sportsbybrooks.com - 7/3/2009
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Never really been a big fan of Kobe Bryant off the court. But he won my respect with his recent, appropriately prickly treatment of the most unpopular man in Los Angeles, *Mayor* Antonio Villaraigosa .
(What Jackson Browne was singing about )
Villaraigosa is reviled in L.A. as a ...
lifeofaknicksfan.blogspot.com - 7/6/2009
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How the promotion of individual stars dictates the
way basketball is played, marketed, officiated, and perceived in...
today’s NBA If I were to say that the NBA was all about fame, money, individual glory and endorsement deals, would you agree or disagree? The fact is, today’s NBA might not be ...
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NBA Icons: The marketing of an NBA star
emptythebench.com - 7/3/2009
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Kobe Bryant & Ron Artest Photos Credit: Icon
SMI By: Brendan K. O’Grady If you’re Trevor Ariza,...
Ron Artest, or the Los Angeles Lakers, this all makes perfect sense. If you’re Ariza, you feel disrespected. It’s hard not to ...
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Ron Artest, Trevor Ariza, and the LA Lakers: It All ...
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Kobe Vs. The Mayor Of Los Angeles
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... “I don’t like the asshole,” is reportedly what Kobe Bryant said of Antonio Villaraigosa, the Mayor of Los Angeles, during a standoff in the staging area of the Lakers’ championship victory parade. Sports By Brooks brings us the details, via the ...
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