Kobe Bryant Named NBA MVP

Kobe Bryant is OFFICIALLY this Season's NBA MVP!
LAKERS4LIFE — It is pretty ridiculous that we hear who wins the NBA's awards before they are officially announced, but at least Kobe Bryant still won the award after about a week of speculation and hundreds of different reports. In the past I have been pretty harsh on Kobe Bryant (although I am a HUGE fan) because of the constant comparisons to Michael Jordan (who is my favorite player All-Time) and the phrase "Best Ever" getting thrown around by people who either didn't get the pleasure of watching MJ or are just people that hopped on the Lakers bandwagon (and no nothing about basketball), but now I can say that MJ better look out because Kobe ...

ESPN: Kobe Bryant Named NBA MVP
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Wild World of Wednesday - May 7, 2008
Women Like Sports — In spite of my complaints yesterday, I found some fun stories today about sports that made me smile. Besides that, there is so much going on this week! May is a great sports month with NBA and NHL playoffs, the MLB season getting in full gear, and action sports are happening everywhere! The best story so far this week has to be that of high school freshman Gabby Sanchez. She pitches left-handed and beat out fifteen boys to make the cut on her varsity high school baseball team. Gabby has never played softball, but has played baseball since she was four years old. I’ve heard ...

Notizen zur MVP-Wahl Kobe Bryants [1:55 min]
NBA-Blog — - Endlich wieder ein MVP, über den ich mich freue! Endlich mal kein Schmuse-MVP. Endlich einer, der Effektivität nicht mit Genialität verwechselt (aka Tim Duncan). Einer, der umstritten war, aber auf den sich letztendlich alle einigen konnten. - Welchen Spieler wollen die meisten Rookies in ihrem Team haben, wenn sie in die NBA kommen? Kobe Bryant. So gesehen ist dies der jugendlichste MVP seit damals Allen Iverson. - Phil Jackson, immerhin jahrelang Coach Michael Jordans, sagt: I don't know anybody who's ever deserved this trophy more. I don't know anybody who's ever worked as hard to accomplish what he's accomplished. - Kobe wirkte nicht wirklich ...

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There Is A Reason Kobe Has Only One MVP Trophy
gonnersportstalk.blogspot.com 5/7/2008 — I think it is about time I chime about this Kobe winning his first MVP award this year. I got the news from a sports buddy of mine and not ESPN. Well me and him have had debates all year long about the NBA and the LA Lakers. Some of them have gotten ...

Kobe Bryant 2008 MVP
laballtalk.com 4/29/2008 — The NBA has accidentally published the 2008 awards and Kobe Bryant is listed as the NBA Most Valuable Player. After an amazing season in which the MVP flipped between four candidates at any given time, including Kevin Garnett, Lebron James, Chris Paul, and Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar was able to claim the prize.

NBA.com Slips: Kobe Is MVP
sportstsar.com 4/30/2008 — Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 NBA MVP : Kobe Bryant There’s a screenshot in case it gets taken down. Straight from NBA.com themselves . Thanks to LABallTalk for the heads up.

NBA MVP: Chris Paul or Kobe Bryant?
thehoopdoctors.com 5/1/2008 — Looking like it will be Kobe Bryant.

Kobe Bryant: MVP of the Steakhouse
myespn.go.com 5/4/2008 — On his website, Lamar Odom tells a funny little story about a Laker team dinner, just before the Denver series, at a high-end steakhouse . Odom says the place can be "rather expensive," especially, you'd imagine, for a large group. When the check ...

LA Times: Kobe MVP
laballtalk.com 5/4/2008 — After about 17 hundred reports of Kobe being the MVP, the first official source has revealed. The LA Times has posted that Kobe Bryant will be named the 2007-2008 regular season Most Valuable Player. David Stern is expected to be in Los Angeles to ...

Kobe Bryant MVP Play Continues
fastbreakblog.com 5/5/2008 — MVP performances continue after MVP Award...

Found Item: Kobe Bryant's MVP Speech
theblowtorch.blogspot.com 5/5/2008 — A Blowtorch reader obtained a copy of Mamba's MVP speech. Check out the scan.

The Real MVP in 2007-08
twolvesblog.com 5/6/2008 — Today is Chris Paul's 23rd Birthday, and it also happens to be "Chris Paul Appreciation Day." He also SHOULD be the rightful MVP of the 2007-08 NBA Season. I comprised this article in honor of his birthday and make the case as to why Kobe Bryant is the wrongful "reported" MVP on the Association this season. CP34MVP!

Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Again, CP3 for MVP
sportingnews.com 5/6/2008 — Today's Calls: Chris Paul vs. Kobe Bryant, Clemens cheating vs. Clemens cheating, Ervin Santana vs. Joe Saunders, Albert Pujols vs. Ozzie Guillen, Cubs '86 vs. Cards '86 and More! The Opening Pitch: When it comes to NBA MVP, are you going to ...

Kobe Bryant NBA MVP
fastbreakblog.com 5/6/2008 — Best player, on best team, in best conference....

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!!!

Kobe Bryant Wins His First MVP Award
bizofbasketball.com 5/7/2008 — Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award on Tuesday, receiving 82 first-place votes. This is Kobe’s first MVP award. New Orleans’ guard Chris Paul finished second in the voting with 28 first-place votes. Boston forward Kevin Garnett earned 15 first-place votes for third place, and Cleveland’s LeBron James finished fourth, receiving one first-place vote. As ...

NBA Monarchial Discussions With Malice
with-malice.com 5/7/2008 — Kobe Bean Bryant was crowned the NBA MVP for season 2007/08 today. Kinda harsh that they gave it to him on Chris Paul’s birthday tho’. A worthy MVP, despite what some folks might say. More on that later this week. Only a matter of time before Mike D’Antoni finds another team that wants him.

View: Kobe the NBA's MVP? Maybe, but he's been better
network.nationalpost.com 5/7/2008 — So Kobe Bryant is the NBA's most valuable player. And the race — the best MVP race in years, or even decades, we though — wasn't even that close. The guys he beat all had a case — it's just that the Los Angeles Lakers star has been building one for a ...

Kobe 4th Laker MVP
fastbreakblog.com 5/7/2008 — Kobe joins Shaq, Magic, Kareem...

Kobe Is MVP
forumblueandgold.com 5/8/2008 — The official announcement comes today at 2:30 in an NBA press conference. There is really only one thing to say here: Congratulations Kobe. A well deserved honor.

Kobe Gets the MVP Award, Utah Gets Another Loss — LAKERS4LIFE

Kobe Bryant getting the MVP award on Wednesday night was just like putting more fuel on the fire for the Utah Jazz, just when you think Kobe might cool off he puts up yet another 30+ point night in which the Jazz had absolutely no answer for. Shooting 11 of 18 from the floor, 11 of 12 from the line, dishin' 6 assists and grabbing 8 boards Kobe Bryant just keeps playing exceptional ...

Kobe Gets His MVP Award, Everyone Shed A Tear — AwfulAnnouncing

I'm going to divert your attention away from the whole Boulder, Colorado, getting rid of Shaq, selfish, cheating on his wife (this we know), f**k Andrew Bynum, and "trade me" Kobe and let you just enjoy his MVP ceremony (What? I didn't do that?!?!? Shame on me.) Congratulations Kobe. (Are you there God? It's is me AA. Can you please let Chris Paul destroy Kobe in the Western Conference ...

Kobe Wins MVP, Discussion Continues — Intentional Foul

Which is it? Of course, those that vote for the NBA’s MVP award made Kobe their winner and justifiably so. He had a another great season and his team performed much better than expected. Of course, a lot of that had to do with Gasol theft, but nevertheless, the best player on the best team in the West received the award. All’s right with the NBA world, right? Maybe, maybe not. ...

Kobe Bryant Named League MVP — SidelineShow.com-SportsTalk Radio

Champion, Selfish, Determination, Trader, Fearful, Injured, Rapist,8, 24….these and so much more have described Kobe Bryant over his career. Now a new word can follow him MVP. After 12 seasons in the NBA Kobe can now join the other former Lakers Magic, Kareem, and Shaq who have all won in the past. He called this award [...]

Wtf! Kobe is MVP — Triviality of Basketball

Well it has already announced, Kobe Bryant finally won the MVP trophy. Bryant edged out Chris Paul, Kevin Garnett and LeBron James to win the trophy for the first time in his career. Honestly, I...

Kobe Bryant Voted League MVP and It Wasn't Even Close — FanHouse

We've known for a few days now that Kobe Bryant was going to receive the MVP award. What we didn't know, however, was how the voting was going to break down. It's been widely speculated that this was a very close two-man race between Kobe and Chris Paul , but as it turned out, it really was no contest. Take a look at how the voting shook out , and you'll see that Kobe was the clear cut ...

