Simply put, Kobe Bryant has taken a beating over the course of his career. His unique career has given him the opportunity to content for a title nearly every single season of his 13 year career. This has made Kobe’s career so special. But with experience in success there is a toll. Kobe Bryant’s body…
Things are going good in Lakerland, or should we say in “Kobeland”. Kobe has very quietly led his team to the best record in the NBA thus far, and has very quitly put up some amazing statistical numbers to back up his efforts. Let’s take a look at some of the important notes of the…
1. Ron Artest The addition of small forward Ron Artest is the most obvious one here. Artest gives the Lakers a solid one on one defender at the small forward position to help them deal with matchups such as Lebron James and Paul Pierce. While Ariza did a good job at this, Artest is certainly…
NBC: Shaquille O’Neal knows marketing. In trying to promote his new reality show “Shaq vs.” (which premiers tonight) he said that he would like to play out this final year of his contract in Cleveland, then see if returning to the Lakers is an option for next year. Great marketing comment. Not in the least…
Shaquille O’Neal scored 33 and the Phoenix Suns overcame a 49-point performance by Kobe Bryant to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 118-111 on Sunday. Matt Barnes added 26 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the Suns, without Steve Nash for the third straight game, beat the Lakers for the first time in four tries…
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal got together for the first time since sharing MVP honors at the All-Star Game. It was no contest, especially without Steve Nash. The Los Angeles Lakers scored 70 points in the first half and rolled past the Nash-less Phoenix Suns 132-106 Thursday night for their sixth consecutive…
HOENIX, Arizona (AFP) — Onetime teammates and sometimes feuding rivals Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal teamed up once again to lead the Western Conference to victory in the National Basketball Association All-Star Game. Los Angeles Lakers superstar Bryant made a storming start and finished with 27 points as the West dominated the Eastern Conference 146-119…
PHOENIX — Shaq danced, Kobe dazzled. And just like old times, they won again. Bryant led all scorers with 27 points, O’Neal partied his way back onto the All-Star stage with 17 in just 11 minutes, and the Western Conference beat the East 146-119 Sunday night. “It felt like old times,” O’Neal said. “I miss…
O’Neal had 17 points in 11 minutes, converting six of the West’s 23 dunks and was named co-Most Valuable Player along with former Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant (27 points) in a 146-119 victory over the East. Celtics Paul Pierce (20 minutes), Kevin Garnett (19), and Ray Allen (18) mostly took it easy during the contest….
They’ve since made up and Sunday night, the two future Hall of Famers were reunited as teammates for perhaps the final time and proved that together they are still one of the greatest inside-outside combinations in NBA history. Bryant and O’Neal were named co-MVPs as the West crushed the East, 146-119, at the All-Star Game….
PHOENIX — At the All-Star Game, there was no rest Sunday for Shaquille O’Neal, who was seen singing (a flamboyant rendition of “Caribbean Queen” on the big screen), dancing (in the pregame introductions with the famed troupe, The Jabbawockeez), reminiscing (with Kobe Bryant) and, of course, missing free throws. But the Suns center also scored…
