use a sharpie.
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