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Sports Illustrated
December 19, 2000
Ian Thomsen |
Letting Fly Kobe Bryant is testing his limits -- and Shaq's...   |
Sports Illustrated
January 15, 2001
Jack McCallum |
Kobe's beef Bryant stands to gain respect, victories by feeding Shaq... |
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 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 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 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
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 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 Illustrated
March 7, 2000
Jackie MacMullan |
Inside the NBA Shaquille O'Neal's nocturnal practice sessions have elevated his game |
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. |
Sports Illustrated
December 24, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Inside the NBA Swarming D's, among other things, have put the Lakers' season in peril |
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
May 15, 2002
Frank Deford |
Coach of the moment Don't overlook the job Phil Jackson continues to do... |
Salon.com
June 23, 2000
Anthony York |
Bird flies the coop There's nothing sweeter to a Lakers fan than watching the former Celtic once again denied a career-capping 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 Illustrated
May 3, 2000 |
Jackson chases history with Lakers ...In Los Angeles, Phil Jackson will be trying to become only the second NBA coach ever to win a title with a second franchise... |
Sports Central
July 20, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Lakers Backed the Wrong Guy The Lakers' majority owner has decided to turn his back on one of the greatest and most dominant centers of all-time in favor of a spoiled brat who basically quit in the Finals. |
Sports Illustrated
June 12, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Sizing up Shaq Yes, he's huge, but don't ignore O'Neal's skills. |
Sports Central
June 27, 2008
Jeffrey Boswell |
Sports Q&A: Shaquille Raps the Classics Here's what Shaquille O'Neal's remake of some of raps greatest hits, infused with witty put-downs of former teammate Bryant, would look like. |
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
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
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
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. |
Sports Illustrated
June 7, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Undervalued contributors The supporting cast is vital to the Lakers' success |
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
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 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. |
Sports Central
June 18, 2007
Brad Oremland |
Are the Spurs a Dynasty? To help answer that question, here's a look at the NBA's most dynastic teams ever. |
Sports Illustrated
December 12, 2000
Chris Ballard |
Scorecard Who needs the Next MJ when the NBA may have Bird-Magic II? |
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 Central
May 29, 2004
M. Edward Guest |
Pistons, Lakers to Renew Rivalry? Four teams remain in the NBA Playoffs, and there is little doubt as to which contest this author would like to see in the final round: Lakers vs. Pistons. |
AskMen.com
Ryan Murphy |
Talking Points: Kobe Bryant's MVP Win & More Kobe Bryant's latest achievement... Mike D'Antoni's coaching prospects... Kosuke Fukudome's surprising start... |
Sports Illustrated
January 12, 2001 |
Who's 'The Man' in L.A.? The clear and obvious choice is Shaquille O'Neal |
AskMen.com
Ryan Murphy |
Talking Points: Shaq's Rap & More Shaq's rap... Pacman Jones' new identity... The U.S. men's Olympic basketball team... |
Sports Illustrated
May 18, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Look past the stars Role players will be a key factor in Spurs-Lakers series... |
Sports Central
March 6, 2013
Bob Ekstrom |
Are Lakers Lions in a Lamb's World? The Lakers have 22 games remaining, 9 of which are against sub-.400 teams. Including Tuesday's contest in Oklahoma City, they have only four tough opponents on the schedule. Wins are everywhere for the picking. |
Sports Illustrated
June 1, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Get out the broom Doesn't matter if it's 76ers or Bucks, Lakers will cruise... |
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 4, 2001
Alexander Wolff |
Back to the future Finals matchup looks a lot like it did 18 years ago... |
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. |
Sports Central
May 10, 2010
Jonathan Lowe |
It's About All-Star Power It seems like this weekend went a long way to figuring out who will head on to the NBA's Conference Finals. |
Sports Central
June 29, 2009
Sean Crowe |
The NBA Finals Left Me Feeling Empty The NBA Gods righted themselves after the 1985-86 season by giving us the Lakers/Celtics rematch we deserved. Here's the hoping the NBA Gods do the same thing next season. |
Sports Central
October 30, 2003
Danny Sternfield |
The Memoirs of NBA Opening Night After a tumultuous offseason, the NBA is back. It's Opening Night. Spurs vs. Suns. Lakers vs. Mavericks. Shaq vs. Kobe. |
Sports Central
April 5, 2010
Vito Curcuru |
Why Kobe is Better Than LeBron If you had to bet the mortgage on who will win this year's NBA Finals, is it the Kobe Bryant-led Los Angeles Lakers or the Cleveland Cavaliers with LeBron James? |
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
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 Central
May 25, 2005
Bijan C. Bayne |
Heat With Diesel Fuel: The Importance of Shaq To his credit, Shaquille O'Neal never went around boasting that he was The Man. |
Sports Central
April 3, 2006
Vince Grzegorek |
The Measure of Success For a Zen-Master Barring a tremendous winning streak, the Los Angeles Lakers will accumulate more losses than the 1995 Chicago Bulls -- and the most losses ever by a Phil Jackson-coached team. |
Sports Central
June 15, 2009
Scott Shepherd |
In the Rotation: NBA Finals Edition It was a very entertaining NBA Finals from start to finish. |
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. |
