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All Hail Kobe... Except for Shaq [Beee-eean]
All Hail Kobe... Except for Shaq [Beee-eean]
I am interrupting your precious Friday night to bring you some breaking news (if you're reading this on your blackberry's rss prepared to not get laid... again). Kobe Bean Bryant has been declared the Most Valuable Player of the National Basketball Association for the first time in his all-encompassing 12-year career. The career Laker edged out New Orleans' Chris Paul and Boston's Kevin ...
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Saturday Roundup: That’s Ricky Bobby’s Girl?
The Big Lead — ... with these beasts… But I didn’t… I apparently have too much respect for you guys. I don’t really want to talk about it since I might be stuck seeing Made of Honor today (Shut up.) but Iron Man looks terribly sick… Bonus… Send all tips and scoops and whatnots to me at alumnigonzo@gmail.com… Make my life easier… Somebody named Kobe (?) was named MVP. (Some Indie blog named Deadspin) Apparently a bunch of people think Kobe should ...

Kobe is MVP, legions of lovers and haters forced to somehow become even more extreme
Deceptively Quick — So Kobe is MVP. You might be expecting an anti-Kobe rant, the typical kind from the Blazer fan that clings to the belief that the Lakers and Portland are some how rivals despite logic that says otherwise. (Always open with a run on sentence, always!) Nope, but I'd imagine you can find a bit of that without looking ...

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