Submit a Story!
Get the BallHype iPhone App
ESPN Writer Gets Cussed Out By Kobe Bryant's Wife
ESPN Writer Gets Cussed Out By Kobe Bryant's Wife
Laura Lane is a writer for ESPN The Magazine online and she recently wrote a piece that had a few quotes from Vanessa Bryant. Well Ms. Bryant was apparently unaware that those quotes were going to end up online and she let Ms. Lane have it this past Friday night. Via Lane's personal blog.... Last night, I got cussed out by Vanessa Bryant. Seriously. At the Lakers game. In front of her kids. ...
Comments
Blog Reactions

NESW Sports Headlines 5/27/2008
NESW Sports, Sports Videos — Memorial day links Gators love our country Vols love our country ESPN loves our country Mrs. Hastings loves our country NBA Kobes wife is cussing out reporters. Barkley gambling update MLB Hank loves Joba Check out Ichiro’s catch ...

Kobe Bryant's Wife Allegedly Has a Foul Mouth
FanHouse — ... Lane (who has the best journalism name of all time), involves more F-bombs and assorted accusations of journalistic integrity. Lane claims Bryant was upset about a story that ran in ESPN the mag. I would probably, however, agree with Lane in the assessment that Bryant's wife is more upset over the Dirty's allegations that Kobe slept with an 18 year old Laker girl. Typically that, moreso than a story about gameday fashion, is what tends to anger athlete's wives. Via AA   Permalink | Email this |  ...

Hot Clicks: Kobe and Vanessa Bryant keeping busy
SI.com - Extra Mustard — ... In case you missed it yesterday, we posted a new video of Kobe Bryant "performing" a surreal stunt. After jumping over a car last month, this time, the MVP jumped over a pool filled with snakes. And he's even claiming the video is real. Meanwhile, his wife has been just as busy, allegedly cursing out a reporter and threatening to sue a Web site that has made a damaging accusation against Kobe. ...

KOBE'S WIFE IS A REAL SWEETHEART
With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop — ... dismissed from the squad.  Only the latter part of that has been confirmed, while the former looks to be a lawsuit in the making.  Hooray, libel! Fact or fiction, libel or not, one thing seems true: Vanessa is one pissed-off WAG.  ESPN reporter Laura Lane wrote briefly about Vanessa's outfit and how she spent time with her kids for an ESPN: The Magazine piece, and Vanessa was, um, slightly displeased.  From Lane's blog (since deleted, but preserved by AA): “Laura!” she screams (yes, she apparently ...

Kobe’s Wife Will Cuss You Out
SLAM Online — Though her blog post has now disappeared - thanks, ESPN! - a reporter recently faced the wrath of one Vanessa Bryant. Details of Vanessa’s rage can be found here (Warning: lots of F bombs.) ...

High Five
Foul Balls — A quick look around the interweb while watching out for those Wal-Mart scorpions . Toronto and Tampa Bay have pulled off the first blockbuster trade of the season. [ Food Court Lunch ] The Sox need more grinding. [ Fire Joe Morgan ] Kobe Bryant's wife is somewhat insane, angry. [ Awful Announcing ] Dmitri Young hits a triple, leaving hundreds injured. [ The Dugout ] Michael Jordan will now be talking tighty whities with Charlie Sheen. [ Deadspin ]

This Dirty Kobe Bryant Business [Kobe Bryant Dirty DUAN!]
Deadspin — ... axis. May 25th: ESPN the magazine contributing writer Laura Lane writes on her own blog, "Ride The Fast Lane", that Kobe's wife, Vanessa, flips out on her outside of the Lakers lockerroom after a story Lane wrote for the magazine. The outburst was considered odd, but not uncommon for Vanessa Bryant. In her post, Lane suggests that Bryant may be taking out her frustration on her due to the rumors about the affair. Lane takes down her blog after the story takes off. May 26th: The Dirty.com posts another photo ...

ESPN Is OK with Laura Lane's Personal Blog, But 'Don't Bother Looking for it, it's Long Gone'
FanHouse — ... What's more, the anonymous ESPN editor seems ignorant of the irony of the following timeline: 1) Lane posts the ESPN item based on a candid conversation with Bryant. 2) Bryant reads Lane the riot act about publishing the contents of what Bryant considered a private conversation. 3) Lane writes a glib post about the "awesome" confrontation on her personal blog. 4) Lane doesn't like the attention her "personal speech" is getting, so she takes down the blog entry. ...

