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Jerry Buss has already shown that he'll part with superstars. Yet upon hearing that the Los Angeles Lakers' owner would consider trading Kobe Bryant, even Shaquille O'Neal was shocked. Complete Story...
There was some uncertainty regarding Kobe Bryant's presence at media day Monday, and it increased after the entire Los Angeles Lakers' roster except Bryant hit the floor for preseason promos and interviews shortly after the scheduled 10 a.m. start.
Phil Jackson learned to coach from Red Holzman, and he practiced the craft on superstars like Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. "Who could have been more fortunate than I am, to have stumbled into this success?" Jackson said Friday night in his induction speech at the Basketball Hall of Fame.
A new and improved U.S. team was too good for Argentina's B team. Kobe Bryant scored 27 points — 15 in the first quarter — and the United States cruised into the semifinals of the FIBA Americas tournament as the No. 1 seed by beating Argentina 91-76 Thursday night.
The tournament's leading scorer out of the way, the Americans prepared to look elsewhere to find the person who could make their next game intriguing: the opposing bench.
Kobe Bryant spent the first part of his 29th birthday on the bench. No matter. Thanks to Michael Redd, Bryant wasn't missed. Redd came off the bench with a flurry of 3-pointers to turn the game into an early rout, and the United States beat the U.S. Virgin Islands 123-59 on Thursday night in the FIBA Americas tournament.
Kobe Bryant spent the first part of his 29th birthday on the bench. No matter. Thanks to Michael Redd, Bryant wasn't missed. Redd came off the bench with a flurry of 3-pointers to turn the game into an early rout, and the United States beat the U.S. Virgin Islands 123-59 on Thursday night in the FIBA Americas tournament.
Kobe Bryant spent the first part of his 29th birthday on the bench. No matter. Thanks to Michael Redd, Bryant wasn't missed. Redd came off the bench with a flurry of 3-pointers to turn the game into an early rout, and the United States beat the U.S. Virgin Islands 123-59 on Thursday night in the FIBA Americas tournament.
Kobe Bryant spent the first part of his 30th birthday on the bench. No matter. Thanks to Michael Redd, Bryant wasn't missed. Redd came off the bench with a flurry of 3-pointers to turn the game into an early rout, and the United States beat the U.S. Virgin Islands 123-59 on Thursday night in the FIBA Americas tournament.
With Kobe Bryant joining LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony in the starting lineup, the Americans figured to look impressive in the opener of the Olympic qualifying tournament. And they did — eventually.
Once Carmelo Anthony and Kobe Bryant warmed up, there was no way Venezuela could keep up. Anthony scored 17 points, Bryant added 14, and the United States rolled to a 112-69 victory Wednesday night in its opening game of the FIBA Americas tournament.
Kobe Bryant has nothing bad to say about his new team. As for his feelings about the Los Angeles Lakers, Bryant wasn't interested in clearing that up.
Derek Fisher is coming back to Los Angeles and will rejoin Kobe Bryant in the Lakers' backcourt.
Although he didn't rescind his trade request, Kobe Bryant softened his stance somewhat Thursday night, saying he had apologized to Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak in person for the way he handled his upset feelings five weeks ago.
With that little matter of the NBA draft finally out of the way, the Lakers can get back to what's really important: Finding a way to keep Kobe Bryant happy. Good luck.
The Lakers are aggressively pursuing trades — and their main target reportedly is Kevin Garnett in what would be a clear attempt to placate a disgruntled Kobe Bryant.
Intentional or not, Kobe Bryant seems to be doing everything he can to pressure the Los Angeles Lakers into trading him. So far, it doesn't appear to be working.
While there seems little doubt Kobe Bryant wants out of Los Angeles, the Lakers don't appear ready to make a move.
Kobe Bryant implied again that he wants to be traded, writing on his Web site that "the Lakers and me just have two different visions for the future."
Lakers owner Jerry Buss spoke with Kobe Bryant on Thursday and said he told his frustrated superstar he would "pursue every avenue possible" to improve the team.
Believing he had been insulted and misled, Kobe Bryant asked the Los Angles Lakers for a trade Wednesday and insisted nothing could change his mind. Then something did. He spoke with coach Phil Jackson and backed off his request.
