May 25, 2013

Christmas Throwback (Video) from Nike … Kobe, LeBron and Santa

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*A couple years ago we jumped at the opportunity to show the newest Nike commercial featuring Kobe, LeBron and the big man himself, Santa Claus. And now that LeBron and Kobe are having such a rough time, we thought we’d send them a little Christmas cheer by showing them how things used to be. (more…)  




EUR Perspective: The Tip-Off: What to Expect for the NBA in 2012

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*Hey, remember the NBA lockout? Remember how depressed we all were without basketball, and how we were all forced to wait ‘til Sunday to actually care about sports? Well, what else could we watch – NASCAR? Thankfully, that’s all over. The NBA will be back in a few weeks. So, with the return approaching…here are [...]




Video: Shaquille O’Neal Dishes to Robin Roberts About Life after the NBA

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*ABC’s Robin Roberts got together with recently retired NBA center Shaquille O’Neal to talk about his life after basketball for “Nightline.” Some of the highlights included Shaq showing off his 76k square foot home, Magic Johnson advising him to invest his money, wanting to referred to as Dr. O’Neal once he earns his PHD and [...]




New Book: At Height of their Feud, Shaq Threatened Kobe: ‘I Will Kill You!’

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*Hmm, this looks to be real juicy or stanky, depending on your point of view. Shaquille O’Neal has a new autobiography coming out on Nov. 15 called “Shaq Uncut: My Story.” In the book, he details his beef with Kobe Bryant. If you’ve always wondered what caused the blow up between the two, he breaks [...]




Video: Charles Barkley on Kobe Calling to Cuss Him Out

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*Charles Barkley was on the new ESPN show “Dan LeBatard is Highly Questionable” answering a few questions about this and that when the host asked him if Kobe ever calls. Barkley said responded with … “No, Kobe don’t call a lot.  Kobe only called me one time to curse me out.  I’ve got great respect [...]




Sports Reports: New Favorite Players

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*And so they’re off … sports fans are deciding who their favorite players are in. Recently, Tiger Woods dropped from his top position into a tie with Kobe Bryant as the favorite American sports star. According to the AP, Woods had held the position strong all by his lonesome since 2006, but the oh so [...]




NBA Finals: Game 6 Was All Lakers; Game 7 Decides Championship

Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest after game 6

*Buckle up, Boston and L.A. These epic NBA finals are going to Game 7. Kobe Bryant made sure of it, with plenty of help from the rest of the revitalized Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant scored 26 points, Pau Gasol added 17 points and 13 rebounds, and the Lakers emphatically extended the NBA finals to a [...]




2010 NBA Finals: Lakers Over Celtics 102-89 in Opener

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*So the Celtics want to play rough again? Kobe Bryant and the Lakers look ready this time around, and they barged into an early lead in the NBA finals. Bryant scored 30 points, Pau Gasol had 23 points and 14 rebounds, and defending champion Los Angeles got tough in a 102-89 victory over Boston in [...]




NBA Playoffs (Video): Artest Saves Lakers With Layup

Ron Artest & Kobe Bryant's jubilation after Artest's game winning layup

*After missing two open jump shots, one right after the a 24 sec clock, Ron-Ron almost had to become Run-Run, but just like that, he scores the winning basket off of Kobe’s miss, and he goes from goat to hero. Yes, Ron Artest and the Lakers got another good scare from he Phoenix Suns, but [...]