jonesonthenba.blogspot.com - 8/18/2008
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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 past you and they scream and start crying," Bryant said. "That freaks you out." The Denver Post's Mark Kiszla has picked up on this and seems to ...
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... But I doubt that will be enough.
• I watched that game on the Canadian Broadcasting Company feed (you get that in the Detroit area) and it was a pleasure to hear a game broadcast without all the hyping of stars that happens on ESPN and ABC.
• Ricky Rubio is just 17? He was Spain’s best PG by a mile, and dealt better with the USA’s pressure than Calderon. He’s got some flash but just kept making the right plays.
• China loves them some Kobe-a! Jones on the NBA breaks it down.
• It’s a ways away, but we’re starting to gear up for the season, and one ...
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