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The Lakers said the right ankle Kobe Bryant tweaked during Tuesday night's game was not a problem and that he would play tonight.

But Kobe Bryant, unlike that other much-maligned superstar Alex Rodriguez, doesn't care what you think of him.

Jackson was correct when he said that Kobe Bryant is no Michael Jordan, that there is no comparison.

He is not too far removed from his two scoring championships, and when he catches fire, only Kobe Bryant is a more potent scorer.

Shaquille O'Neal gets figuratively dunked on if Kobe Bryant gets his own ring. I would love to see that happen.

Kobe Bryant: Everyting negative-pressure, challenges-is all an opportunity for me to rise.

Kobe Bryant's bad back might have cost the Lakers Game 4 Sunday, but in the end, it might be the thing that pushes them to a title.

In fact, Kobe Bryant spoke with him a few years ago about the favorable geography of that Bulls team.

Kobe Bryant, who came out of the training room to be interviewed, hugged Winter.

As another NBA season is now behind us and Kobe Bryant has picked up his fifth title, his place in history is up for debate.

There may be more fans who dislike Kobe Bryant, and for that matter, LeBron James might be running away with the category.

Kobe Bryant scored 23 points for the Lakers, who had not lost the first two games of a post-season series since the 2008 NBA finals.

Kobe Bryant still does not trust his teammates. This was made apparent by his poor choice of shot selection down the stretch.

Maybe Andrew Bynum was on to something when he referred to Kobe Bryant as "Kobe Nash , " a passing reference to Phoenix guard Steve Nash .

Kobe Bryant, needs only himself. Shooting like a magician over players that are six foot six on average, he hits nothing but net.

"It's good to have a couple days and get your body right, " said Kobe Bryant, and he might be understating things.

Kobe Bryant is one of the most dominate, clutch, all-around, defensive, and experienced players in the game today (if not the best).

National Basketball Association's top man, Kobe Bryant, is all about real competition.

Kobe Bryant narrowed his eyes and pursed his lips during Monday night's postgame news conference.

Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza are in the final year of their contracts, and Kobe Bryant can opt out of his contract next summer.

"I thought I'd just go on there and check it out, " Kobe Bryant said.

We sat down with each of The Second Coming athletes to talk about the game. Today: Kobe Bryant.

His short-term goal is to own an authentic NBA jersey bearing the name of his hero, Kobe Bryant.

He allowed Kobe [Bryant] and I to have our jerseys in people's homes across the world, because he was already there.

Despite Kobe Bryant, the Lakers missed the playoffs in 2005 and were eliminated in the first round the next two years.

Despite his aging body, Kobe Bryant is still one of the game's most dominating and clutch players.

The end of every NBA finals reminds us of Boice's addictive 2005 debut, "MVP, " a fictionalized retelling of Kobe Bryant's life.

Kobe Bryant hasn't always been the best person, the best teammate, the best ambassador for the National Basketball Association.

I know Tracy isnt Kobe Bryant but he needs to be stronger around the basket and take it to the hole.

To his credit, Kobe Bryant is arguably the best player of the last decade.

Kobe Bryant wasn't the only game-day arrival captured by TV cameras near the Staples Center loading dock.

Kobe Bryant said he has told Bynum that the most important thing is for him to take his time.

Kobe Bryant lost the spotlight for a while when Lebron James came in to the league.

Along the same vein, suppose I wish to gain an accurate understanding of Kobe Bryant's basketball ability.

Brown's jumping ability is so highly praised by Kobe Bryant, who even said: "On the court, Shannon jumps even higher than Jordan and me. "

The Answer is going to match up against none other than Kobe Bryant comes Sunday. Apparently, he's not rattled by that thought either.

In past seasons, Kobe Bryant had a bad habit of picking up technical fouls for arguing with the referees too much.

Kobe Bryant is a legend, a man of many gifts and skills.

Besides, this series won't be decided by the NBA proving it has a separate set of rules for Kobe Bryant.

The Bench Mob started the run, and Kobe Bryant followed with points of his own.

Millions of Chinese boys and teenagers own a Kobe Bryant jersey and fresh pair of Air Jordan's.

Kobe Bryant checks into a hotel before home games for his pregame nap.

Kobe Bryant and LeBron James are equally great team leaders. No one is better than anyone in that department.

On Thursday morning, Eastern time, Chinese outlets started reporting that Kobe Bryant had signed a deal with the Shanxi Zhongyu of the CBA.

4th - Kobe Bryant did not play the entire fourth quarter and the Lakers' still extended their lead and closed out the game.

Coming back after getting knocked down and in pain to beat Kobe Bryant and the rest of the Lakers on their home court.

