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Sports Illustrated
December 19, 2000
Ian Thomsen |
Letting Fly Kobe Bryant is testing his limits -- and Shaq's...   |
Sports Illustrated
June 7, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Undervalued contributors The supporting cast is vital to the Lakers' success |
Sports Illustrated
January 15, 2002
Ian Thomsen |
He's All Grown Up After going it alone on the court and off, Kobe Bryant relishes being a teammate... |
Sports Central
March 28, 2005
Doug Graham |
The Writing Was on the Wall in L.A. It's unfair to think of Kobe Bryant as less of a player because the Lakers are struggling this season while the Heat are tearing through the competition. |
Sports Illustrated
June 4, 2002
Marty Burns |
NBA Finals Breakdown The author examines the Nets-Lakers series position-by-position and gives his prediction on which team will win the NBA championship. |
Salon.com
January 31, 2001
Allen Barra |
Shaq vs. Kobe: Who's right? Michael Jordan, of course. He gracefully handled a situation similar to the one that's scuttling the Lakers... |
Sports Central
April 23, 2005
Andre Watson |
Thanks, Kobe: The Curse of the Shaqbino? So who's to blame for the Lakers demise? The answer is simple: Kobe Bryant. Yes, Kobe Bryant. |
Sports Illustrated
January 16, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Unsecret Society Sports stars can no longer keep feuds in the family... |
Sports Illustrated
March 7, 2000
Jackie MacMullan |
Inside the NBA Shaquille O'Neal's nocturnal practice sessions have elevated his game |
Sports Central
December 16, 2004
Vincent Musco |
Kobe, For Better or (More Likely) Worse Sure, 12-9 might look fine now, but the Los Angeles Lakers are in trouble. They have already played their softest-quarter schedule this season, and tougher games lie ahead. Deep-sixing the team's other stars and keeping Kobe is the crux of the problem. |
Sports Illustrated
June 16, 2000
Phil Taylor |
Lakers duo something special This is where it gets scary. This is where every other player and coach in the league starts to sweat. The Lakers have figured it out. They've learned how to put a leash on their egos, how to grasp the big moment, how to let themselves be coached.... |
Sports Illustrated
January 15, 2001
Jack McCallum |
Kobe's beef Bryant stands to gain respect, victories by feeding Shaq... |
Sports Illustrated
June 6, 2000 |
Marty Burns' Breakdown NBA Finals matchups |
Sports Central
January 24, 2006
Chris Cornell |
The Significance of Kobe's Big Night To put Kobe Bryant's incredible achievement of solo 81 points in a single game into perspective, one only needs to look at the record books. |
Sports Illustrated
June 1, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Get out the broom Doesn't matter if it's 76ers or Bucks, Lakers will cruise... |
Sports Central
December 12, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: Shaq-san With Shaquille O'Neal the Miami Heat are a championship-caliber team. Without him, they are a low seed in the Eastern Conference playoff picture. There is no in between. |
Sports Central
May 7, 2004
Eric Williams |
The Glove Has Holes Amid criticism and doubts of Gary Peyton's subpar season, the author still has hope the Lakers will pull through. |
Sports Illustrated
June 11, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Everybody loves an underdog Philadelphia may not win the title, but it has already done something fairly amazing. It has stolen the spotlight from the glamorous Lakers... |
Sports Central
April 4, 2005
Bijan C. Bayne |
The Daddy and The Child: A Tale of Two Cities Shaquille O'Neal is more valuable to the 2004-05 Miami Heat than Kobe Bryant is to the Lakers. |
Sports Central
June 17, 2009
Bill Hazell |
Kobe Gets the Big Guy Off His Back It took him the better part of a decade, but let the record show that Kobe Bryant finally won a ring without Shaq. |
Sports Central
May 1, 2006
Alfons Prince |
Kobe Discovers He Has Teammates The biggest story of the 2006 NBA playoffs thus far has to be not only the play of Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers, but how Kobe has changed his play. |
Sports Illustrated
June 6, 2000
Marty Burns and John Donovan |
Who will win the 2000 NBA Finals? Lakers or Pacers? |
Sports Central
October 2, 2003
Danny Sternfield |
The Search for the Fifth-Starter The Lakers have assembled what many believe is the greatest collection of talent in NBA history, but can they make it all the way? |
Sports Central
June 12, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Finals Game 4: Role Models When Game 4 of the NBA Finals was on the line, it wasn't the greatest closer in the game who carried the lakers to a 3-1 series lead, it was their role players. |
Sports Central
June 5, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Finals Game 1: The Kobe Show Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday was a callback to the old "The Kobe Show" days in all the right ways. |
AskMen.com
Andrew Ungvari |
