Kobe Bryant

To get in to his final NBA game, Kobe’s fans say buy-buy

Posted on by Jessica Kwong
To get in to his final NBA game, Kobe’s fans say buy-buy

To make ends meet, lifelong Lakers fan Lainey Mulligan has sold a basketball signed by Magic Johnson, a prized Kareem Abdul-Jabbar jersey and even her Kobe Bryant Nikes. But the breathtaking price of a ticket for Bryant’s final game today has her considering selling the basketball keepsake with the most sentimental value. It’s an official replica of the jersey Bryant wore when he played for Lower Merion High School in 1996. Mulligan, 25, bought it…

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Shoot or pass? It’s the Kobe conundrum

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Shoot or pass? It’s the Kobe conundrum

No. 24 gets the basketball in his hands more than any other Laker for the mere fact that he is Kobe Bryant, one of the most talented and accomplished players the game has ever known. In his more than 1,400 NBA games (including the playoffs), Bryant has constantly found himself in position to either shoot or pass the ball. If he shoots and makes it, he receives praise. If he passes and gets the assist,…

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Revancha Navideña

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Revancha Navideña

El Segundo, Calif. – Los Lakers recibieron un regalo de Navidad tempranero con el regreso de ‘El Mago’ Steve Nash en el exitoso partido del sábado ante los Guerreros de Golden State, y ahora buscarán dar el regalo de victoria el día de la Navidad en casa contra los Knicks de Nueva York. Hace una semana y media, la escuadra de Los Ángeles viajó a Madison Square Garden para enfrentar los Knicks – en ese…

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Reign dazzle Bulls with shootout finish

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ONTARIO — If it was doomsday on ice for the San Francisco Bulls at their “End of the World As We Know It” game on Friday, then the day after doomsday turned out to be, well, doomsday again. The Bulls took charge at the start Saturday and entered the final period with a 3-1 lead. But history repeated itself before 8,409 at the Citizens Business Bank Arena as the Ontario Reign caught up to force…

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Lakers visitan a los Warriors buscando mantener su racha de triunfos

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Lakers visitan a los Warriors buscando mantener su racha de triunfos

Las cosas son muy diferentes para los Lakers ahora que visitan el Área de la Bahía. Los Guerreros de Golden State, un equipo que por años ha batallado y siempre ha sentido una rivalidad con Los Ángeles por la proximidad, han jugado mejor ésta temporada que la púrpura y oro. Hace 10 días, los Guerreros derrotaron la escuadra poderosa del Heat de Miami, y ayer vencieron a los Bobcats de Charlotte por cinco puntos mientras…

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Kobe Regresa a Philadelphia

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Kobe Regresa a Philadelphia

Los Lakers, al alivio de sus fanáticos, pudieron conseguir la victoria el viernes pasado contra el peor equipo de la éne-bé-a, y permaneciendo en el duodécimo lugar en la conferencia oeste, esperan otro triunfo ésta tarde contra los 76ers de Philadelphia, octavo en la conferencia este. Es a Philadelphia donde se fue el centro Andrew Bynum de los Lakers en el intercambio que trajo a Dwight Howard a Los Ángeles y envió Andre Iguodala de…

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With D’Antoni, will the defense rest?

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With D’Antoni, will the defense rest?

One of the first things that Lakers fans emotionally invested in the return of Phil Jackson pointed to in the hiring of Mike D’Antoni was that he apparently doesn’t coach defense. D’Antoni, 61, who has never before had a player on a level with Dwight Howard – the three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year — had something to say about that in his introductory press conference last week. “Maybe he can put the D…

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