Lakers Make it 2-1! Premature?
Le Basketbawl — ... my prediction of Lakers in 6 will still be alive! Just hope for Kobe licking lips, tonguing his cheek, and side smirking all night long if you are a Lakers fan. Hope that Lamar Odom shows up (for once). Hope that Gasol learns to move his feet on “D” (for once). Hope that Sasha isn’t taking last possession 3’s with Paul Pierce in his grill. Hope that Radmanovic isn’t looking for Sasha on those same last possessions and moving the ball away from the best player on the planet. Hope that Vanessa Bryant does cuss out another reporter in front of her kids. ...

Kobe's Little Angel
Sports Page Network - The Fan's Sports Blog Network — Kobe's angel of a wife has had encounters with numerous reporters but her latest takes the cake. While at a Lakers game with her two kids (ages 5 and 2) Vanessa cussed out an ESPN writer, Laura Lane. You can read the full story here but below you will find Vanessa's outburst (keep in mind this is in front of her two kids). ...

Related: vanessa bryant out and about, laura lane for espn, laura lane, espn.com, kobe bryant's wife, laura lane vanessa, kobe bryant
ESPN Somehow Keeps The Laura Lane Flame Alive
sportsbybrooks.com 5/28/2008 — By now you probably know that Kobe Bryant’s witch wife Vanessa reportedly cursed out someone named Laura Lane over Lane linking (in her personal blog) to a web rumor that Kobe was cheating on Ms. Bryant. Ms. Lane, who also writes for ESPN.com, ...
Vanessa Curry Is Kobe Bryant’s Affair? (Photos and Video)
sports.rightpundits.com 5/26/2008 — Meet Vanessa Curry, a Laker Girl who is allegedly having an affair with Los Angeles Lakers MVP Kobe Bryant, according to an internet source. See photos, video and a biography of Vanessa below.
The Top 10 Craziest Wives/Exes Of Sporting World
bustedcoverage.com 5/28/2008 — “Daddy! Mommy taught us how to use the f-word in a sentence.” Put your feet in Vanessa Bryant’s pumps for a minute. Your husband is back in the tabloids for a possible relationship with a Laker Girl a couple years after ...
Bryant Wings It
sportshubla.com 5/23/2008 — Take your pick. Tex Winter has. Just about every element of Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference finals qualifies as unbelievable, bizarre, strange, whatever you want to call it. What was weirder? Kobe Bryant in the first half? Or Kobe in the ...
No More Butter Knives: Kobe Bryant and His "Guns" Shoot Down Spurs
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 5/24/2008 — Kobe Bryant is no longer going into gun battles with butter knives; he and his fellow Laker gunslingers riddled the Spurs with bullets in game two, handing the defending champions their most lopsided loss in this year's playoffs.
Kobe Talks the Talk
sports.aol.com 5/26/2008 — In this video we ask NBA MVP Kobe Bryant about having teammates from all over the world. Around 1:45 we try to find out from the players who on the Lakers has the coolest accent.
Kobe Bryant Jumps Over Pool Filled With Snakes
sportsbybrooks.com 5/26/2008 — It’s totally understandable that Kobe Bryant would get bored with jumping over expensive automobiles . As it turns out, the Aston Martin jump was just a gateway stunt. Now he’s jumping over a swimming pool filled with snakes! ...
Ron Artest Interviews Kobe Bryant
youbeenblinded.com 5/26/2008 — When I first read that Artest was gonna interview Kobe I pictured some uncomfortable, fake conversation between to jocks playing nice for the cameras. There is a little of that, but there’s also a real mutual respect between Kobe ...
Kobe Bryant Does An Interview With…Ron Artest?!
sportsbybrooks.com 5/27/2008 — Man, I wish Ron Artest would just pick a career and stick with it. He can’t decide whether he wants to be a basketball player, a rapper, or a street fighter. Now, here he is interviewing Kobe Bryant. Hey, that’s a pretty good get, ...
Kobe, Snakes, Jackass, & the Lakers
the700level.com 5/27/2008 — Here's the latest "viral video" attempt by Nike and Kobe Bryant that includes Chris "Party Boy" Pontius and Weeman of Jackass fame. As a follow up to the fairly popular Aston Martin stunt, Kobe and his new friends fill a pool up ...
Red, White and Blue (and Purple and Gold)
slamonline.com 5/28/2008 — by Ben Collins It’s the last day of January in 2007 and Kobe Bryant is in the process of performing his third or fourth up-and-under of the night. The first two or three up-and-unders were layups – relative doozies, I’m sure; it’s been a year, but ...
Lakers to NBA Finals… and Kobe/MJ Discussion
