nbagauntlet.com - 8/18/2008
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Doberman vs. King James
Kobe Bryant and LeBron James routinely factor into the discussion for annual for the MVP candidates. Each year, they have among the highest scoring averages, PERs, Win Shares, and any other metric commonly used to determine the best basketball player.
Which Nike shoe salesman would you rather have on your team?
Kobe in China: Kind of a Big Deal
jonesonthenba.blogspot.com 8/18/2008 — Despite all the money Nike spends to make LeBron James the biggest basketball icon in the world, Kobe is still the most popular player in China. I mean Kobe is on some Michael Jackson level with the Chinese : "It's a little weird when people walk ...
The Sporting Blog - China's Kobe Love Really Isn't That Confusing
sportingnews.com 8/18/2008 — The Chinese love Kobe Bryant. Unconditionally, and far more than they do LeBron James, who even does stuff like appear in martial arts-themed commercials . You know, paying respect to Asian culture the same way the RZA who did the soundtrack does. ...
U.S. men's basketball team looks golden at Olympics
examiner.com 8/18/2008 — If the U.S. men’s basketball team continues to play like this, you might as well give them the gold medal right now. The Americans dismantled reigning world champion Spain 119-82 on Saturday at the Beijing Olympics in an all-around dominan...
Chris Collinsworth Prods Kobe Bryant to be Unpatriotic
juicedsportsblog.com 8/18/2008 — Chris Collins. asked Kobe a sequence of q and a's that were to some unpatriotic. He at first asked how Kobe felt to be a member of the Olympic team. Kobe = honored, in awe of the jerseys. CC seemed kind of surprised, so he asked, “Is that a ‘cool’ thing to say, in this day and age? That you love your country, and that you’re fighting for the red, white and blue? Seems like a day gone by."
Kaman, American In German Clothing —
Wizards Insider
When Kobe Bryant spotted Chris Kaman with other German athletes at the Olympic opening ceremonies, he didn't have a problem that the Michigan born and bred Los Angeles Clippers center was representing another country. Bryant just wanted to know if the ...