Stephen A. Smith Makes Me Want To Vomit
redsarmy.wordpress.com 5/30/2008 — Stephen A on Kobe: “I don’t think this has ever happened in my lifetime, not that I can think of. I can’t think of anybody that had had such a complete 180 occur in their career... considering all the things he’s accomplished and the metamorphosis that has taken place in regards to his image… I’ve never seen anything like it" Turnaround? because he played to his potential after a failed trade?

LA TIMES: Celtics advance to NBA Finals against Lakers
latimes.com 5/31/2008 — May 30: Boston got past an old nemesis to set up a matchup with another rival. --- Paul Pierce scored 27 points, Ray Allen had 17 and Kevin Garnett added 16 to lift the Celtics to an 89-81 victory over the Detroit Pistons tonight in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals...

Bryant has struggled mightily against the Celtics
bucksdiary.blogspot.com 5/31/2008 — Most are picking the Lakers to win the big NBA Finals. I'm not so sure. If Kobe Bryant struggles against the Celtics like he struggled against them in the regular season, the championship banner will belong to Boston. The Lakers are so heavily ...

Kobe Bryant; The Return of the King
mvn.com 5/31/2008 — The last time Kobe Bryant was playing in the finals; he was the Crown Prince of the NBA. At 25 years old; he was a three time champion, and even changed his game a little as the Lakers had added Karl Malone and Gary Payton in hopes of securing another title. The year prior he had averaged a scintillating 30 points 7 rebounds and 6 assists a game, but this was old hat for the Kobester, as he ...

Whitlock Is The Waste Of Ink, Not Tats
arrowheadaddict.com 5/31/2008 — A rebuttal to Jason Whitlock's asinine assertion that the NBA Playoffs have been doing so well because of tattoos, or its lack thereof.

The year of Kobe Bryant's discontent . . . and contentment — L.A. Times - Basketball 5/31/2008

Celtics-Lakers again in NBA finals (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 5/31/2008
Boston's new Big Three reached the NBA's big stage. And just like their predecessors, they'll share it with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Celtics and Lakers are meeting again in the NBA finals, with Kobe and KG taking their place alongside the likes of ...

Lawrence: Kobe and Lakers, firestorm to Finals — NYDailyNews.com - Basketball 6/1/2008
Four days short of Christmas, before a road game in Philadelphia, Kobe Bryant took stock of the Lakers and stated the obvious. He was again toiling in the midst of mediocrity and was resigned to needing a miracle to win his fourth championship ring.

Complex Kobe in the middle of yet another metamorphosis — The Seattle Times: Sports 6/1/2008
A great Kobe Bryant story: Early in his NBA career, he goes overseas with Tracy McGrady on an Adidas promotional tour. They plan to work...

Survivor: Los Angeles — Wash Post NBA 6/1/2008
Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak never bowed to offseason pressure to trade superstar Kobe Bryant and young center Andrew Bynum, and L.A. is reaping the benefits.