Hopefully Kobe knows who Jeremy Lin is now. After spending time between the Lakers’ win in Boston and last night’s 92-85 loss in NYC doing his best to try to say he had no clue who the NBA’s newest sensation was, Bryant got one-upped by the man who has now scored more points in his [...]
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February 10, 2012
Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant has never been shy about speaking his mind. So when the Lakers star posed for a picture with Rob Gronkowski after L.A.'s 88-87 overtime victory over the Celtics, he didn't hesitate to tell the Pats' tight end where he thinks he should play next, according to WEEI. "I said 'the Eagles need a tight end.' That's what I...
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February 11, 2012
Paul is the hero of Friday's victory over the 76ers, but he's too nice of a guy to take credit for the Clippers' success.From Philadelphia — The last guy I'm going to write about is Chris Paul , because he's already had his story.
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February 12, 2012
I just laugh at people that say LeBron James is a better player than Kobe Bryant. That’s even right now with James in his prime and Bryant past his prime years.
Just compare the two real quick Bryant’s got the rings (five to zero), intensity and leadership. Bryant is also is clutch as they come; I don’t know how many game winning shots he has hit. James often comes up small...
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February 10, 2012
(Defense doesn’t get much better than that.)This is how rivalries age, begrudging respect ultimately breaking through to the surface, all the years of elbows and floor burns and trash talk culminating in a pool of praise. This is how sporting enemies pay homage, by noting that it’s never been anything personal, just a matter of hating the team that always seems to get...
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February 12, 2012
The GMs of Jeremy Lin’s two former teams, the Warriors and Rockets, have already expressed their regrets about prematurely cutting ties with New York’s newest golden boy, but Warriors coach Mark Jackson got a little testy Saturday when he said he deserves no share of the blame.
Lin overshadowed Kobe Bryant on the big stage of Madison Square Garden, dropping a career...
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February 12, 2012
During today's game between the Lakers and Raptors, Jose Calderon and Kobe Bryant just kept going back and forth with each other. Calderon finished with 30 points while Bryant had 27. However, Calderon couldn't top what Kobe did at the end, as Bryant hit a game-winner for the Lakers to slip by Toronto, 94-92.Down 92-91, Bryant hit a fadeway from the corner to give Los Angeles...
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February 10, 2012
When you watch Jeremy Lin play basketball, his tangible basketball skills are fairly clear. Sure, Lin doesn't have the physical skill or composition of a player like Chris Paul, Derrick Rose or any other point guard who will finds himself on an All-Star roster every year, but still, it's clear that Lin can handle himself on the basketball court. Anyone who watched him play...
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February 12, 2012
Kobe Bryant broke away from the double team of James Johnson and DeMar DeRozan while Metta World Peace led him perfectly into the right corner on the inbounds pass.
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February 11, 2012
The night before, Kobe Bryant had laughed off a question about whether he would be called on to defend Jeremy Lin in New York. He had no idea what kind of game Lin played, and didn't understand the fuss about a player he could barely remember even playing against.
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February 10, 2012
Chris Paul had 24 points, including the game-winning 17-footer with 3.2 seconds left, Blake Griffin added 16 points and 11 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 78-77 on Friday.
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February 09, 2012
Shaq's Top Moments With Lakers (credit: Jed Jacobson/Allsport)
LOS ANGELES (CBS) – It is all coming together for Shaquille O’Neal and his post retirement plans.
In June of 2011 the Lakers announced they will hang No. 34 at Staples Center, but with no timetable of the ceremony.
Today, NBA.com reports the Lakers will retire Shaq’s No 34 jersey during the 2012-2013 seasons...
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February 09, 2012
As we approach the All Star break, it is time to distribute midseason reports on who is All Star worthy thus far. Lets break down the top five players for each position, and no these are not just copied and pasted from ESPN or Yahoo Fantasy ranks. These are the players who I believe to be Fantasy All Stars.
Point Guards:
1. Deron Williams, NJ
Williams got off to a slow start, loosing...
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