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Gasol scores 24 in debut, Lakers top Bulls 108-93

Pau Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds in his season debut, and Kobe Bryant scored 21 points while passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the Lakers' career scoring chart in Los Angeles' 108-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. Complete Story...

Kobe gets 40 in Lakers' 106-93 win over Pistons

Kobe Bryant scored 40 points for the 100th time in his career, and the Los Angeles Lakers avoided a rare three-game losing streak with a 106-93 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.

Kobe scores 29, Lakers stop Suns' quick start

The Los Angeles Lakers ran all over the NBA's speediest team.

Kobe gets 28 in Lakers' 5th straight win

Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, Shannon Brown added 15 and the Los Angeles Lakers thrived again without their top two big men, beating the New Orleans Hornets 104-88 Sunday night.

Kobe reaches 24,000 points, leads Lakers past Griz

Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.

Hill: LeBron, Kobe joining forces? It’s believable

I would give credence to speculation like this from only a handful of NBA writers. Marc Spears of Yahoo! comes to mind, so does Chris Broussard of ESPN. I can mention a few other names as well, but the list is short: shorter than the reins Kobe Bryant has on the mercurial Ron Artest to fit in with the Lakers.

Bryant's 41 points lead Lakers past Rockets in OT

Kobe Bryant scored 41 points, Andrew Bynum added 17 points and 17 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers won in overtime for the second straight game, beating the Houston Rockets 103-102 on Wednesday night.

Bryant lifts Lakers past Thunder for 1st road win

Kobe Bryant scored 31 points including the go-ahead jumper in overtime as the Los Angeles Lakers got tested in their first road game of the season, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 on Tuesday night.

Bryant, big 3rd quarter push Lakers past Hawks

Kobe Bryant had 41 points and eight rebounds, Andrew Bynum added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away with 18 consecutive points in the third quarter for a 118-110 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night.

Lakers beat Clippers 99-92 in season opener

There was no championship hangover for these Lakers. Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and Andrew Bynum added 26 on his 22nd birthday as the reigning NBA champions opened defense of their title Tuesday night with a 99-92 victory over the Clippers, their Staples Center co-tenants who played without injured No. 1 overall draft pick Blake Griffin.

Restless Derrick Rose ready for Act 2 with Bulls

Whether he was shooting a video game commercial with Kobe Bryant or coaching teens in China with Dwight Howard, Derrick Rose had no trouble finding things to do during the offseason.

Bryant and Bynum lead Lakers over Warriors

Kobe Bryant scored 21 points and Andrew Bynum had 20 points and nine rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 113-107 preseason victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.

Ellis' 24 points ruins Lakers return to the Forum

Monta Ellis scored 24 points and the Golden State Warriors ruined the Los Angeles Lakers return to the "Fabulous" Forum with a 110-91 preseason victory Friday night.

Judge: Maid's suit against Kobe Bryant can proceed

A judge in California has ruled that Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant's former housekeeper can continue her wrongful discharge case but can't sue for emotional distress.

Lakers' Kobe Bryant talks `NBA 2K10' video game

Kobe Bryant isn't just the "NBA 2K10" cover athlete, he also makes a good mermaid.

Kobe-Shaq again on Christmas as Lakers host Cavs

The NBA is bringing Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal together again for Christmas — this time joined by LeBron James.

Kobe Bryant arrives in Hong Kong for China tour

Kobe Bryant ran drills for a group of Hong Kong youngsters as the Los Angeles Lakers star arrived in China for the final leg of his summer Asian tour.

With Krzyzewski coming back, players could follow

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade could be free agents next summer. Kobe Bryant will turn 32 with plenty of basketball played the last few years.

Bryant 'optimistic' Odom will re-sign with Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is optimistic the NBA champions will re-sign key free agent Lamar Odom.

Kobe visits Manila in opening stop on Asian tour

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.

Perelson sticks 900, wins vert at Maloof Money Cup

San Diego teenager Alex Perelson spun around and around and then halfway around.

Michael Jackson's final resting place a mystery

Michael Jackson's glimmering casket took center stage at the Staples Center, sitting for more than two hours as celebrities memorialized the King of Pop under the watchful eyes of millions. And when the ceremony was over, it was gone.

Ventre: Artest puts everything in jeopardy for Lakers

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.

Artest gets his wish, finally becomes a Laker

Ron Artest signed Wednesday with the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, the team he wanted to join for years.

Bryant decides not to opt out of contract

Kobe Bryant insisted his contract status wouldn't be an issue, and he was right.

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Kobe wants to be Laker for life
Source: Yahoo! Sports

NBA superstar Kobe Bryant said Thursday he wanted to spend the rest of his playing days with the Los Angeles Lakers and ruled out an eventual second career in basketball as a coach.

Fox News goes 10 for 10!
Source: Politico

Congratulations to everyone on the Fox News team. Obviously, it takes a total team effort to be the Leader on cable news. The best way Americans can honor the men and women serving overseas is to be informed about the issues confronting our country.

Kobe Bryant and Lakers: Return of the kings?
Source: The L.A. Times

The last of the Lakers completed their exit meetings Friday with their coach and general manager, but not before providing a triple-barrel blast of hope for the future as everybody went their separate ways for the summer.

