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Kobe Bryant may not be the MVP this year but he is in the NBA Finals and he is trying to lead his team to the championship. In the 13 years that Kobe has been in this league, we have seen MVP-like performances and amazing moves that we just can’t get enough of right? He has constantly impressed both fans and haters of the Lakers and his moves are something that a lot of people idolize.

Thanks to the NBA’s youtube channel, they’ve taken all the best plays of Kobe Bryant in the 2009 season and compiled it in one video. So to all Kobe and Los Angeles Lakers fans I’m pretty sure you will love these Kobe highlights: (more…)

In time for the 2009 NBA Finals, rapper Lil Wayne made a song about Kobe Bryant. Claiming to be the greatest on the verse (as can be heard in his song), he really impressed me with his lyrics. I love it when he said “I call him King Bryant now let the crown show.” This is really for the championship and in a way, I believe, is taking a shot at Lebron James that maybe Kobe should be “The King” and not him.

Well, maybe this might start a battle between rappers about them rapping about their favorite player. Jay-Z on Lebron James? Possible. Let’s hear it Jay-Z!

Here’s a youtube clip of Lil Wayne’s “Kobe Bryant” song: (more…)

Day 10 of the playoffs features another team advancing to the next round and that’s the LA Lakers who had an easy time against the Utah Jazz by beating them 107-86. Kobe Bryant was just on fire as he hit his threes, made his layups and dunks and also made his teammates look good. He finished the night with 31 points, 4 assists and 4 steals.

They almost let a 22 point lead slip away but it’s all over now as they await the winner of the Portland Trailblazers-Houston Rockets series.

We also saw the Atlanta Hawks get out of their recent slump and tie the series against the Miami Heat.
Zaza Pachulia was really big for the Hawks as he went on to score 12 points and grab 18 rebounds in their 81-71 victory. He was much needed as the Hawks, after winning the first game, has been struggling.

In this game, it was Dwayne Wade who was struggling as he finished with 22 points on 9-26 shots. There was practically no help from the other teammates except Jermain O’neal and James Jones, who has got to have the plays of the night by hitting (more…)

Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz and the Dallas Mavericks prevail

Day 6 of the NBA Playoffs featured two blownout games and one exciting game that went down the wire. Derrick Rose was also awarded the Rookie of the year honors just prior tip off but like the award he got, he played like a rookie tonight unlike the other games. We also saw how the Mavericks crushed the San Antonio Spurs. As for Kobe Bryant’s back? It was really affecting him. (more…)

The 2008-2009 regular season is about the be over and by now we should be rounding up on who are the top fantasy basketball players for this year. Half of the players in this list had an average draft pick in the first round while the rest were either in the second or the third rounds. This just goes to show that the players you draft in the first round might not produce top numbers. So here are your top ten players. (more…)

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Want some Kobe Bryant news? Well, the Lakers star guard just became the youngest, at 30 years and 171 days old, to score 23,000 points in his career. That is quite an achievement for him to be a big part of NBA history – not that he hasn’t been already since Kobe’s 81 points is the second highest single-game point total in the NBA ever.

“It’s always fun whenever you talk about the history of the game,” Bryant said. “It’s always a tremendous honor.”

According to yahoo.com, “Wilt Chamberlain was formerly the youngest at 30 years, 176 days. He still ranks as the fastest to 23,000, reaching it in 606 games, while Bryant, who came straight from high school to the NBA, reached it in his 917th game.”

For his career, Kobe Bryant has averaged 25.1 points and won a scoring title. He has also won MVPs in the regular season and in the NBA Finals. Just last summer, he won an Olympic Gold Medal for the USA. What more can you ask from Kobe? What else should he accomplish in this league? How about winning the defensive player of the year award. Kobe Bryan is this year’s defensive player (not that he deserves it). It does sounds nice, isn’t it?

After voting for my all stars at nba.com I checked the leaders of the 2009 Nba all star ballots. There were a lot of surprises in the top three of each position except the center slot. It made me realize that some players just have the fan support even if they’re not that deserving to be starting in their respective conferences. Or maybe the fans of other players really feel strong for the other players they voted in to be all stars. 

Players like Tracy McGrady and Yi Jian Lian are in the top three of their respective positions in their conference. When it comes to their play it is a bit surprising but when you come to think of it, they have such a huge fan base that they can easily get into the starting lineups.

It was just surprising to see some big names not being at the top of the ballots or at least getting few more votes. Players like Joe Johnson, Brandon Roy and Danny Granger are some of the players I’d like to mention. One can argue that they’re up against bigger names like in Granger’s case, a player named Lebron James. Or for Brandon Roy who’s going up against Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul and yes, the number two in guard spot ballots in the West, Tracy McGrady. But for Roy to just get 267,053 votes is just crazy. This guy is an all-star for me. 

If I had my way this would be my 2009 NBA all-stars that you should see in Phoenix in February. (more…)