reuters.com - 8/7/2008
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BEIJING (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant has made it his mission to shut down Los Angeles Lakers team mate Pau Gasol at the Olympics. Spain's talisman is unimpressed. Far from being intimidated, Gasol is relishing the opportunity to cross swords with the United States in Beijing, nonchalantly dismissing Bryant's promise. "Kobe's funny," the versatile 7-footer told reporters after practice on Wednesday. ...
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Ball in Europe - European Basketball Blog —
... After Kobe Bryant’s declaration that Team USA is going to shut down Spain and his team mate Pau Gasol, the Spanish leader replied by saying that Kobe is funny. ...
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... Alastair Himmer of Reuters.com: “”Kobe’s funny,” the versatile 7-footer told reporters after practice on Wednesday. “He’s always talking, making those kinds of statements. “I hope we meet in the gold medal game — then we’ll see.” The Spanish team’s hopes of adding an Olympic men’s basketball title to that of world champions rest largely on Gasol’s shoulders. He will be a marked man in Beijing, with defending Olympic champions Argentina also intent on avenging their semi-final loss to Spain in the ...
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