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Kobe Invented the Popped Collar, Apparently
Published 3/10/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
... Hawes was a flippin' beast. Artest did, of course, guard Kobe for a while. During one third-quarter stretch, the jostling between the two got a bit heavy. But the post-game saw the real fire. After the final buzzer, Artest ran around the Staples floor popping his collar, showing off the team name on the front of his shirt ... which is exactly what Kobe did in ARCO Arena on Tuesday, after his Lakers beat the Kings. The Sacramento Bee's Sam Amick captured Kobe's reaction to Artest's mocking. "He's got to get his own material," Bryant ...

Crown of thorns
Published 3/10/2008 by kambrothers at Lakers Blog
... finally recapture a one-point lead off a Gasol lay-up with fifteen seconds to play, only to quickly lose it again. The bizarre sequence featuring Sasha Vujacic fouling Beno Udrih while camping out on his wallet ? That was actually kind of shock. At any rate, Kobe went iso for the final shot. Front rim and no good. Everyone always tries to figure out how much like Mike Kobe is. But after coming out on the right side of a box score , Ron Artest made it clear he wanted to be like Kobe.

The Benching
Published 3/11/2008 by TZ <info@sactownroyalty.com> at Sactown Royalty: Front Page Posts
This break from the hardwood is a relief, as I am a chicken and my head has been removed, and we have plenty of talk about based on the events of the weekend. While Monday was spent basking in the glow of the "Shock & Hawes" game, it's time to discuss Ron Artest. More directly, it is time to discuss the lack of Ron Artest in the fourth quarter Sunday. To review: ...