Kobe Bryant News

On Monday the Los Angeles Lakers will open their doors to the media before heading off to training camp in Hawaii. via Los Angeles Lakers News and Trade Rumors

“Without mentioning specific names, appropriate people in our organization have been in contact with Kobe, and we have no reason to believe he won’t be in Hawaii for training camp”

The time has come for Kobe Bryant to end months of silence regarding the Los Angeles Lakers . via CBS SportsLine.com

Last Updated 1:22 am PDT Saturday, September 29, 2007 Story appeared in SPORTS section, Page C1 The NBA gets back to the business of basketball, of all things, as training camps soon open with Commissioner … via Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Has a sports executive ever entered a season more outnumbered, outmanned and potentially out of his mind? On the court, the Lakers will be playing two-on-one. Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant are the two. via Los Angeles Times

There’s still no official word on the Shawn Marion-for-Lamar Odom swap detailed on SportingNews.com Tuesday. via Los Angeles Lakers News and Trade Rumors

“He’s going to provide a really good veteran presence at the point guard for us”

Lakers center Chris Mihm said he expects Kobe Bryant to attend training camp next week in Honolulu. via The Orange County Register

“The big three are going to have to give up their comfort zone and do things they’ve never had to do.”

The buzz over the acquisition of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen has led the Celtics to cap their season tickets sales for the first time since they played in the venerable Boston Garden.

‘Winning is the best marketing,’ Celtics president Rich Gotham said Wednesday. ‘The second-best marketing is the hope of winning.’

The NBA’s most decorated franchise was 24-58 last season and has won three playoff series in the nine years since drafting Paul Pierce. The team took another hit when it went into the June draft lottery with the second-best chance at the two franchise players available but wound up with the No. 5 pick. Read more

“I’ve been friends with Kobe for a while, so we talk here and there, anyway.”

Shawn Marion, L.A. Laker? If he has his way, that will happen. According to a league source, the Lakers and Suns have been in discussions about a deal - a blockbuster deal - that would send the four-time … via Los Angeles Lakers News and Trade Rumors

“Make sure we’re all on the same page”

Four Los Angeles Lakers took time out from basketball Tuesday to learn a few new moves. via Daily Breeze

When Michael Jordan retired, it was nearly unanimous among NBA fans and players that he was the greatest player in the history of the game. via WMTW-TV Auburn

The good news: One team insider insists that Phil Jackson is leaning toward signing an extension that will keep him on the Lakers’ bench for two more seasons after this one, despite Jackson’s recent … via Los Angeles Lakers News and Trade Rumors

“We have no reason to believe that he won’t be there”

That conscious decision Kobe Bryant made to forget he was a Laker? It did help him survive and even enjoy the rest of his summer, but the time has just about come for him to remember. via The Orange County Register

Dwyane Wade will heal, because that’s what young players do. Jason Williams will push himself as much as he has in years, because, in the last year of his contract, that’s what NBA veterans do. via HOOPSWORLD.com

Charley Rosen is FOXSports.com’s NBA analyst and author of 13 books about hoops, the current one being “The pivotal season - How the 1971-72 L.A. Lakers changed the NBA.” See all articles> Every time any player … via Fox Sports

“You got jokes? Bring ‘em! I’ll even help write the punchline for you uncreative hecklers. I don’t give a #%@!”

So here’s the deal. Mitch Kupchak expressed a desire to keep the roster at fourteen, in case somebody they’d like to add becomes available down the stretch. via Los Angeles Times