Shocker! Kobe Bryant Wins 2008 NBA MVP Award — SPORTSbyBROOKS

Kobe Bryant must be jumping for joy , as the L.A. Lakers star was officially named the NBA’s MVP on Tuesday - his first award in his 12 seasons of play. Boy, what a difference a year makes . Share This

Kobe officially wins first MVP — WCBias | West Coast Bias Sports Blog | West Coast Sports News by West Coast Sports Fans, Covering Los Angeles Lakers, Dodgers and All Things West Coast

This post is dedicated to our boy RK, a hardcore Lakers fan who is going under the knife today for knee surgery. While the doctors were playing Hack a Kilimnik, KB24 finally got that MVP trophy he's been waiting a dozen years for. That's right, Kobe Bryant has officially won the MVP award , too bad RK will be out of commission the rest of the day and will be too hopped up on Vicodin to ...

Give and take with Brian from SportsHubLA.com and LATimes.com — True Blue Jazz

First things first. Congrats to Kobe on winning the MVP award today, he was as worthy as anyone else this year. He was not my pick as I am on the record as saying the KG was more valuable to his team, but Kobe is right there and I have no problems with him winning it this year. Quick question for you LA fans - Before Pau came on board it seems to me that Kobe was not getting the MVP love that ...

Kobe MVP Presentation — LABallTalk.com

Kobe Bryant is the 2007-2008 regular season NBA MVP. He was the Most Valuable Players on the Los Angeles Lakers and in the National Basketball Association in general. The race was tight and guys like Chris Paul and Lebron James really gave Kobe a run for his money. Last week, the Los Angeles Times leaked a [...]

Reminder: Kobe’s MVP press conference will be live on ESPNews — The Lakers Nation

This is a reminder for all Lakers fans out there, Kobe Bryant’s MVP press conference will be aired on ESPN NEWS at 2:30pm (Pacific time) . This should be a very interesting and fun press conference. Kobe Bryant, the 2008 NBA MVP! Watch it here .

Reminder: Kobe’s MVP press conference will be live ESPNews — The Lakers Nation

Kobe Bryant’s MVP Odyssey — Dime Magazine

Photo. Mannion This afternoon the official announcement will be made: after 12 seasons in the League, Kobe Bryant will win his first MVP award. This morning’s L.A. Times takes a look at Bryant’s long NBA journey to get to this point, covering the highs and lows, the good and the bad, and the sometimes strained relationship [...]

Lakers - MVP Kobe Bryant takes game 1 from Utah — NBA Obsessed

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. Kobe about to be fouled Image details: Utah Jazz v Los Angeles Lakers, Game 1 served by picapp.com Kobe is expected to be presented with the NBA MVP award, but he got in a hurry and put on an MVP performance for the LA crowd in defeating the Utah Jazz. Los Angeles 109 Utah 98 Kobe set a foul shooting ...

Kobe living up to MVP billing — WCBias | West Coast Bias Sports Blog | West Coast Sports News by West Coast Sports Fans, Covering Los Angeles Lakers, Dodgers and All Things West Coast

While the NBA still hasn’t officially announced the MVP voting as of this post, Kobe Bryant sure looked like the MVP with a 38-point, six-rebound, seven-assist performance in the Lakers’ 109-98 victory over the Utah Jazz in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. You could’ve made a case for three or four players to win the MVP this season. But what will truly define those candidates ...

Kobe Bryant wins MVP — NBA Obsessed

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. Kobe Bryant gives the ‘Who me for MVP?’ look Image details: Los Angeles Lakers v Denver Nuggets, Game 4 served by picapp.com The NBA has not made an official announcement, but sources are saying that Kobe has won the MVP award. Your intrepid author has mentioned this possibility before. Kobe Bryant ...

Kobe Bryant = MVP — CelticsBlog

All season I've felt that Kevin Garnett was the MVP. Granted that's due to the fact that I blog about the Boston Celtics. On top of that I realize that the playoffs should not influence arguments about the regular season MVP. However, when it is all said and done Chris Paul and LeBron James are both more valuable to their teams than Kobe Bryant is to the Lakers. As great as Kobe is I ...

Kobe will be named MVP, it’s about time — Hail Mary Jane

The LA times is reporting that Kobe Bryant will be named as the leagues MVP next week. I am not a Kobe Bryant fan (not a hater either) but I do consider him the best player in the league (along with most people outside of Cleveland). It’s about time that he gets the award and this year he deserves as much as any year because he led the Lakers to the best record in the tough Western ...

MVP, MVP, MVP! Kobe Bryant Finally Gets His 1st MVP Award! — LAKERS4LIFE

We all knew it was coming, well now it is official, Kobe Bryant is this season's NBA MVP! Talk about a lift off your shoulders, Kobe has been waiting for this a long, long time and he has finally gotten the recognition that he deserves. I admit that Chris Paul playing the way he has all season long and continued into the playoffs against Dallas Mavericks got me a little worried, but I think ...

