Shaq on Kobe: "It Was All Marketing"
blacksportsonline.com 1/31/2009 — Fox has this new show called "Lie to Me" it is about scientists who are able to detect lies by facial expressions and what not. Can you imagine what a good time they would have had with this Shaq and Stephen A. Smith interview? Shaq apparently wants up to believe that his feud ...

Tough Love: Shaq
theloveofsports.com 1/31/2009 — It's been a while since Shaq and Kobe were teammates in L.A. and for the bulk of those years we've seen what looks like animosity between the two. Now, two weeks before they team up at the All-Star Game, Shaq is saying it was all fiction. We're not believing him.

Mad Love: Shaq
theloveofsports.com 1/27/2009 — Break out Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (admit it, you bought that CD, too) because it’s 2003 all over again! Or, if it isn’t, nobody told Shaq.

The Case for Shaq as an All-Star
phoenix.fanster.com 1/12/2009 — Shaq needs to be an All-Star.

Reunited and it feels so good; Shaq-Kobe named Co-MVP’s
obsessedwithsports.com 2/16/2009 — Shaq and Kobe were named Co-MVP’s of last night’s All-Star game. They had been seen joking around with each other in pre-game warm-ups and being friendly all weekend. Of course this caused the media to inquire as to the status of their relationship. Kobe said he didn’t want to ...

Is the old Shaq back?
blacksportsonline.com 3/4/2009 — Shaquille O'Neal is about to be 37 years old and in the past two games he's scored about 800 points and grabbed 500 rebounds. Have we seen a resurgence of the Diesel? Of course not, because the man is 37 years old and the last time an elite-level athlete fought off Father Time and returned ...

Shaq would use a time machine to clone himself, naturally
sports.yahoo.com 1/9/2009 — This month's issue of Men's Journal has an interview with Shaquille O'Neal, and as tends to be the case with most things featuring The Big Twitter, it's ridiculously funny. This particular quote, via Fanster, had me in tears while I searched the BDL archives for the Photoshop above ...

Shaq’s Talking About Touches
ballerblogger.com 12/19/2008 — From Paul Coro of The Arizona Republic : “I could average 27 and 10 in this league easily,” O’Neal said. “Easily. In this conference, in this league, easily. Eyes closed. “I can but I’ve got to get the ...

Shaq would love to clone himself
phoenix.fanster.com 1/9/2009 — Great quote from the Suns’ Shaquille O’Neal in Men’s Journal : “Go to the cloning era, clone myself 20 times, and put myself in America as 20 different people. One Shaq would be a banker. One Shaq would be a sheriff. One ...

Just In Case You Were Wondering, Kobe Hasn't Changed A Bit
nogutsglory.blogspot.com 2/16/2009 — Just when you thought Kobe was finally maturing and putting aside any personal goals or vendettas, queue up sharing the MVP award with former teammate, Shaquille O'Neal and the questions about reuniting that came with it. At around the 1:10 mark of this video, Kobe is asked did this All-Star ...

The Ultimate Popularity Contest — Bleacher Report - NBA 1/30/2009
I am normally the last guy to get upset about All-Star Game appearances. However, there was an injustice done this past week that really drove me mad. I felt so badly for the young man in question because I know he desperately wants to be recognized ...

Laker fans still howling over loss to Bobcats — L.A. Times - Basketball 1/30/2009
Today's thoughts: Why is Lamar Odom here, why is Trevor Ariza not starting, and who's a true go-to guy when Kobe isn't available? > Readers' questions for ...

Kobe or LeBron? Making the Case for Bryant as Today's Best Player — Bleacher Report - NBA 1/30/2009
No doubt about it, both Kobe Bryant and LeBron James are the real deal. We have witnessed Michael Jordan-like maneuvers from both of these players. Behind-the-back passes, the no-look pass, the windmill, the reverse jam, the in-your-face dunk, the ...

Cavaliers' Brown to coach East All-Stars (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 1/31/2009
Cavaliers coach Mike Brown will lead the Eastern Conference in the NBA All-Star game Feb. 15 in Phoenix. He'll be joined by the Lakers' Phil Jackson. All-Star coaches are picked from the teams with the best winning percentage in each conference. ...

Lakers start trip with a victory over Timberwolves — L.A. Times - Basketball 1/31/2009
Kobe Bryant has 30 points and Andrew Bynum finishes with 27 points and 15 rebounds at Minnesota. > Kobe Bryant had 30 points and the Lakers, opening a ...