They're here for the first day of adidas ABCD Camp, we're here to see Kobe Bryant.

But nothing bothered Kobe Bryant as much as the dislocated finger he sustained in Monday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Also, these guys are capable of playing top-notch defense but do so only periodically: Kobe Bryant, Baron Davis and Chris Paul.

It is widely believed that the main contestants for this years honor include LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, and Dwight Howard.

You see, Kobe Bryant creates players, it never was a concern who he played with.

Kobe Bryant delivered his most stinging blow against the Lakers front office, coming closer to a demand for a trade than he ever has.

As Kobe Bryant continues to add to his already-brilliant legacy, the debate between him and Michael Jordan rages on.

Players like Kobe Bryant have openly lobbied for his return, and Lakers management are anxiously awaiting his decision.

Kobe Bryant(notes) recently underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, the Los Angeles Lakers revealed Friday.

NBA poster child Kobe Bryant should win his sixth championship and his third straight MVP award. Everything will go as planned, right?

Which tells us scads about Kobe Bryant and the Lakers of the moment.

Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest of the Los Angeles Lakers, meanwhile, have made trips to China to meet fans.

Kobe Bryant. He is a slam dunk champion, a high point scorer, and one of the best team leaders ever.

Kobe Bryant recently underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, the Los Angeles Lakers revealed Friday.

Ariza and Derek Fisher led the Lakers with three steals each. Gasol and Kobe Bryant each had two. The Magic had only five as a team.

Last month David Stern, the commissioner of the NBA, fined Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant after he unleashed a slur toward a referee.

Admittedly, Kobe Bryant doesn't throw up praise toward his opponents as frequently as he does jumpers.

The agency has also worked with basketball great Kobe Bryant, creating ads for his personally-branded Nike shoes.

Kobe Bryant first started turning heads on the basketball court when he was in middle school.

Former US President Bill Clinton, British rock legend Mick Jagger and NBA star Kobe Bryant watched the game in a VIP section.

Of course, being Kobe Bryant meant he could also go back and turn that corner heading the other way.

Kobe Bryant is the only true champion on this team.

Playing alongside Kobe Bryant should also serve as a significant motivating factor for McGrady.

I dont want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.

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Despite Kobe Bryant's scoring reputation, the Lakers were not regarded as one of the NBA's best offensive teams before the season began.

NBA star Kobe Bryant recently finished shooting his first commercial for Mercedes's Smart cars for the mainland China market.

As sports fans, we applaud excellent performances from any sports by any athletes: Kobe Bryant, Roger Federer, David Beckham, and Wang Nan.

Like him or not, Kobe Bryant shined over the summer.

Kobe Bryant spoke about his relationship with Michael Jackson recently with Yahoo! Sports columnist Adrian Wojnarowski.

But I believe the Lakers have the advantage because of the fact that they have Kobe Bryant.

Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol led the way with 23 points each, and the Lakers answered each late Spurs score with one of their own.

Kobe Bryant's (notes) NBA title, he's making a bid for his standing as the No. 1 seller of NBA jerseys.

It is no question that Kobe Bryant is the most skilled and talented player to enter the league since Jordan.

If you want more from that game, read "Lakers-Kings: Kobe Bryant Saves Lackluster Los Angeles. "

Mr. Bryant's U. S. -focused Kobe Bryant Family Foundation, which has sponsored after-school programs in Los Angeles for several years.

Dr. Jerry Buss finally reached out and touched Kobe Bryant, but what if it's too late?

Kobe Bryant (finger) is playing despite dislocating his right ring finger Monday night against Cleveland.

To L. A. fans, especially the ones who've hated Kobe Bryant, I simply say this: Sit back and enjoy the show.

They are also expected to tackle contract extension talks with Kobe Bryant later on this month.

Fans of Kobe Bryant are talking up his candidacy as a "lifetime achievement award. "

Nonetheless, Kobe Bryant stayed quiet and collected MVP trophies and NBA championships the whole way through.

I still can picture him dribbling around and past Kobe Bryant and the other Lakers who were futile in their attempts to contain him.

Los Angeles is a huge market. LeBron James and Kobe Bryant are not only the most popular players in the league, but the best in the game.

Kobe Bryant has even emerged as an early frontrunner for the NBA's MVP award.

Xinjiang is also one of the Chinese teams that negotiated with Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant earlier this summer.

That the 32 points Kobe Bryant hung on them three days earlier would have been convincing enough.

The Lakers keep heading to the injured list, one by one, but Kobe Bryant has adjusted accordingly.

Of course, you can't talk about the Lakers without mentioning the great play of Kobe Bryant this year.

