The MVP (Most Vain Player) Sinks the Lakers in OT

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The MVP (Most Vain Player) Sinks the Lakers in OT
Ball Don't Lie found this 5/12/2008 on www.sportshubla.com [flag]
Kobe, you’re so vain, I bet you think this song is about you. Well it is. If you don’t count the cartoonish Vic the Brick, as those of you who read columns on this website know quite well, there are few greater admirers of Number 24 than yours truly. But here it is, Mr. MVP, straight [...] [link]

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Was Kobe trying to have his MJ-flu game?
Published 5/12/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... Update: Ted Green of SportsHubLA.com writes that Kobe reverted to "old form," letting vanity overtake his senses late. Um, this is all a little ridiculous, no? ...

Knotted up
Published 5/12/2008 by kambrothers at Lakers Blog
... of tension. For six games, the Lakers didn't really have that. Fair to say now, after Utah beat them 123-115 Sunday afternoon in Salt Lake City to knot their W.C. semi-final series at two games apiece, that the playoffs have officially arrived. We've got drama ( a big comeback late in the fourth followed by a flat OT ), concern (Kobe Bryant tweaked his back in the first quarter , and played in obvious pain throughout) , and a touch of controversy ( did Kobe abandon his teammates as Utah took control in the OT , or was it the other ...

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