latimes.com - 11/7/2008
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On media day, the organization set up a picket line outside the El Segundo practice facility and barred some members of the media, hoping to lessen the hysteria. Perhaps thinking he could redirect the media, like Moses parting the Red Sea, [ Phil] Jackson reminded them there were more important ...
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Basketball Books '08-09
The Painted Area —
... An excerpt which ran in the L.A. Times on Sunday focused on the exacerbation of the Shaq-Kobe rivalry at the beginning of the 2003-04 season. While Shaq v Kobe seems, I suppose, to have an endless supply of sensationalistic appeal, the excerpt seems to mainly be a rehashing of public comments, and feels like ground which has been well-trodden. ...
Kobe vs. Shaq: A look at the start of the final chapter
The Lakers Nation —
... L.A. Times: Following is an excerpt from Times NBA columnist Mark Heisler’s new book, “Madmen’s Ball: The Continuing Saga of Kobe, Phil and the Los Angeles Lakers.” This excerpt takes place at Lakers’ training came before the final season with Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal on the team: ...
Excerpt from New Edition of Mark Heisler's Madmen's Ball
20 Second Timeout —
... A revised and updated version of Madmen's Ball has just been published but instead of focusing on the new material the L.A. Times chose to run an excerpt dealing with the final chapter of the O'Neal-Bryant feud. It would seem to make more sense for Heisler's own newspaper to highlight his insights about the Lakers' rebirth last season but there is a certain value to looking back on the O'Neal-Bryant feud now that a few years have passed. Bryant's reputation was undoubtedly at its nadir when Heisler's book was first published but since that time a lot of ...
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