Kobe Bryant's Fantastic Voyage - The LA Times
latimes.com 5/6/2008 — May 6 article on today's first-time NBA MVP

Kobe MVP Presentation: Play By Play
laballtalk.com 5/6/2008 — This is a game like play by play breakdown of the MVP presentation in case you missed it on ESPN News at 5:30 ET. Enjoy!!!

The Best Player is Finally Recognized as the "Most Valuable"
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 5/6/2008 — For several years, Kobe Bryant has widely been acknowledged to be the best player in the NBA. Now, for the first time, he is officially the 'most valuable.'

Kobe Bryant Wins Most Valuable Player Award
nba.com 5/6/2008 — NEW YORK, May 6, 2008 – Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers is the winner of the Maurice Podoloff Trophy as the 2007-08 NBA Most Valuable Player presented by Kia Motors, the NBA announced today. The 11-year NBA veteran totaled 1,105 points, ...

Good Breakdown of Jazz/Lakers game 1
nba.com 5/7/2008 — David Locke is a broadcaster for KFNZ 1320 AM in Salt Lake City. "Kobe had an amazing 42 [touches] in scoring range. He created 48 points out of those plays." "when Boozer was guarded by Lamar Odom, he was completely negated."

Finally, Lakers' Bryant is an MVP — L.A. Times - Basketball 5/6/2008
Kobe gets 82 first-place votes to easily outdistance runner-up Paul of New Orleans. > Finally, an MVP award for Kobe Bryant.

Kobe Bryant wins 1st MVP award — Celtics & NBA - BostonHerald.com 5/6/2008
LOS ANGELES - Finally, an MVP award for Kobe Bryant. Regarded as the NBA's best player for several years but never its most valuable, Bryant earned the honor at last...

How Kobe finally earned his first MVP — FOXSports.com News for NBA 5/7/2008
Kobe Bryant's been the NBA's best player for years. But to finally win the MVP award, a lot of things had to change, Charley Rosen says.

Jazz hope to ruin Kobe's celebration — Latest Sporting News Articles for NBA 5/7/2008
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Carlos Boozer and the Utah Jazz hope to spoil Kobe Bryant's MVP celebration....

MVP Bryant scores 34 as Lakers go up 2-0 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 5/7/2008
Carlos Boozer and the Utah Jazz hope to spoil Kobe Bryant's MVP celebration. More important, the Jazz hope to even the Western Conference semifinals with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night before the series moves to Salt Lake City for ...