Jordan's scoring acumen was uncanny and, again, there is really no comparison between the equally athletic Kobe Bryant.

He's chasing his sixth championship, a second three-peat, and still, Kobe Bryant doesn't want to talk about Twitter followers.

While Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher both played in that series, no Kings remain on the current roster from that playoff series.

Kobe Bryant, in his 15th NBA season, says his on-court mentality comes from advice offered by the King of Pop.

Paul Pierce played lock-down defense on Kobe Bryant, holding him to just 17 points.

Kobe Bryant He's recommitted himself to playing defense, being a leader and sharing the basketball.

So just to be fair, I broke the Kobe Bryant haters up into groups so they are easier to identify.

With their lackadaisical defense and Kobe Bryant-dependency continuing, I not only expect but predict the Lakers to be on vacation by then.

Philandering cost Lakers star Kobe Bryant and golfer Tiger Woods millions in lost endorsements.

Offensive star: The Lakers can beat teams a variety of ways, but when they really need a basket, they'll turn to Kobe Bryant.

First and foremost, Abdul-Jabbar has been imploring Bynum to take advantage whenever Kobe Bryant gets double-teamed.

Kobe Bryant of the LosAngeles Lakers gave his wife a $4 million 8-carat diamond ring afterbeing accused of rape in 2003.

Not as loud as the applause for Kobe Bryant, but there were no discernible hisses or hoots .

Professional basketball player Kobe Bryant was charged with rape and faced trial in Colorado.

So what' happening to Kobe Bryant? Um, the same damn thing that's he's proven himself capable of last year. Winning as a leader of his team.

Kobe Bryant has made his appearance, as have tennis star Rafael Nadal and soccer superstar Lionel Messi.

Crissing and crossing with his razzle-dazzle moves, he was blowing by every Lakers defender, including Kobe Bryant .

Kobe Bryant has worn dozens different styles of shoes. Most bearing his name and signature designs.

The Kobe Bryant pendulum sometimes swings too far, and Coach Phil Jackson always hopes it swings back.

These days, Kobe Bryant offers an alley-oop Pau Gasol's way and the two can exchange roles the very next play.

Laker rookie Kobe Bryant, 18, listens to coach Del Harris during a break in a 129-99 victory over the Washington Bullets at the Forum.

Yao Ming is the reason why Kobe Bryant and our NBA stars are treated like movie stars in the Beijing Olympics.

As for his shooting, all shooters have slumps, even Kobe Bryant.

Few athletes in the history of sports have been vilified like Kobe Bryant.

When he's having nightmares about another Lakers championship, he can be found crafting Kobe Bryant voodoo dolls at Basketbawful.

The argument for Kobe Bryant is, like Kobe himself, losing its effectiveness.

The Kobe Bryant China Fund presented its first donation of RMB5m to children in quake-hit Sichuan Province Monday in Beijing.

If you're Kobe Bryant, entering the final extended chapter of your career, are you able to give Gasol a pass?

I can't wait for next season when Kobe Bryant faces off against the Miami Heat.

McGrady voiced his interest in joining Kobe Bryant and company late last month.

Jordan Tracy McGrady Kobe Bryant does not know which one you like?

In addition to crazy, kobe Bryant have particularly organization ability is very outstanding, often served as the first sponsors on offense.

Kobe Bryant was also drafted in 1996, by the then-Charlotte Hornets.

For lo these many years Kobe Bryant has been universally celebrated as being the best player in the NBA.

Kobe Bryant. They know about Michael Jordan, but they live almost completely in the present.

Bees sting when threatened. Kobe Bryant is never threatened.

He is a champion for three times but Kobe Bryant is not satisfied. He wants more.

NBA star Kobe Bryant has revealed that Liverpool FC were his boyhood heroes.

Shaq and kobe Bryant stubborn in negligent, to rest when shaq prove himself.

The near consensus among current NBA players is that Kobe Bryant is playing basketball at a level higher than anyone else right now.

My favourite basketball star is kobe Bryant who was born in Philadelphia.

It took 12 seasons, but Kobe Bryant has finally been selected the NBA's most valuable player, The Times has learned.

Like every true champion, Kobe Bryant will teach the Miami Heat a true lesson.

Make no mistake about it, Kobe Bryant won four championships last season.

Yes, they are right. But I thinks Kobe Bryant is a hero.

It's almost 12 years since Kobe Bryant became a Laker and he's been ours all that time.

If Kobe Bryant's veins are filled with ice, Sasha must bleed molten lava.

Kobe Bryant is averaging 28. 2 points per game over Los Angeles' last 10 games, less than one point above his season average.