Bryant, Jackson and the Lakers Add to Their Trophy Collections
Source: The New York Times

Kobe Bryant's chase for a fourth N.B.A. title had taken the form of a horse hunting for a carrot tethered teasingly in front of him. The prize was always within eyesight, always elusive.

Bryant, Lakers reign once more
Source: Yahoo! News

ORLANDO, Fla. – Kobe Bryant has the NBA title he needed most — the one without Shaq.

Rapper Trina Claims She Slept With Kobe
Source: hellobeautiful.blackplanet.com

There may be a very good explanation for the beef between rapper Trina and Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa.

Will the Magic upset the Lakers? Almost
Source: ESPN.com

Supposedly last year taught me a lesson: Unlike the message in those mutual fund warnings, past results in the NBA are indicative of future results. In particular, we saw in the 2008 NBA Finals that regular-season outcomes do matter when it comes to postseason matchups.

(Video) Chauncey Billups Uses an Old Playground Trick to School Kobe Bryant
Source: thehoopdoctors.com

You may be wondering how, right? By 'punking' one of the greatest players in the game, Kobe Bryant, with a well known playground move. Chauncey Billups when inbounding, noticed that Kobe Bryant had his back to him.

WWE happy to tag Nuggets owner Kroenke as villain
Source: Yahoo

Less than 24 hours after announcing it was bolting Denver for Los Angeles because of a scheduling conflict, World Wrestling Entertainment was distributing a promotional image of chairman Vince McMahon and Nuggets and Pepsi Center owner Stan Kroenke.

Kobe Bryant is the Lakers' standout film student - Los Angeles Times
Source: The L.A. Times

Kobe Bryant learned real early the importance of watching film while in Italy. The habit followed all the way trough his career

New DNA test offers parents chance to find children's sports gene
Source: Telegraph

Were your children born to run like Usain Bolt, or jump like Kobe Bryant, or swim like Michael Phelps? Now performance-obsessed American parents have the opportunity to find out.

It's Lebron Or Bust For The Knicks
Source: Yahoo! Sports

Once Donnie Walsh traded Zach Randolph and Jamal Crawford on Friday – eliminating $27 million in salary for the summer of 2010 – everything changed for the Knicks general manager. The Knicks won't just have the cap space to sign James, but give him his Scottie Pippen, too.

(Video) Michael Jordan Says He'd Stop Kobe Bryant 1-on-1!
Source: buzzcuts.uproxx.com

Michael Jordan Says He'd Stop Kobe Bryant One on One! See more irresistible headlines

Kobe Bryant, American Patriot
Source: msunderestimated.com

Collinsworth: Is that a 'cool' thing to say, in this day and age? That you love your country, and that you're fighting for the red, white and blue? It seems sort of like a day gone by.

Kobe Bryant — Voice of Patriotism and Appreciation
Source: NewsMax

Is patriotism a thing of the past, or is it still kosher to take pride in America? That question was put to basketball great Kobe Bryant at the summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Team USA Basketball: Could the Redeem Team beat the Dream Team?
Source: Yahoo! Sports

With each successive blowout, each complete manhandling of competition exponentially greater than Magic, Michael and Larry could have fathomed, the question about the current USA men's basketball team isn't about redemption, it's about greatness.

NBA star's bold statement irks Lakers, others
Source: Yahoo! Sports

Finals MVP Paul Pierce, who recently spent three days at a ball camp in Madrid, is making, ahem, news about what he said to a Spanish reporter. The money translation, via RedsArmy: "Q: Is Kobe really the best player in the world? Pierce: I don't think Kobe is the best player.

Lakers' Missing Piece: Artest?
Source: Yahoo! Sports

Already, the Los Angeles Lakers have inquired about Artest, according to a report in The Sacramento Bee, and there might not be a more logical destination. Exposed by the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals, the Lakers need to get tougher and better defensively.

USA basketball team chosen, Find out who made it...
Source: Yahoo! Sports

MVP Kobe Bryant has a shot at another big prize after falling short of the NBA championship, and he'll have plenty of help along the way. LeBron James is there. Dwyane Wade, too.

Early deficit too much as Braves drop opener at Texas
Source: Braves.Today.Com

The Braves fell behind 6-0 after five innings and couldn't catch up, falling to Texas 7-5 Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series. Chipper Jones went hitless, his major-league leading average falling to .400. Tim Hudson allowed six runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings.

Son in Hospital... Will Ray Allen Play in Celtics/Lakers Game 6?
Source: Fox Sports

The Celtics expect Ray Allen to play when they try for a second time to win the NBA championship. Kendrick Perkins? Now that's a different story.

The evolution of Kobe Bryant
Source: Sports Illustrated

Kobe Bryant was a problem for me for some time because of Colorado. But his association with Phil Jackson has tempered my views. (Even though Jackson supports Obama, he remains the greatest coach of all time in any sport.)

NBA Finals Preview: Hurry Up and Wait

It's widely understood that of the 4 main professional sports leagues in the United States, the NFL is king. Everyone else is fighting for second.

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