Found June 15, 2009 on Washington Times:
This being a Twitter world, Kobe Bryant got his congratulations from the big guy in 140 characters or less.No need for anything more personal, not on this night of nights for Bryant. Besides, he had new teammates to celebrate with, new memories to savor.Shaquille O'Neal seemed another lifetime away. Bryant was the one with the NBA finals MVP trophy in hand, an old score finally settled."Well I don't have to hear that criticism, that idiotic criticism, anymore," he said. "That's the biggest thing."Idiotic, maybe. Unfair, possibly.But until Sunday night in Orlando it was never just all about Bryant. Like it ... Email </a
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