Barry Bonds: "Kobe's just number one"
odenized.com 4/7/2008 — Odenized video clip on YouTube | Download Bonds says he's known Kings owners Joe and Gavin Maloof since he was young...But he's still hyping the opponent.

Kobe Bryant and Barry Bonds shake hands
odenized.com 4/7/2008 — Odenized video clip on YouTube | Download Bryant , like Bonds , is destined for the record books...only with a sufficient lack of steroids.

Joe Johnson, Kobe Bryant Named Players of the Week
nba.com 4/7/2008 — The Atlanta Hawks' Joe Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, March 31, through Sunday, April 6.

The Hornets beat the Warriors
hornets247.com 4/7/2008 — The Hornets done won another one today, getting revenge on that same Golden State Warriors team that stole a victory at the Arena back in January. A sellout crowd was in attendance to see the vengeance, and they roared their approval as the Hornets won their 11th straight at home and tied a franchise record with their 54th victory of the season. Notes from section 305... Final score was ...

Give David West some Credit
hornets247.com 4/7/2008 — While Peja and West key off Paul almost exclusively, West does not. Proof that West generates much of his own offense, but that he's actually one of the most creative scoring power forwards in the league.

Playoff Push 'Splits' NBA Players — NBA.com: News 4/7/2008
BRANDWEEK.COM reports, "Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal are back together. Not on the same team, but in a marketing effort breaking this week that the NBA is calling its "most ambitious campaign ever" for the playoffs."

If Chris Paul Deserves an MVP Award so Does Deron Williams — Bleacher Report - NBA 4/7/2008
The MVP award is about redemption isn’t it? How much work a superstar has put in not just this season but for the last couple of seasons. That will be certainly be a factor in Kobe’s case? Chris Paul’s too. Well how about the fact ...

If Chris Paul Deserves an MVP Award, so Does Deron Williams — Bleacher Report - NBA 4/7/2008
The MVP award is about redemption isn’t it? It's about how much work a superstar has put in not just this season but for the last couple of seasons. That will certainly be a factor in Kobe’s case. Chris Paul’s too.  What about ...

Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul in MVP duel — L.A. Times - Basketball 4/8/2008
A survey of basketball beat writers shows that the award is a two-man race between the Lakers and New Orleans stars. > Lakerdom, behind the scenes...

Kobe for MVP? — Bleacher Report - NBA 4/8/2008
So far this has been one of the most strangest NBA seasons in recent memory.  From the battle for playoff contention in the Wild Western Conference to the fall of of teams like the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers.  The playoff race has ...