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Utah's Williams, Kobe have a mutual respect
Admittedly, Kobe Bryant doesn't throw up praise toward his opponents as frequently as he does jump shots. But when the topic of the Utah Jazz 's 23-year-old point guard, Deron Williams , comes up, the L-word starts to flow the Los Angeles Times reported. "I love him," Bryant recently said of Williams. "He's one of my favorite players in the league. "I love his toughness. I ...
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Deron: The Man. The Legend.
True Blue Jazz — ... Then the Lakers rolled in. He struggled in games 1 and 2 by trying to get his team involved and put his success on the back burner. He quickly realized that he would need to man up and take over again. Even Kobe took notice of Deron's abilities. There was no other player I wanted taking the ...

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