In the end, the Phoenix Suns had too much speed, too many free throws, and too much talent for the Los Angeles Lakers. The final game was more methodical than magnificent for the high-speed Suns on Wednesday night, a 119-110 victory that clinched the best-of-seven first-round series in five games.
Kobe Bryant says he's never noticed any evidence of racial bias when it comes to NBA officiating. "I think I've gotten more techs from black refs than white refs," the Los Angeles Lakers star joked Wednesday. "That's reverse racism probably."
After the humiliation that was Game 2 of their playoff series against the Phoenix Suns, the Los Angeles Lakers fell behind by 17 points early in Game 3. At that stage, with the home crowd booing, Lakers star Kobe Bryant figured there were two directions his team could take. "You can put your tail between your legs or come back fighting," he said. The Lakers went with option No. 2.
Kobe Bryant said it was simply a matter of effort. The Phoenix Suns agreed. Bryant scored 15 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter, Kwame Brown added a career playoff-high 19 points, and the Lakers rallied to beat the Suns 95-89 Thursday night, cutting Phoenix's lead to 2-1 in the best-of-seven series.
Jerry Buss does not mind trading Kobe Bryant away from the Lakers.
The NBA basketball season is just around the corner, and that means it is time for power rankings!
....Shawn Marion, L.A. Laker? If he has his way, that will happen.
...Shawn Marion trade talk is one thing. A Marion trade request is quite another.
The LA Lakers still have Kobe Bryant on their roster. Why Kobe? Why?
Basketball is the most easily manipulated sports and most vulnerable to rogue referees.
Magic, MJ, Sir Charles. Kobe, Bron, Melo. Who's better? Chris Sheridan talks to those who observed both teams.
For me though, the real intrigue of the game simply stems from the fact that it represents a chance to see NBA players in real game action for the first time all summer.
2007 FIBA Americas Tournament
now that's what i'm talking about. thank you, thank you, thank you.
Will Michael Vick be the next addition to this list? These are great pictures...
Recent trade demands and interaction between all-star shooting guard Kobe Bryant and Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss provide CIOs and corporate managers with the perfect refresher on five key aspects of corporate communications.
Who are the highest paid athletes in the world? Andre Agassi, David Beckham, Lebron James, Tiger Woods are a few names on this list....Forbes ranks the world's best-paid athletes.
"It's time for me to move on," he said. "And the Lakers are the team I want Indiana to trade me to."
What with all the rumors, the affirmations, and the denials coming out of Minnesota, one thing is clear: The T-Wolves absolutely must trade Kevin Garnett....
....With less than three days until the draft, teams are hustling and compromising in an effort to come to terms on trades.
Jack Nicholson, the most visible fan in Los Angeles Lakers history, has joined Kobe Bryant in demanding to be traded.
I had to see it for myself. For no other reason than curiosity's sake and, to be honest, an all-too-tempting meeting location near Diddy Riese, the legendary cookie store in Westwood, Calif.
He''s betrayed fans, whined, ripped the team and trampled on Lakers tradition. For those still in love with Bryant, it''s time to let him go. When are you finally going to get it?
It was a year of conquest in Hollywood.
Interesting speculation from Peter Vecsey on why Kobe's early morning trade demand yesterday had lost a little steam by mid-day. Basically, Vecsey is saying that the Lakers and Pacers have had initial conversations about a future deal that would send Jermaine O'Neal to L.A.
Have you heard? Kobe said he wanted to be traded. Most bloggers are reflecting on the situation or talking trade rumors. We've been there and done that. While it's fun, this has gotten very old quite quickly.
It's never easy to see Kobe Bryant's side in these things, in part because there is always a thing with this guy. It seems everything ends in a contentious point as he polarizes fans and pulverizes relationships.
Kobe Bryant asked to be traded from the Lakers on Wednesday, a day after calling the team's front office "a mess." He said there was nothing the Lakers could do to change his mind.
Kobe Bryant just made the public announcement on Stephen A. Smith's radio show that he definitely WANTS to be traded. So who are the possible candidates for teams and players?
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