lakers.freedomblogging.com - 6/18/2009
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Kobe Bryant went to Disneyland (where else?) a day after the Lakers’ parade in Los Angeles and spoke with the Register’s Adam Townsend.
Bryant said that it’s “not really an option” for the Lakers to lose forwards Trevor Ariza or Lamar Odom, two talented players who ...
thehoopdoctors.com - 6/20/2009
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thehoopdoctors.com —
The Lakers celebrated their title this week at
Disneyland, and ESPN caught up with Kobe to ask...
him about winning the title and how he was feeling having had a few short days to reflect on the win.
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Kobe Bryant Interviewed At DisneyLand
lakeshowlife.com - 6/19/2009
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Kupchak is always on the clock While everybody
else in Los Angeles is basking in the afterglow...
of a 15 th NBA title, Mitch Kupchak is in bed by 10pm in order to get to the office by 9am. Its business as usual for the general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers. Luckily, through a source that ...
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Mitch Kupchak’s Secret Diary
sportsrubbish.com - 6/18/2009
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Kobe Bryant appeared on The Tonight Show With
Conan O’Brien last night. With Conan having just moved...
to L.A., this was to be expected. Kobe has never struck me as someone who has much of a sense of humor, but on the show last night he seemed genuinely entertaining and laughed ...
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Kobe Bryant With Conan O’Brien On The Tonight Show: Video
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Points in the Paint
BallerBlogger.com —
... The Orange County Register’s Adam Townsend caught up with Kobe Bryant at Disneyland today: “Bryant said that it’s ‘not really an option’ for the Lakers to lose forwards Trevor Ariza or Lamar Odom, two talented players who are now free agents. ‘The biggest thing for us would be to bring these guys back,’ he said. ‘We play so well together — we built this cohesive unit, an I think that’s what’s on everybody’s mind that the team comes back ready to go.’ Would he take less money to see Ariza and Odom stay on the team? ...
Laker Linkage - 6/19/09
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... To no surprise, Kobe is hoping that Ariza and Odom are back with the team next year. ...
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