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It might mean absolutely nothing, of course, but there's an interesting new post on Kobe Bryant's personal Web site. It's the Lakers' 2007-08 schedule. We repeat: This doesn't necessarily mean that Kobe is suddenly giddy with the Lakers' dire...

Blog | Conversation | August 02, 2007

Before his Tuesday night misery at US Airways Center, Kobe Bryant transmitted a rather relaxed vibe between Games 1 and 2, chatting casually with reporters on a variety of topics. He didn't dispute the idea that his window to win a championship is...

Blog | Conversation | April 24, 2007

The one awards ballot I didn't include with the final Weekend Dime of the regular season is my All-NBA Team ballot, which I give to you now. First team: Dirk Nowitzki and LeBron James at forward; Tim Duncan at center; Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant ...

Blog | Conversation | April 20, 2007

The first text message from my brother came about 90 minutes before tip-off, asking me if I shared his belief that Kobe Bryant had 50 more points stored up Friday night for the Hornets. My response, like an idiot: "Nah." The next taunting text from...

Blog | Conversation | March 23, 2007

If Kobe Bryant vowed to score 50 points -- against anybody -- you know what would happen. The talk shows wouldn't be talking about anything else. Even in March. If Kobe publicly put that kind of individual goal out there instead of talking team?...

Blog | Conversation | March 20, 2007

Kobe Bryant's name is going to end up on another news release out of the league office Monday afternoon. But it's going to be a Western Conference player of the week announcement. In the capper to one of the more controversial weeks in Br...

Blog | Conversation | March 18, 2007

Can't say I'm blown away, like Kobe Bryant. But surprised? Sure. I was at Staples Center on Sunday afternoon and I certainly didn't expect Kobe to be tagged with a one-game suspension for catching Manu Ginobili with that elbow at the end...

Blog | Conversation | January 30, 2007

The Los Angeles Lakers wouldn't even generate a mention in the Allen Iverson Sweepstakes if Phil Jackson, when asked about it over the weekend, hadn't gently tossed them into the derby. A few days later? There's really no new evidence to suggest ...

Blog | Conversation | December 13, 2006

A 10-pack of statistical developments/tidbits bouncing around in my head now that we've passed the NBA's one-month marker: • Of the last 13 50-point games seen during the regular season, seven belong to the former No. 8: Kobe Bryant. The ot...

Blog | Conversation | December 03, 2006

Not the Friday night I was expecting. Turns out there was no time to call around to friends and colleagues, as I'd planned, to trade over/unders for the rematch of last season's history-making classic: Toronto Raptors at Kobe Bryant. Shaquill...

Blog | Conversation | November 17, 2006

It says so right in my first batch of Power Rankings for the new season. The Los Angeles Lakers, just to maintain their spot in the West's top eight, might need even more from Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant than they got last season. Which might n...

Blog | Conversation | October 15, 2006

It says so right in my first batch of Power Rankings for the new season. The Los Angeles Lakers, just to maintain their spot in the West's top eight, might need even more from Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant than they got last season. Which might n...

Blog | Conversation | September 29, 2006

When Chris Mihm and Sasha Vujacic are in the spotlight, you know it's not your father's L.A. camp.

Story | Conversation | October 11, 2004