Kobe Bryant - Love Him Or Hate Him Bryant, 31, is about to embark on the 14th season of his illustrious career, and unlike his previous six seasons, Bryant enters this coming season as a defending champion. |
Sports Illustrated
June 4, 2002 |
East vs. West An NBA scout provides analysis of the remaining head-to-head battles that will take place over the next fortnight. |
Sports Illustrated
January 12, 2001 |
Who's 'The Man' in L.A.? The clear and obvious choice is Shaquille O'Neal |
Sports Central
December 14, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
Kobe Bryant: Too Proud to Sit? Even after x-rays revealed that Kobe Bryant broke the index finger on his right hand reaching for a tipped pass, he simply put a splint on his finger and played the second half. |
Salon.com
June 14, 2002
Allen Barra |
Shaq is too good for the NBA's good The most dominant force in basketball history squashed his rivals like bugs. Too bad he also squashed the viewers. |
Sports Central
April 11, 2005
Chris Lindshield |
Reveling in the Lakers' Demise The Los Angeles Lakers have both fair-weather and irrationally faithful fans. Kobe Bryant does not have the necessary leadership skills to drive the team to be champions. |
Salon.com
May 21, 2002
King Kaufman |
Wake-up call The NBA playoffs are heating up, finally. They may get so hot that we actually get to see a sixth game... |
Sports Central
July 27, 2004
Eric Williams |
An Open Letter to Kobe Bryant "I guess congratulations are in order. You won. You got what you've wanted all along. You got your max contract and Shaq got shown the door. You are now the unquestioned leader of this new-look Laker team." |
Sports Illustrated
December 12, 2000
Chris Ballard |
Scorecard Who needs the Next MJ when the NBA may have Bird-Magic II? |
Sports Illustrated
April 13, 2001
Phil Taylor |
L.A. stories still just rumors The rumors about Kobe Bryant being traded -- to Toronto, to Vancouver, to Orlando, to just about every team in the league -- are multiplying, but despite all the speculation, I don't think Kobe's going anywhere, at least not this summer... |
Sports Illustrated
June 5, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Refereeing the NBA playoff refs Yes, they make mistakes, but cut the officials some slack. |
Sports Central
December 14, 2005
Bob Ekstrom |
Kill Phil, Volume III Phil Jackson has once again resumed his courtside seat at the head of Los Angeles Lakers bench. The question is, why? |
Sports Central
June 4, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
NBA Finals: Easy as ABC There is so much that goes into winning an NBA title. It isn't as simple as just X's and O's. In fact, X and O are just two of the 26 letters that you must conquer to win a title. |
Sports Illustrated
April 6, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Staying put -- for now Kobe Bryant won't be dealt for a long time, if at all... |
Sports Illustrated
March 6, 2001
Rick Reilly |
Victim of His Own Foul Play God has a sick sense of humor. To Shaquille O'Neal, He gives Zeus's body, Puck's pluck and Midas's gold. He gives him Nureyev's feet, Schwarzenegger's arms and Lindbergh's heart. Then when Shaq gets to the free throw line, He turns him into Frankenstein... |
Sports Illustrated
December 29, 2000
Phil Taylor |
Early returns It's not too soon to see who's worthy of an All-Star spot... NBA Q&A... |
Sports Illustrated
May 18, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Look past the stars Role players will be a key factor in Spurs-Lakers series... |
Sports Illustrated
May 7, 2001
Marty Burns |
All aboard the bus Lakers' bandwagon grows, but it's still early... |
Sports Central
March 11, 2008
Jon Gonzales |
How the West Was Won The NBA trading deadline has come and gone, and only one team has made itself better for the now: the Los Angeles Lakers. |
Sports Central
November 28, 2005
Andre Watson |
Random Thoughts on the NBA Season The league is completing just its first full month of action for the 2005-06 season and already there are several serious questions to be asked. |
Sports Central
March 24, 2007
Bob Ekstrom |
In Hollywood, Everything's Zen There was a time when mutual contempt between Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson gave the NBA its reason for being. |
Salon.com
June 5, 2002
King Kaufman |
The Lakers might choke! Yeah, right. They're not the Kings, you know. As long as Shaquille O'Neal's playing, the Nets are in a world of hurt in the NBA Finals. |
Sports Central
April 16, 2008
Wailele Sallas |
The NBA's Most Valuable Player While everyone gears up for the second season, one debate has risen to capture every talking head, every radio show, and every website. Who deserves the MVP? |
Sports Central
June 24, 2008
Bill Hazell |
Bryant's Lakers, Legacy, Stumble in Finals If Kobe Bryant was going to stake his claim as the greatest of all ballers, he needed to win the 2008 NBA Finals. |
Sports Central
June 15, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
In the Rotation: NBA Finals Edition It was a very entertaining NBA Finals from start to finish. |
