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NBA: Nothing But Assholes

LABallTalk posted 5/29/2008 from www.laballtalk.com

The NBA has really taken a turn for the worst. They fine players at the wrong times. They allow betting scandals to develop. They set themselves up for conspiracy theories. They make stupid rules. Why doesn’t the NBA league office realize that the less they do, the better the game will be?

Lakers - Spurs Game Five Live Blog

tziller posted 5/30/2008 from sports.aol.com

Rock out with your smock out. Brinson's running the show.

Lakers to NBA Finals… and Kobe/MJ Discussion

TOUTS posted 5/30/2008 from touts.wordpress.com

I was at my brother’s baseball game the other day and I couldn’t help but to listen in to a conversation that two guys were having about Kobe Bryant. These gentlemen were obviously Bulls fans, and it was interesting to hear what they had to say about Kobe when it came to comparing him to Michael Jordan. (More after the jump)

The Lakers Are Going To The NBA Finals (Sasha Vujacic Is An A-Hole)

RealClearSports - Blog found this 5/30/2008 on awfulannouncing.blogspot.com

I'll be the first to admit that I just didn't think the Lakers had enough. I couldn't for the life of me understand how Pau Gasol, Derrick Fisher, and Lamar Odom were going to be enough for Kobe to take the team to the next level. Boy was I wrong. ...

Postcards From LA, Vol. 13: One Lakers Fan Tracks His Team Through the NBA Playoffs

MrThell posted 5/30/2008 from www.emptythebench.com

I’m not going to tell you that Kobe is a great guy, but Kobe is the most superb basketball player in the universe, an assassin in high tops, and what I truly respect about him is that he not only makes the absolute most of the god given gifts he’s been blessed with (unlike so many pro athletes who take their winning ticket in the genetic lottery for granted), he has an indomitable will.