Friday Fire 2: Who is Better…Kobe Bryant or LeBron James?

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Friday Fire: Can Kobe Bryant And The Los Angeles Lakers Win The NBA Championship?

Friday Fire: Can Kobe Bryant And The Los Angeles Lakers Win The NBA Championship? Fallin’ from the ceiling. Thanks Coach Lynam It’s simple. Can the Lakers do this? If not, what’s holding them back? [lien] [EN]

TNT Notes November 20: Kobe Bryant vs. LeBron James; Allen Iverson and Carmello Anthony Go Off

TNT Notes November 20: Kobe Bryant vs. LeBron James; Allen Iverson and Carmello Anthony Go Off Where’s Magic, Chuck, Kenny and Ernie? Magic Johnson on Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning’s knee injury that he suffered Wednesday night against the Atlanta Hawks: “Alonzo (Mourning) has meant so much to the game of basketball, both on the court and off. Off the court he’s done more than anybody in the city of Miami, he is a guy who is relentless with what he wants to do for children in Miami. (On Wednesday night) I told him, ‘Now you start your life after basketball, continue on the path of giving back and you can start being a business man. This (injury) just sped up the process.’” Barkley on Heat center Alonzo Mourning’s charity efforts: “Alonzo Mourning is a great player and a great guy. [lien] [EN]

Friday Fire 2: Is Kobe Bryant the NBA Midseason MVP?

Friday Fire 2: Is Kobe Bryant the NBA MidseasonMVP? Top Four? In our Eastern Conference Preview, I predicted Kevin Garnett would be MVP. No flip flopping here, so I have to stick with my choice even though Kobe most likely has a stranglehold on the award. There are many deserving candidates and this season is shaping up as one of the most competitive in recent memory. Who ya got? [lien] [EN]

Chris Webber and Don Nelson Reunion? Tiger Dominates Buick; Roger Clemens Goes Damage Control; LeBron James Sends Kobe and the Lakers On A Slide

Chris Webber and Don Nelson Reunion? Tiger Dominates Buick; Roger Clemens Goes Damage Control; LeBron James Sends Kobe and the Lakers On ASlide Calm yourself Michelle. Be EZ. Coming out of Michigan in ‘93 it seemed Chris was headed for the same success he’d had in college. The second sophomore drafted first overall (Magic), was in a position early to contend for a championship with the passionate Warriors. Remember how Spreewell was dunking on everyone? GS was amassing multiple 50 win seasons with the likes of Spreewell, Chris Mullin, multi-talented Billy Owens and current Mavs coach Avery Johnson. They were a dynamic bunch who stuffed the stat sheet with all around contributions from almost the entire roster. Webber put up 17 and 9 on his way to winning Rookie of the Year. [lien] [EN]

TNT NBA Notes December 27: LeBron James And The Cavs Win A Big Game On Road

TNT NBA Notes December 27: LeBron James And The Cavs Win A Big Game On Road Chuck better get ready for that long walk in a speedo! Sick last night and the better part of today. Thank God my sis is in the medical field. Thanks Sis. TBR, why you call me out on Webb? With stomach pains, it wasn’t a good time to laugh bruh. Notes from last night. Enjoy. Cavaliers forward LeBron James response to critics predicting that the Cavaliers won’t make the playoffs this season: “People have their opinions and (the Cavaliers) have to keep proving people wrong and at the same time, we have to go out as professional athletes and continue to get better. We don’t come into the season at this point talking about making the playoffs; we want to win the Championship. Right now. [lien] [EN]

Friday Fire 2: What Can We Do To Better Prepare Our Children For the Future?

Friday Fire 2: What Can We Do To Better Prepare Our Children For theFuture? (Photo: Cyrus Muller) Fathers are the first men daughters love…Make an impact they will remember. Not looking for the standard answer. Express optimism. This isn’t about being an expert. We’re hoping to start a discussion all of us can use in our collective lives. Mothers what can you teach your sons to better prepare them to have a better knowledge of love and respect for women? Fathers how can you keep your daughters close as they enter puberty so they know right from wrong regarding how they interact with men later on in life? Those who don’t have kids, what questions do you have of us who are parents that will help you understand what parenting is all about? Be honest here. You all have been great lately. [lien] [EN]

NBA On TNT Notes - The MLK Day Editon: Carmelo Anthony Goes Down; Kobe Bryant and the Lakers Keep Pace

NBA On TNT Notes - The MLK Day Editon: Carmelo Anthony Goes Down; Kobe Bryant and the Lakers KeepPace Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley Barkley on the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his lifetime: “Even the short period of time (Dr. King) lived, his legacy speaks for itself. Some people will live to be 100 and don’t do anything (in their lifetime). If you get to live a certain part of your life, you should have accomplished something. What Dr. King, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X and all the other civil rights leaders have accomplished will live on into eternity. It doesn’t matter how long you live, it’s what you did while you were alive.” Smith on Dr. King’s legacy living on through sports: “Growing up in Queens and playing sports, the first time that I felt my ethnicity didn’t matter when was when I played sports. [lien] [EN]

