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Kobe: Nobody beats me one-on-one
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January 17, 2013
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January 17, 2013
The Black Mamba says no one, not even LeBron James, can't take him in a one-on-one matchup, but he does say one current NBA player might give him trouble.
Nash returns to Canada as Lakers face Raptors
This is how it was supposed to be.
Canadian national hero Steve Nash returns to his native country in the twilight of his career, chasing the dreams of a championship that has eluded him for sixteen years. Welcomed warmly by his fellow countrymen, he would be the toast of the provinces.
Sunday that's exactly what will take place at the Air Canada Centre.
However, there'...
Kobe Bryant wants his teammates to help him get easier shots
Via No Guts, No Glory
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January 18, 2013
The Lakers’ latest attempt to turn their season around involves Kobe Bryant guarding every opponent’s best perimeter player night in and night out. That sounds doable for a 25 year-old Kobe Bryant. But Bryant isn’t 25 anymore; he’s 34. Not being able to rest of defense will quickly take its toll on Bryant. Which means that his play on the offensive end could be affected....
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January 18, 2013
Kobe Bryant Wakes Up At 3am To Work Out
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January 18, 2013
via NIKE:
Nike Basketball released a new commercial for the “Count on Kobe” campaign. The commercial is pretty cool. It also says that Kobe wakes up at 3am, not sure about whether that’s tru or not but it sure is a nice edit!
Some things in this world are certainties. The sun will rise. Rain will fall. And Kobe Bryant will dominate on the basketball court.
That’s the premise...
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January 18, 2013
Kobe Bryant Going to His 15th Straight All-Star Game
Via NBA Injury News
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January 18, 2013
Forget about the nagging injuries for a moment. Forget about the Los Angeles Lakers' poor season so far. Forget about the hole that Kobe Bryant single-handedly must dig the Lakers out of. Forget about ti all and appreciate the man's game. Love him or hate him, there is no denying his talent. This is proven in Bryant's record 15th-straight All-Star Game selection...
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January 18, 2013
Pau Gasol to come off the Bench for Lakers
Via BlackSportsOnline
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January 17, 2013
Lakers’ starting forward Pau Gasol has missed five games from a concussion he suffered on January 6th.
ESPN reports that Gasol will play in tonight’s game vs the Heat and has practiced today. Earl Clark will start in Gasol’s place as Gasol will come off the bench. Coach D’antoni said the decision was a mix between conditioning concerns, and also matchup reasons vs the Heat...
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January 17, 2013
Kobe Bryant: “I played T-Mac. I cooked him. Roasted him. Wasn’t even close”
Via Jb Smooth's Spot
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January 18, 2013
Kobe Bryant is one of the most confident athletes you’ll ever come across. So it’s no surprise that he would say that he’s the best one on one player of all time. In an interview with ESPN, Kobe told a story about how he beat Tracy McGrady in a game [...]
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January 18, 2013
Kobe’s New #CountOnKobe Nike Commercial
Via Laker Nation
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January 18, 2013
Have you seen it yet? If not, here it is, Kobe Bryant’s new Nike commercial. This thing packs a punch, it’s such a solid commercial and really puts Kobe in a great light. Bryant is having one of his better seasons thus far and this commercial really rewards him for such a performance. Take a look:Kobe deserves a commercial like this, and it was very well put together. We...
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January 18, 2013
Pau Gasol Says He’s a “Star Starter” and Doesn’t Want to Come Off The Bench
Via BlackSportsOnline
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January 18, 2013
Gasol sounds a little “Iversonish” with this quote.
Pau: “I’ve been a starter my entire career. I’ve been a star starter my entire career, so I want to continue to be a star starter.”
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) January 18, 2013
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January 18, 2013
Kobe Admits It’s Been The Most Physically Taxing Season Of His Career
Via Beyond The Buzzer
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January 17, 2013
16-year veteran Kobe Bryant admits this has been one of the most physically taxing seasons of his career:
“It’s the most challenging in terms of trying to figure out which button to push to try to get us turned around, from a leadership perspective,” Bryant said. “Physically, it’s probably the most taxing one.”
But can he keep it up, at age 34, playing 39 minutes a game...
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January 17, 2013
Kobe says he Hasn’t Studied Jordan’s Tapes since ’99
Via BlackSportsOnline
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January 17, 2013
Kobe Bryant has modeled his entire career off Michael Jordan’s, so it comes as a bit of a surprise that Kobe (through his own admission) hasn’t studied Jordan’s tapes in years.
“Wow, it’s been a while. Probably not since 1999. I used to watch a bunch, but that was a long time ago…for me the comparisons didn’t work because our situations were totally different. I came...
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January 17, 2013
Dwight Howard airballs free throw during Lakers/Heat
Via Laugh At Sports
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January 18, 2013
Nearing the end of Thursday night's Los Angeles Lakers/Miami Heat game, Lakers center Dwight Howard stepped to the free throw line with his team trailing by two in the final minutes of the game.For anyone that doesn't know, Dwight isn't exactly the greatest free throw shooter and many should have assumed that his first free throw wasn't going to go well.Watch as Dwight...
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January 18, 2013
T-Mac Denies Ever Playing Kobe Bryant 1-on-1
Via The Mars Reel
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January 18, 2013
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January 18, 2013
Kobe Admits Season Has Been Physically Taxing
Via RealGM
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January 17, 2013
Kobe Bryant has taken a bigger role on defense in recent games.
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January 17, 2013
Heat/Lakers Solid on TNT, But Not Spectacular
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January 18, 2013
The rivalry between LeBron James and Kobe Bryant was not as large a television draw as usual Thursday night. Thursday’s Heat/Lakers NBA regular season game drew 3.6 million viewers on TNT, down 14% from the [...]
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January 18, 2013
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