Kobe Bryant on Rome is Burning: "There is No Greater Sense of Enjoyment You Get Than Representing Your Country"
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 9/17/2008 — Kobe Bryant was Jim Rome's in studio guest on the Tuesday episode of "Rome is Burning." Here are most of the questions and answers from that interview.

In sickness and in health
blogs.hoopshype.com 9/17/2008 — I wrote a Kobe Bryant/Michael Jordan feature for Lindy’s Pro Basketball 2008 Preview, the magazine that I have edited for the past 15 years. I sat down with Jordan for about 20 minutes over the offseason, which is the basis for the article, titled “In ...

ETB’s Scribes of the NBA Interview Series - Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports (Part 1)
emptythebench.com 9/17/2008 — There are few NBA writers we hold in higher regard than Mr. Adrian Wojnarowski, the backbone of Yahoo! Sports’ excellent NBA coverage. We are proud to present Adrian as the latest subject of our ongoing Scribes of the NBA Interview Series, where we dig into his Olympic experience in Beijing.

Black Mamba speaks with Jim Rome
khandorssportsblog.wordpress.com 9/18/2008 — The current state of the LA Lakers.

Bogut Should Be Healthy For Camp
jsonline.com 9/18/2008 — In the MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINEL, Charles F. Gardner writes "Andrew Bogut is scheduled to return to Milwaukee from Australia this weekend, and the 7-foot center is expected to be ready for the opening of the Milwaukee Bucks' training camp Sept. 30. ...

Oden's no crossover artist, and knows it (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 9/18/2008
Greg Oden can dunk, but he can't carry a tune. The 7-foot Trail Blazer has gotten a lot of attention for his rendition of N'Sync's "It's Gonna Be Me." A video of the performance has made the rounds on the Internet. This much is clear: There's no ...

Chris Mannix: Kobe a long shot to leave Lakers — SI.com - NBA 9/19/2008
Kobe Bryant can opt out of his contract after the season. What are the chances he leaves the Lakers? SI.com's Chris Mannix takes stock of the landscape.

Should the Los Angeles Lakers Make Lamar Odom A Sixth Man? — Bleacher Report - NBA 9/20/2008
The Lakers have arguably the most talented team in the league going into the 2008-09 season. They have the league's best player in Kobe Bryant, one of the greatest frontlines of all time in Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom, a deep bench (Jordan ...