touts.wordpress.com 5/30/2008 — 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)
Utah's Williams, Kobe have a mutual respect
sports.yahoo.com 5/28/2008 — Admittedly, Kobe Bryant doesn't throw up praise toward his opponents as frequently as he does jump shots. But when the topic of the Utah Jazz 's 23-year-old point guard, Deron Williams , comes up, the L-word starts to flow the Los Angeles Times ...
A Performance for the Ages: Kobe Drops 39 as Lakers Eliminate Spurs
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 5/30/2008 — Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 39 points while shooting 16-30 from the field as his Lakers beat the Spurs 100-92 to eliminate the defending champions 4-1. He had 27 points in the second half, 17 points in the fourth quarter and eight points in the final 2:22. This outburst capped off a remarkable Western Conference Finals for Bryant, who averaged 29.2 ppg on 64-120 (.533) field goal shooting.
A Meaty ScrufflePure Point
Photo by Flickr user Kevin Steele used under a Creative Commons license. Surely you already heard about this, but two nights ago, there was a little altercation between ESPN the Magazine writer, Laura Lane, and Kobe's hot wife , Vanessa Bryant. As the story goes, Laura wrote the following about Vanessa on her now-defunct (or made private) blog : "Vanessa, who is usually prim and proper in ...
ESPN The Mag Addresses The Laura Lane-Vanessa Bryant IncidentAwfulAnnouncing
Considering the state of Sports Media these days it actually came as a surprise that ESPN would even address the issue, but they have. The Mag's online site took the time today to provide a clarification of Lane's role (to cover their asses) and make sure people knew that ESPN did not ask Lane to take her personal blog down. Here is a snippet.... In that post, Laura also posited that ...
Kobe Wife curses out an ESPN writer… right in front of her kids tooHail Mary Jane
  Laura Lane is an ESPN The Magazine online writer who recently wrote some quotes in from Kobe Bryants wife Vanessa Bryant . Kobe’s wife, Vanessa, has opted to make her own fashion statement. Vanessa, who is usually prim and proper in all black has decided to have fun tonight with her outfit. She’s wearing a white tube dress, a purple tutu, black leggings, high heeled ...
The top 10 craziest wives/exes of the sporting worldGuyism » celebs
Ms. Bryant seems more than just a little angry. She allegedly dropped f-bombs, in front of her kids, towards ESPN.com scribe Laura Lane, making Vanessa an honorary member of our Top 10 Crazies Wives/Exes of the Sporting World. SEE THE REST OF THE LIST HERE...
Vanessa Bryant Goes 'Susie Green' Once Again [Kobe Bryant]Deadspin
Not to take sides on this Vanessa Bryant -Laura Lane cussing-out thing, but I've often imagined that living with Mrs. Bryant must be a lot like living with Susie Green from HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm . Of course you know that Bryant shrieked insults at ESPN's Lane following the Lakers' game on Friday, for things that Lane wrote about her online. And Lane wrote about the confrontation ...
How Dirty Is Too Dirty When It Comes To Sports News?Sportaphile
Over the Memorial Day weekend, theres been lots of drama regarding The Dirty.com and their claims that Kobe Bryant is cheating on his wife (again) with a Laker Girl by the name of Vanessa Curry. Word of the affair leaked out into the Lakers organization and Vanessa Curry was forced to resign. Kobe had his lawyers send over a cease and desist letter, and requested they removed any and all ...
ESPNer Fomenting Kobe Bryant Infidelity RumorsSPORTSbyBROOKS
National Kobe Week continues with very little beef, leaving Kobe Bryant wishing Memorial Day could have extended for another few weeks. Maybe through the Finals. Or until the Olympics so he could be in Beijing for this. First, THEDIRTY would like all of us to know that 18-year-old Vanessa Curry , a very-recently-former Los Angeles Lakers cheerleader, has been dismissed from her duties as a ...
How Far We've Come From The Kobe Video [Kobe Bryant]Deadspin
Basketbawful just mentioned this, so we thought we'd dig it up: It's the old Kobe trashing Andrew Bynum video . (Forgive the histrionics at the beginning of the video; we're not sure what that's about.) Amazingly, it has been less than a year since the ridiculous Kobe Video broke; look at Kobe now. To this day, we cannot fathom what compelled Kobe to light Bynum up like that to two ...
Kobe Bryant, MVP, Leads the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA FinalsSportsHubLA
Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times said it best in his column about Game 4: the Lakers keep winning because they have Kobe Bryant, the best player in the NBA. At no time was that more apparent than Thursday night, when No. 24 put his team on his back and carried it into the NBA [...]
Kobe Dominates the Spurs; Lakers headed to the NBA FinalsDime Magazine
Kobe Bryant (photo. Chris Sembrot) One half of the 2008 NBA Finals picture is set: the Lakers are the Western Conference champs after knocking off the Spurs in last night’s Game 5. Bottom line, the Lakers won because they had Kobe Bryant. Any close-out game or elimination game will always come down to how your best [...]
Kobe Bryant: Beckham Is Having a Huge Impact in the USDavidBeckham Net
Kobe Bryant , that grew up in Italy and is an A.C. Milan fan, believes his friend David Beckham is already winning over USA sports fans to soccer. “He can definitely help soccer become established here,” Bryant said. “He has already had a huge impact. “It just takes a little time. David is already playing to big crowds everywhere.” “I played soccer all the time in Italy, you almost have to ...
Kobe Bryant has a teamNBA Obsessed
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. Kobe Bryant is happy for the help from teammates like Lamar Odom Image details: Los Angeles Lakers v San Antonio Spurs, Game 4 served by picapp.com For years Kobe Bryant wanted to leave. When the only big contract out there was with the Clippers, it was an easy decision to stay with the Lakers. Still he talked ...
Kobe Bryant Jumps Over a Pool While Hanging Out With the Jackass CrewLAKERS4LIFE
Although this shit is completely fake, I thought it was pretty cool that Kobe Bryant was down to hang out with the crazy ass Jackass crew! I have seen Brad Pitt kick it with the Jackass boys and thought that wasn't too much of a shock, but Kobe hangin' with them was kinda crazy! This is what Kobe had to say about his experience with the Jackass crew: calling it a “hell of a time“, referring ...
Kobe’s Killer InstinctBallerBlogger.com
The best Kobe Bryant article I’ve ever read. From Chris Ballard of Sports Illustrated via True Hoop : So, you see, this is Kobe, all of this. Sometimes childish, sometimes regal, sometimes stubborn, always relentless. This is a guy who, according to Nike spokesperson KeJuan Wilkins, had the company shave a couple of millimeters off the bottom of his signature shoe because “in ...
Kobe Bryant x Jackass x Nike HyperdunkTheOriginalWinger.com
He might get a lot of flack from people, but Kobe Bryant is the real deal. He added MVP to his resume this year, and it looks like it might be tough to stop the Lakers this year. He has also been the subject of a pretty fly ad campaign pushing the new Nike Hyperdunk. There was the video recently of him jumping over a moving Aston Martin and now comes this one. Teaming up with the fellas ...
Kobe Jumps A Pool of Vicious SnakesDime Magazine
This clip is far more ridiculous and far more fake… Kobe Bryant
Kobe Jumps A Pool of Snakes With the “Jackass” CrewDime Magazine
The clip below is far more ridiculous and far more fake than the first one … kicks, Kobe Bryant, Sneakers
Kobe Comes Clean Over Snake-Soaring Slam DunkSPORTSbyBROOKS
More Kobe Bryant news? Hey, just giving the people what they want . Anyway, we all fondly remember Bryant’s death-defying jump over a moving Aston Martin . And our good buddy John Ireland from KCAL-TV caught up with Kobe to get an explanation about his awesome aerial . Now, Kobe Knievel has done it again - this time soaring over a pool full of snakes to make a super slam dunk. ...
Kobe Bryant Jumps Over Pool of Snakes (Video)RightFielders Women in Sports
Last month he jumped over an Aston Martin. Now Kobe Bryant attempts to jump over a pool of snakes in his new Nike Hyperdunks. Catch the video below! Kobe Bryant jumps over pool of snakes In a second viral video to hit the internet promoting his Nike Hyperdunks, Kobe Bryant teams up with the [...]
Is Kobe Bryant Cheating on His Wife Again?NBA SUPERBLOG
TMZ.com is reporting that TheDirty.com (they broke the Matt Leinart beer bong with coeds pics ) has information linking Kobe Bryant to an affair with a former Lakers cheerleader . Kobe's lawyer is demanding a "cease and desist" on the story, but TheDirty.com is refusing, claiming the story is legitimate and they have a legal right to report it. Meanwhile, Kobe's wife Vanessa is preparing ...
Lakers 100, Spurs 92: Bryant in Charge, Lakers Back on TopNYT > Pro Basketball