Only two starters, Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher, have ever been this far.

Kobe Bryant had two messages for the Lakers on a wacky Wednesday: call me and show me.

We are all Kobe Bryant's fans, and we are supposed to help each other facing the calamity.

The fade-away shot is a signature move of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant.

Rose has a long way to go in that department with the likes of LeBron James and Kobe Bryant still playing.

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal are considered old guys in this group.

Kupchak kept Kobe Bryant and acquired Pau Gasol and what did it cost him?

She has interviewed both Bill and Hillary Clinton, Henry Kissinger, and Kobe Bryant.

The Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant is quoted as saying the third quarter of their games this season has been their nemesis.

One minute, Ron Artest is throwing his throat at Kobe Bryant's elbow.

Kobe Bryant emerges from the far side of the black Nav.

Parker: They are two great teams. There are great matchups with Kobe Bryant, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett , and Pau Gasol.

What can be said about Kobe Bryant that hasn't already been said?

Kobe Bryant's demand for a trade?

Kobe Bryant netted a game-high 45 points as the the Lakers erased a 17-point deficit in Thursday's win.

Kobe Bryant smiled when told what Iverson said.

When the Staples Center crowd chants "MVP! MVP" in Kobe Bryant's direction Sunday, it won't simply be based on sentiment.

Everyone knows Kobe Bryant can play. Everyone knows Kobe Bryant can play the game real well.

InGame 2, they took advantage of the Nuggets' soft defense ontheperimeter and Kobe Bryant torched them for 49 points and 10 assists.

Besides, there's a very good chance that Kobe Bryant opts out and re-signs this summer.

He has a picture of Kobe Bryant, a Lakers star, on his wall.

Kobe Bryant, a 45. 3% career shooter, is only slightly off stride, making 44. 6%.

To quote Kobe Bryant, he has 'built a bridge between each of us.

Kobe Bryant needed Pau Gasol and Trevor Ariza and Lamar Odom to win it all. He can't win by himself, so he's not elite.

Granted, Yao's star has faded slightly in China, his jersey being outsold in recent years by other NBA stars like Kobe Bryant.

"Yao built the bridge for all of us, " Kobe Bryant said.

There is a belief called Kobe Bryant, this belief will never fade.

What does that mean, Kobe Bryant?

Is Michael Jordan a better all-around player than Kobe Bryant?

Just how Kobe Bryant ever got so big in China where his jersey outsells Yao Ming's is a mystery, even to Kobe Bryant.

Out of those 10 players chosen last year, Kobe Bryant is the only player that is also among the game's 10 highest-paid this season.

Kobe Bryant (36 points) made a three-pointer with 34. 8 seconds left to break a tie and give the Lakers a 99-96 lead.

Though Kobe Bryant scored 24 points, he needed 26 shots to get there.

At 2011 NBA All-Star Game, Kobe Bryant led West All Star team defeated LeBron James' East squad 148-143.

You may credit George Karl's decision to defend Kobe Bryant with Kenyon Martin, who is both rugged and preternaturally quick for his size.

So, there you have it, the over whelming answer was, KOBE BRYANT!

Kobe Bryant's signature Smart car was recently released in China.

So, maybe consensus is easily reached: There is no basketball player who is clearly better at playing basketball than is Kobe Bryant.

This is the Italian story of Kobe Bryant.

And he has Kobe (Bryant) as an example and he can learn a lot from him.

The Lakers know they can rely on Kobe Bryant to not just produce under pressure, but also to bring out the absolute best in his teammates.

LI: You have played on some great teams with some great players such as Tim Duncan and LeBron James and now Kobe Bryant.

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"Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise. " (Kobe Bryant)

Philosophers ponder existence. Scholars read. Kobe Bryant takes everyone to school.

When you like Yao Ming you will be Also like Kobe Bryant ?

Kobe Bryant said he got goose bumps while marching into the stadium for the Olympic opening ceremony,

Kobe Bryant is my favorite player, I hope he will win the championship once again.

Lucy: Kobe Bryant. I like NBA best . He is the best player.

Kobe: My name is Kobe Bryant. I'm 17 years old.

none can afford so much pressure , including kobe bryant

Kobe Bryant is undoubtedly one of sport's most complex athletes;

Basketball is my favorite sport, kobe Bryant is I like basketball star, but my favorite basketball star is t-mac.

At the same time, I am an athletic boy, and I like basketball. Kobe Bryant is my favorite basketball star.

Kobe Bryant in Mission Impossible III

kobe bryant is the best player in the nba

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Kobe Bryant Has His Own Signature Car In China

No. 8 Kobe Bryant (12 first-place votes, 2, 657 points)