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Kobe Bryant Wins His First MVP Award

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award on Tuesday, receiving 82 first-place votes. This is Kobe’s first MVP award. New Orleans’ guard Chris Paul finished second in the voting with 28 first-place votes. Boston forward Kevin Garnett earned 15 first-place votes for third place, and Cleveland’s LeBron James finished fourth, receiving one first-place vote. As ...
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Jazz to focus on keeping Bryant off line

Utah forward Carlos Boozer says limiting the Lakers star's free throws and defending him better are keys to avoiding a second-round exit. > The Jazz ...
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Bryant wins first MVP after carrying Lakers to big year - NBA

LOS ANGELES -- Finally, an MVP award for Kobe Bryant . Regarded as the NBA's best player for several years but never its most valuable, Bryant earned the honor at last on Tuesday after leading the Los Angeles Lakers to the best record in the Western ...
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MVP Bryant wants to stay with Lakers - LA Daily News

A year ago, Kobe Bryant was ready to bolt. Now, he's prepared to stick with the Lakers for the rest of his NBA career. "I would like to, absolutely," Kobe Bryant said during a formal news conference Tuesday afternoon to announce his selection as the ...
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Kobe's Marketing Mojo Returns - Sports Biz with Darren Rovell - MSNBC.com

When Kobe Bryant was accused of sexual assault almost five years ago, the pitchman in Bryant fell off the face of the earth. Coke , which was using him for Sprite, shelved his ads and replaced him with Lebron James when his contract expired. ...
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Kobe Bryant is named the NBA's most valuable player for the first time after leading the Lakers to the best record in the Western Conference.
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Kobe Bryant is the fourth Laker to win a regular-season most-valuable-player award. Bryant's former teammate Shaquille O'Neal won the MVP in the 1999-2000 season. Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar >  ...
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Guard Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers finally earned a most-valuable-player award. Regarded by many as the league's best player for...
LAKERS' BRYANT WINS FIRST MVP AWARD
LOS ANGELES - Finally, an MVP award for Kobe Bryant. Regarded as the NBA's best player for several years but never its most valuable, Bryant earned the honor at last yesterday after leading the Lakers to the best record in the Western Conference...