David Beckham & Kobe Bryant Lend Each Other Support

Superstar athletes David Beckham and Kobe Bryant attended each other’s respective soccer and basketball games last week. Becks just blogged about being a big Kobe fan and his short appearance on tonight’s American Idol special, Idol Gives Back. Here’s what Mr. Golden Balls wrote: “Hi everyone, It was great to get a win in our first home game of the season against San Jose Earthquakes. I thought the whole team performed really well and I was really happy to score my first goal in the MLS and set a goal up for Landon Donovan. Hopefully, with three more home games in a row, we'll get the results we want, starting with Toronto FC on Sunday. Earlier in the week, I went to watch the LA Lakers basketball team play and met Kobe Bryant. It was great to see one of basketball's great players in the flesh. [lien] [EN]

What Do Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, and Tim Duncan have in Common?

The NBA has instituted a variety of caps on payroll.  There is the famous salary cap, which limits how much each team can spend on its payroll.  There is also a maximum salary, which is a cap on individual player salaries (and yes, this would be better called a salary cap).  And finally there is a cap on rookie pay, which limits how much a draft choice can earn on his first contract. All of these restrictions are designed to limit a player’s pay.  And whenever we observe an employer trying to limit an employee’s pay, we suspect that those workers might be exploited. As noted before, exploitation is defined as a level of pay that is below the revenue the worker is generating for the firm.  If a worker is paid $10 an hour, but only generates $8 of value, then that worker is not exploited. [lien] [EN]

Kobe Bryant will be distracted

This is a cardboard cutout of Vanessa Curry’s face.  She’s the Laker Girl who allegedly had an affair with Kobe Bryant. Kobe denies the alleged misdeed and has fired off a legal letter to the website that spread the rumor. Whatever.  Basketball players love cheating on their wives almost as much as they like dunking.  I think [...] [lien] [EN]

Old Friend Shaq Consoles Kobe Bryant With a Song: 'Tell Me How My Ass Tastes' [Anthems]

newVideoPlayer("/Kobe_tell_me.flv", 506, 423,"");After coming from way ahead to lose Game 4 of the NBA Finals and leaving a less-than-stimulated Hollywood A-list in courtside development hell, the ultimate indignity of the Lakers' lost season came down to this weekend and one impromptu freestyle session Shaquille O'Neal. The deposed center, who never quite got over Kobe Bryant's comments that he might have avoided that whole rape-charge imbroglio a while back if he'd just followed Shaq's (alleged) lead and "paid his women," took the mic at a New York club and fired off a few of his traditionally clunky rhymes ("You know how I be/Last week Kobe couldn't do without me ... I'm a horse/Kobe ratted me out, that's why I'm getting divorced") before finally delivering the official Feel. [lien] [EN]

LeBron James and Jay-Z to host rally for Obama (AP)

LeBron James and Jay-Z to host rally for Obama (AP) AP - NBA superstar LeBron James and Grammy-winning recording artist Jay-Z want people to get out early to vote for Democratic - NBA superstar LeBron James and Grammy-winning recording artist Jay-Z want people to get out early to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. This entry was posted on Friday, October 24th, 2008 at 12:02 am and is filed under Jay-Z. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. [lien] [EN]

Kelly Clarkson and LeBron James in “get schooled”

Kelly Clarkson and LeBron James in “get schooled”: Singer Kelly Clarkson and basketball superstar LeBron James are teaming up with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and broadcaster Viacom for a TV special to encourage America’s youth to “Get Schooled,” organizers said on Friday Former “American Idol” Clarkson and Cleveland Cavaliers player James will talk about the role education has played in their lives in the -minute show on September . It will be broadcast simultaneously across MTV, Nickelodeon, BET (Black Entertainment Television) and 8 other youth-oriented Viacom TV channels. Called “Get Schooled: You Have the Right” and airing as a new U.S. school year starts, the program formally kicks off a five-year national initiative developed by Viacom and the Foundation set up by Microsoft chairman Gates to address the challenges facing American education. [lien] [EN]

Kobe Bryant, Wife Say Maria Jimenez is Full of $h!t

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his wife have filed legal papers in response to the lawsuit that former housekeeper Maria Jiminez filed against them. Jimenez claims that Kobe's wife, Vanessa Bryant, was abusive and disrespectful to her, screaming, swearing and even forcing her to put her hand in a bag full of dog feces to retrieve a tag from her blouse that she accidentally chucked. In Kobe's court documents, he and Vanessa say they paid the maid $0 a year, gave her time off, lavished her with gifts, and were totally really nice. Kobe and his wife say the maid ate meals with them and when she asked for time off to visit her family in Peru, Vanessa gave her paid leave of absence. [Kobe Bryant, Wife Vanessa] TROPHY COLLECTION: Kobe Bryant displays his prize possessions. [lien] [EN]