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*Phil Jackson always has been hesitant to compare Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Until now, reports ESPN.com. In his new book, co-written with Hugh Delehanty and entitled “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success,” Jackson breaks down what separated Jordan from Bryant, the biggest stars and personalities that he coached during his Hall of Fame career. [...]
*Only hours after announcing that he’s gay, Jason Collins has become the face of Boston Pride. According to TMZ, the NBA star is going to be the parade marshal. A rep for parade tells TMZ, “Boston Pride is formally inviting Jason Collins to be a Marshal in the 2013 Boston Pride Parade … Boston Pride [...]
*TMZ cameras caught up with Magic Johnson’s 20-year-old son Earvin Johnson III, a.k.a. EJ, as he was walking down Sunset Blvd. hand in hand with his boyfriend. EJ, who has rarely been spotted by the paparazzi, was dressed in a black fur coat and toted a red bag as he graciously fielded questions from the [...]
*Kobe Bryant’s contract with the Los Angeles Lakers expires after the 2013-2014 NBA season, but the 17-year veteran is planning to make his retirement decision as early as this summer, Scott Howard-Cooper of NBA.com reports. Bryant has mentioned the R-word throughout the season, but has yet to give a firm commitment on how much longer [...]
*Daija Owens, the teen actress who just wrapped a run on Showtime’s “Shameless,” has joined NBC’s comedy pilot “Brenda Forever,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ellie Kemper (“The Office”) stars in the show, interweaves stories from Brenda Miller’s past and present to give a unique portrait of how the chubby, awkward, but incredibly confident 13-year-old [...]
*Kobe Bryant sprained his left ankle severely Wednesday night, an injury may have dire implications for the Los Angeles Lakers, who have fought their way up to the eighth seed in the Western Conference. But, in the immediate aftermath of the play, Bryant seemed to be even more hurt over what he called a “dirty [...]
*During a visit to “The Tonight Show” on Monday, former Los Angeles Lakers star Dennis Rodman became too emotional to continue speaking when the topic turned to Jerry Buss, the Lakers owner who died Monday. “He’s just like my dad, and he just — damn, man, it’s like wow….” he began on Monday’s show, before [...]
*Jerry Buss, the longtime owner of the Lakers whose penchant for showmanship helped turn the game of basketball into “Showtime” and who led the team to 10 NBA championships, died Monday, according to the Los Angeles Times. He was 80. Per the Los Angeles Times: A self-made millionaire who built his fortune in real estate, [...]
*LMNO Prods., producers of CBS hidden camera series of specials “I Get That A Lot,” has partnered with Los Angeles Lakers star Metta World Peace (born Ron Artest) and his Artest Media Group to develop “Metta World Pranks,” a new prank series featuring professional athletes in hidden camera bits. In addition to Metta and other [...]
*Chris Brown and Rihanna spent Christmas Day together watching the Los Angeles Lakers take on the New York Knicks at the Staples Center. The stars were photographed sitting side-by-side together in courtside seats. They were photographed getting cozy together at the game and were seen holding hands as they left. After the game, Rihanna [...]
*Oh Lord, as usual, there’s drama in Laker land. As we reported, just when everyone thought the re-hiring of the legendary Phil Jackson, for a 3rd time was a done deal, the Lakers up and gave the job to Mike D’Antoni. Yes, it was a shocker and the prevailing reasons given and reported were that [...]
*TMZ is reporting that NBA star Kobe Bryant and his wife have halted divorce proceedings. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The Los Angeles Lakers guard is said to be working on a reconciliation with Vanessa Bryant, who cited irreconcilable differences when she filed for divorce in Orange County in December. Vanessa, who stood by her [...]
*Los Angeles Lakers star Metta World Peace (formerly Ron Artest) is using his off season to make his acting debut in a movie adaptation of Nancy Grace’s first novel, The Eleventh Victim, set to premiere in the fall on Lifetime Movie Network. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Peace will play Garlan Fincher, a Georgia detective [...]
*Director Penny Marshall has been scammed out of several thousands of dollars by a man claiming to be Lamar Odom’s assistant. Perhaps Marshall was clouded by her love of Odom’s former team, the Los Angeles Lakers. According to TMZ, the long con began last month at a Lakers game, when a man claiming to be [...]
*Paps finally got their Kimye money shot this weekend. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were snapped kissing on the set of her photo shoot for Vogue Italia over the weekend in Los Angeles. Kardashian, sporting a short ‘do like mom Kris Jenner, then went to work on the set. On Saturday, the couple was spotted [...]
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