Kobe Bryant Signs Three Year Extension With Lakers
Kobe Bryant will continue to play for the Los Angeles Lakers. He has signed a three year extension on his contract. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Kobe's stats have been slipping the last couple seasons but he is still one of the league's top players. Take a look:
Magic Johnson and Kobe Brant Give Michael Jackson Tributes
NBA players Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant gave a tribute to Michael Jackson at the Michael Jackson Memorial Service. Magic Johnson says he and Michael Jackson became friends years ago. You can also see clips of performances by Mariah Carey, Usher and Jermaine Jackson. Michael Jackson's daughter Paris also gave an emotional farewell
Derek Fisher Makes Up For Kobe Bryant's Awful Shooting
Derek Fisher hit a pair of clutch three-point shots - one in regulation and another in overtime - to help the L.A. Lakers beat the Orlando Magic in Game 4 for the series. It put L.A. up 3-1 in the series. Fischer's threes made up for Kobe Bryant's miserable shooting performance to win the game. Kobe was awful - he missed 21 of 31 shots. Take a look:
Kobe Bryant jumps over a pool of snakes in this stunt that looks odd toward the end. Is it real? We feel sorry for the snakes forced to sit in this pool of water as people jumped on or over them.
Kobe Bryant hasn't been leading the L.A. Lakers to victory lately but he has been stirring up lots of drama. There were reports that Kobe had cleaned out his locker but apparently he hadn't. Newsdayreports that Bryant returned to practice following a mysterious three day absence.
"One thing I said in training camp was I didn't want this to be a distraction," Bryant said. "That's why it was all our understanding to kind of not bring up the situation and not talk about it."
Bryant resumed practicing with the Lakers Wednesday, but slipped away from reporters. A day after admitting he didn't know if Bryant would even travel with the team for Thursday night's preseason game against Seattle in Bakersfield, Calif., coach Phil Jackson said Kobe probably would play.
This after Jackson wouldn't even hazard a guess Tuesday as to whether Bryant had played his last game as a Laker.
"There's certain things that need to be discussed and will be, and we'll move forward from there," said Jackson, who admitted feeling "no emotion" and "a matter-of-factness" about the latest staredown between Bryant and Buss.
Kobe Bryant's official website points to a local CBS news story covering his press conference where Kobe said, "I Haven't Cleared Out My Locker." The L.A. Times says the situation has gone from drama to farce. Talking Points writes, "Kobe Bryant will be traded by the February deadline, and probably a lot sooner than that." If Kobe's antics are showing anything it is that he isn't happy there. Meanwhile, Sean Deveney at the Sporting Newssays "don't hold your breath" while waiting for a possible Kobe trade. ESPN shares a few videos in their Kobe update.
Kobe Bryant hasn't been leading the L.A. Lakers to victory lately but he has been stirring up lots of drama. There were reports that Kobe had cleaned out his locker but apparently he hadn't. Newsday 