Kobe Bryant News

In what’s among the more random places to find props for The Mamba, this week’s Entertainment Weekly contains an article about the rock band Foo Fighters . via Los Angeles Times

LSU and Oklahoma delivered their opening statements. . . . Now it’s USC’s turn. . . . Looking at a list of USC’s and UCLA’s remaining opponents this season, it’s hard not to notice that the one with the worst … via Los Angeles Times

Kevin Garnett won’t be joining him this season, neither will Zach Randolph. Even a trade for oft injured Jermaine O’Neal seems unlikely. via BleacherReport

Coming soon, the Yankees and Red Sox merge to become one happy franchise in Middletown, Conn. via Daily Breeze

Last weekend in Las Vegas, Team USA capped off what proved to be a mesmerizing performance in the Americas’ Tournament , earning both the tournament’s gold medal and an automatic berth in the 2008 Summer … via ArmchairGM

Posted at September 4th, 2007 7:13 am by Free Britney Filed under: Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant is known for being a complete dick tough competitor. via The Hollywood Gossip

It may not have meant a lot. Team USA had already clinched the right to compete in the 2008 Bejing Olympics just by being in the FIBA America’s finals. via About.com

“He made a statement. We understand where he’s at. He’s a dedicated basketball player and he’s always been so, and I don’t see why he would jeopardize that reputation by not being there.”

The Lakers begin training camp in Hawaii in about three weeks, essentially bringing back the same team that went 42-40 last season and lost in the first round of the NBA playoffs for the second straight season. via Press-Enterprise

Sorry for some another extended hiatus. But there’s something called the UCLA School of Law that’s kind of been taking up a large chunk of my time as of late. via Jones on the NBA

“Hey, I’m still here. I’m going to be a hell of a player. I’m not worried about myself being back out on the floor. I’m not worried about making it through a season.”

It’s pretty common for NBA players to talk about anxiously awaiting the opening of training camp. via Los Angeles Times

“We lost out on the Kevin Garnett sweepstakes”

Phil Jackson, who won nine NBA championships as a coach and one as a player, addresses the media before his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., on Friday morning. via Los Angeles Times

“There’s some recouping that has to be done there, perhaps between Kobe and some of his teammates.”

Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson has matched Red Auerbach with nine NBA titles. What the new Basketball Hall of Famer can’t do is compete with the late Celtics patriarch’s supernatural skills.

‘We lost out on the Kevin Garnett sweepstakes,’ Jackson lamented Friday after a ceremony to receive his Hall of Fame blazer. ‘Red Auerbach came out of the grave and told Kevin (McHale) to give him to the Celtics.’

Auerbach was credited with many things during his own Hall of Fame career as a coach and executive who had a hand in all of Boston’s record 16 NBA championships. Visiting teams accused the Celtics of foul play, like turning off the hot water in the locker room showers or memorizing the dead spots in the famous Boston Garden parquet floor. Read more

“I was only averaging about five points a game before the court was built”

A Taiwanese aboriginal child places a traditional aboriginal headdress around the head of NBA basketball star Kobe Bryant, yesterday. via Jamaica Gleaner

“I had to guard smaller, quicker players. I wanted to get back some of the agility I had in 2000″

More than 7,000 miles from home, fans were chanting his name, and Kobe Bryant was loving it. via Fox Sports

“We’re preparing for (the Olympics) like we were playing for the NBA finals”

Kobe Bryant, seen here in April 2007, has said he was confident the United States could re-establish its dominance in world basketball and take home the gold at the Beijing Olympics next year. via TurkishPress.com