Kobe is MVP, legions of lovers and haters forced to somehow become even more extreme — Deceptively Quick

So Kobe is MVP . You might be expecting an anti-Kobe rant, the typical kind from the Blazer fan that clings to the belief that the Lakers and Portland are some how rivals despite logic that says otherwise. (Always open with a run on sentence, always!) Nope, but I'd imagine you can find a bit of that without looking too hard . I'm also trying hard to sidestep the whole "who deserves it" debate. ...

Kobe doing it with help from his friends — FOXSports.com News for NBA
Kobe collected his first MVP award, then showed he no longer has to go it alone as the Lakers rolled in Game 2, Todd Behrendt says.

Bryant Receives MVP Trophy from Commissioner Stern — NBA.com: News
Lakers star Kobe Bryant received his MVP trophy from NBA commissioner David Stern in a brief ceremony before Los Angeles faced Utah in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday.

Bryant receives MVP trophy from commissioner — Latest Sporting News Articles for NBA
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Lakers star Kobe Bryant received his MVP trophy from NBA commissioner David Ster...

Kobe receives MVP in ceremony before Game 2 — ESPN.com - NBA
Lakers star Kobe Bryant received his MVP trophy from NBA commissioner David Stern in a brief ceremony before Los Angeles faced Utah in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night.

LAKERS' BRYANT WINS FIRST MVP AWARD — NY Post: Sports
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 yesterday after leading the Lakers to the best record in the Western Conference...

NBA | Kobe Bryant wins MVP award, eyes title trophy — The Seattle Times: Sports
Guard Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers finally earned a most-valuable-player award. Regarded by many as the league's best player for...

How Kobe finally earned his first MVP — FOXSports.com News for NBA
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.

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

Kobe wins first career MVP award — FOXSports.com News for NBA
Kobe Bryant has won his first MVP award after leading the Los Angeles Lakers to the best record in the Western Conference. He will receive the trophy Wednesday night from commissioner David Stern before the Lakers face Utah in Game 2 of their ...

Lakers star Kobe Bryant wins first MVP award — Latest Sporting News Articles for NBA
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kobe Bryant has won his first MVP award after leading the Los Angeles Lakers to ...

Lakers' Kobe Bryant wins first MVP award — NYDailyNews.com - Basketball
Kobe Bryant has won his first MVP award after leading the Los Angeles Lakers to the best record in the Western Conference.

When dining with pals, Kobe's the Most Valuable Payer — The Seattle Times: Sports
Pass the compliments, Kobe — but keep the check. Kobe Bryant informed his Lakers teammates that he'd won this year's MVP award while they were eating dinner at an L...

Greenberg: Finals Countdown: Kobe plays like an MVP; Celtics survive — Latest Sporting News Articles for NBA
Kobe Bryant and the Lakers bury the Jazz in a sea of free throws, while the Hawks fall (well) short of an improbable Game 7 upset of the Celtics.

Bryant, Lakers Anxious to End Layoff — NBA.com: News
When the Staples Center crowd chants "MVP! MVP'' in Kobe Bryant's direction Sunday, it won't simply be based on sentiment.

Bryant leads Lakers into Game 1 vs. Jazz (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News
When the Staples Center crowd chants "MVP! MVP" in Kobe Bryant's direction Sunday, it won't simply be based on sentiment. While the Los Angeles Lakers' players were watching the finale of the Houston-Utah first-round playoff series Friday night at a ...

Bryant, Lakers anxious to end layoff — Latest Sporting News Articles for NBA
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- When the Staples Center crowd chants "MVP! MVP" in Kobe Bryant's direction Sunda...

Lakers' Bryant plays it coy about MVP award — L.A. Times - Basketball
Kobe admits he didn't think he'd win the award during his career, but he says team's focus is on next series against the Utah Jazz. > Kobe Bryant tried to ...

Report: Kobe wins first career MVP award — FOXSports.com News for NBA
Kobe Bryant has been selected the NBA's most valuable player for the first time in his 12-year career, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.

NBA Roundup | Lakers' Kobe Bryant selected as MVP — The Seattle Times: Sports
It took 12 seasons, but Kobe Bryant has finally been selected the NBA's Most Valuable Player, the Los Angeles Times has learned. Sources familiar with the...

Report: Kobe Bryant wins first MVP award — Latest Sporting News Articles for NBA
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kobe Bryant has won the NBA's MVP award for the first time, the Los Angeles Time...