Kobe Bryant scored 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter as the Lakers rallied from an early 17-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs. >
Lakers oust Spurs, win Western crownNYDailyNews.com - Basketball
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers dispatched the defending champions, and are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time in four years. Bryant scored 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers rallied to beat the Spurs, 100-92.
Bryant Leads Lakers past Spurs, into NBA FinalsNBA.com: News
Kobe Bryant scored 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers rallied from an early 17-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 100-92 on Thursday night and win the Western Conference finals in five games.
McNeal: Finals Countdown: Can anyone stop Kobe Bryant?Latest Sporting News Articles for NBA
It's now as clear as the MVP chants that have been ringing through Staples Center for months: This is Kobe Bryant's year.
Comment: Image is everything for Kobe BryantLatest Sporting News Articles for NBA
Kobe Bryant was being humble, like a proper superstar should. It's good for the image, something Bar...
LAKERS ONE WIN FROM WEST TITLENY Post: Sports
SAN ANTONIO Kobe Bryant and the Lakers are one win away from returning to the NBA finals. Bryant had 28 points and 10 rebounds and the Lakers beat the Spurs 93-91 last night to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals. It was the Spurs'...
NBA Playoffs | Road win puts Lakers in controlThe Seattle Times: Sports
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are one win away from returning to the NBA finals. Bryant had 28 points and 10 rebounds and the Lakers...
Bryant Leads Lakers Past Spurs in Game 4NBA.com: News
Kobe Bryant had 28 points and 10 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 93-91 on Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Lakers put Spurs on brink of elimination (AP)Yahoo! Sports - NBA News
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are one win away from returning to the NBA finals. Bryant had 28 points and 10 rebounds and the Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 93-91 on Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals. ...
NBA Playoffs | Bryant leads Lakers to Game 4 winThe Seattle Times: Sports
Kobe Bryant had 28 points and 10 rebounds and the Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 93-91 on Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Bryant leads Lakers to Game 4 winNYDailyNews.com - Basketball
Kobe Bryant and the Lakers are one win away from returning to the NBA finals. Bryant had 28 points and 10 rebounds and the Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 93-91 on Tuesday to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Sports reporter has a run-in with Mrs. BryantUSATODAY.com NBA - Top Stories
You can no longer read it on her personal blog, but ESPN's Laura Lane related a verbal attack by Vanessa Bryant, wife of Los ...
CRUISE CONTROLNY Post: Sports
LOS ANGELES - There would be no blown lead in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Kobe Bryant and the Lakers saw to that. Bryant scored 22 points, Lamar Odom added 20 points and 12 rebounds, and the Lakers took command late in the second...
Bryant, Lakers Rout Spurs, Take 2-0 LeadNBA.com: News
Kobe Bryant scored 22 points, Lamar Odom added 20 points and 12 rebounds, and the Lakers took command late in the second quarter to rout the Spurs 101-71 Friday night for a 2-0 lead.
L.A. Lakers 101, Spurs 71 | Lakers don't ease up on SpursThe Seattle Times: Sports
There would be no blown lead in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers saw to that. Bryant scored 22 points...
NBA Playoffs | Bryant, Lakers roll past Spurs 101-71The Seattle Times: Sports
Kobe Bryant scored 22 points, Lamar Odom added 20 points and 12 rebounds, and the Lakers took command late in the second quarter to rout San Antonio 101-71 Friday night for a 2-0 lead over the Spurs.
Kobe Bryant, L.A. put Spurs in holeNYDailyNews.com - Basketball
Kobe Bryant scored 22 points, Lamar Odom added 20 points and 12 rebounds, and the Lakers took command late in the second quarter to rout San Antonio, 101-71, Friday night for a 2-0 lead over the Spurs.
BRYANT TAKING CHARGE FOR LAKERSNY Post: Sports
LOS ANGELES - Even Spurs coach Gregg Popovich knew Kobe Bryant was just biding his time. "Kobe, he was doing a trust-his-teammates thing in the first half," Popovich said. "He was checking it all out and seeing where his territory was going to be...