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Kobe Bryant
 Kobe Bryant ... All-Star shooting guard in the National Basketball Association who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. He is the only son of former Philadelphia 76ers player and former Los Angeles Sparks head coach Joe Jellybean Bryant. Bryant rose to national prominence in 1996 when he became the first guard in league history to be drafted out of high school. Bryant and then-teammate Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002. Since O'Neal's departure following the 2004 season, Bryant has become the cornerstone of the Lakers' franchise, and was the NBA scoring leader during the 2005-06 season. In 2003, Bryant made headlines when he was accused of sexual assault. The charges were dropped after Bryant's accuser declined to testify, and the two sides ultimately settled the matter outside of criminal court.Newest Review: ... Scottie Pippen who had so much success with Michael Jordan. ....Kobe's split with Shaq..... Kobe Bryant had become the lead player in the 2002-2003 season when Shaquille O'Neal struggled with Injury and Kobe had a then career high 30ppg which is higher than Shaq had ever acheived. Shaq and Kobe's relationship was doomed as they were at each others throats about the Lakers situation and in ... more ... 2004 after a 4-1 defeat in the NBA Finals against Detroit Shaq was traded to Miami Heat for Caron Butler, Lamar Odom and Brian Grant.
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Kobe Bryant: What a special talent (2039 words)
by Lakerfanster - written on 02.10.07 (Very useful, 88 readings)
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......Introduction........ I Have been monitoring the situation with Kobe Bryant ever since The Los Angeles Lakers Shooting Guard made it clear he wasnt happy with the Lakers front office who he accused of messing up the team and doing nothing to bring in new players to make the team a championship contender again. Plus there was that video where Kobe dissed the decision to keep Andrew Bynum when The Lakers had the chance to trade for Jason Kidd. Now training camp has arrived and as The Lakers said would happen Kobe arrived this morning at the Lakers press conference before they fly to Hawaii on their Training Camp. Kobe had previously said he ...
Cornerstone of LA Lakers team (209 words)
by paul36 - written on 09.04.07 (Useful, 49 readings)
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Kobe Bryant is a basketball player. I watched him play on Sunday in a NBA match. He plays for LA Lakers. Kobe is the cornerstone of the LA team. He scores high number in each game. LA is not the best team in the league at the moment but he is one of the best players in the franchise. Few years ago he was accused of rape. The case was settled out of court. Basically he paid off the woman. His form dipped for a season but last season and this season he is back to what he does best score baskets for his teams. He has won three titles with LA from 2000-03. Kobe Bryant is such a force in LA Lakers team that one player had a fued with him and ...
