Submit a Story!

Kobe's Teammates Wear His Sneakers

 
When Ronny Turiaf entered the league three years ago as a lowly second-round pick he approached Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant with a question. Instead of asking him, "Can I have your autograph?”, the request was more like, "Can I wear your signature?" As in Bryant's signature sneaker, the Nike Zoom Kobe. (link)

Tags:

Related Content
NBA Finals: Game 2 Preview - Questions sometimes need answers!
thehoopdoctors.com 6/7/2008 — preview to game 2 tomorrow.
Chris Bosh Needs To Be On TV Full Time
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 6/8/2008 — Amazing, amazing move by NBC to counter ABC's Basketball coverage by getting Blog and You Tube sensation Chris Bosh for it's NBA spots. Here's the first during the Celts and Lakers practice and it's close to the funniest thing I've ever seen....  ...
Lakers vs Celtics: Game 2 Adjustments
laballtalk.com 6/8/2008 — I have read thousands of reports on the Lakers since Thursdays game one loss in Boston and have come up with several conclusions. The first is that many reporters have no idea what they’re talking about and their opinion is ridiculously useless ...
Where Have I Heard This Before?
redsarmy.wordpress.com 6/8/2008 — Celtics-Lakers, Game 1. Boston’s stifling team defense keeps arguably the best player in the game out on the perimeter and out of the lane. The superstar shoots an uncharacteristically low percentage. “I had some good looks, they just ...
Game 2 : Whether You Like It Or Not, DEAL WITH IT.
laballtalk.com 6/8/2008 — Whether you like Paul Pierce’s supposedly “fake injury” or not, deal with it. Paul Pierce played the best role in Game 1, as an injured basketball player, who suddenly comes back after his 105-second injury. Did he fake it? I think so. Was that the reason we lost, I don’t think so. To be honest,
Marty Burns: Lakers look for Bryant to step up in Game 2SI.com - NBA 6/8/2008
For the Lakers to win Game 2, Kobe Bryant needs to put his past struggles against the Celtics behind him and be an unstoppable force, writes Marty Burns.
LA story depends entirely on BryantCeltics & NBA - BostonHerald.com 6/8/2008
If you're looking for precedent with regard to Kobe Bryant, consider this: After going 9-for-26 against the Denver Nuggets in the first game of the playoffs, Bryant came...
International Diplomacy, Domestic UnrestWash Post NBA 6/8/2008
The physical toll playing in the Olympics takes on NBA players, who will be participating in Beijing, is putting their careers - and the NBA product - at increased risk.
Sidelined Bynum Looks Toward Lakers' FutureWash Post NBA 6/8/2008
BOSTON, June 7 -- Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum hadn't been born the last time the Lakers and Boston Celtics met in the NBA Finals in 1987, but the 20-year-old's hair is already peppered with some gray. He emphasized on Saturday that it was ...