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All Things Being Equal, That Happened
sportingnews.com - 6/15/2009
All Things Being Equal, That Happened
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Okay everyone, 'fess up. No matter how much you despise Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson, the city of Los Angeles, that movie Kalifornia , or Derek Fisher's eyebrows, you knew this was going to happen at some point. There was just no way that, with this current assemblage of talent, the Lakers were not ...
Lakers finally get their taste of redemption - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 6/15/2009
Lakers finally get their taste of redemption - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Reporting from Orlando, Fla. -- Kobe Bryant scratched at it until it bled. Derek Fisher clawed at... it until it hurt. The rest of them dug and dug until it finally, willfully, wonderfully disappeared. The Lakers' seven-year itch is gone. Awash in ... (more) Lakers finally get their taste of redemption - Los ...

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Behind the Box Score, where we have a champion
sports.yahoo.com - 6/15/2009
Behind the Box Score, where we have a champion
— sports.yahoo.com — Los Angeles Lakers 99, Orlando 86 (Lakers win championship, 4-1) Apparently the only thing I'm left with,... after 82 games and two months of playoff basketball, is just to plead with you to appreciate what we have left. That's nothing new. I'm ... (more) Behind the Box Score, where we have a champion

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blogs.mercurynews.com - 6/15/2009
Could Kobe Bryant opt-out and take less to help Lakers re-sign Odom and Ariza?
— blogs.mercurynews.com — * Side note: I don’t know what Phil Jackson is going to do. I’m sure retiring is... a big and tantalizing option. But I don’t think it’s more than 50/50 for him and if I had to guess, I’d say he comes back next year. ... (more) Could Kobe Bryant opt-out and take less to help Lakers ...

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Ball Don't Lie:  'Net reaction: NBA Finals, Game 5

Heels on Hardwood:  2009 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers – Congratulations are in Order

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'Net reaction: NBA Finals, Game 5
Ball Don't Lie — ... The Baseline: "For reasons I don't entirely understand, the whole Jordan/Kobe comparison seems even less valid now than it did before. Maybe it's because LeBron's waiting in the wings, or Bryant's greatness before was, to some degree, academic. Once he's stacking real chips against Jordan, the proposition becomes laughable. More importantly, though, there is now a sizable number of basketball fans out there who need a new means of discrediting their least favorite basketball player. Kobe Bryant has won a title without ...

2009 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers – Congratulations are in Order
Heels on Hardwood — ... to the rest of the team – Sasha Vujacic , Jordan Farmar, Luke Walton, Shannon Brown, Josh Powell, Didier Mbenga, Sun Yue, Adam Morrison – Each of you now have 1 more ring than Malone, Barkley, Reggie Miller…. I may not have written a recap but the rest of the blogosphere was all over that… Hardwood Paroxysm: Sometimes You’re Just Better Than Everyone Else The Baseline: All Things Being Equal, That Happened True Hoop: Nine Things to ...

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