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"Kobe wouldn't let the trade happen unless I stayed" - Deng on Bryant vetoing trade to Bulls because he was involved
That year, a frustrated Bryant demanded a trade from the Lakers. With his no-trade clause, Kobe refused to be traded to the ...
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Luka Doncic just did something Kobe Bryant never accomplished in a Lakers uniform
Luka Doncic earned his first playoff victory with the Los Angeles Lakers via a 94-85 tally against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Playoffs first-round showdown. This ...
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Kobe Bryant's Nike Kobe 5 Protro ‘Year of the Mamba' Sees His Nickname Meet Chinese New Year
The Nike Kobe 5 Protro "Year of the Mamba" will release ... Bringing a twist to the Los Angeles Lakers' purple and gold, this new Nike Kobe sneaker features an "Eggplant" upper with the same ...
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Kobe Bryant used his 2008 Olympic gold medal to motivate Pau Gasol: "What is this medal doing in my locker?"
If we circle back to early spring 2008, the Purple and Gold got humbled by their longtime franchise rivals, the Boston Celtics, in the Finals. MVP Kobe and Gasol could do very little to stop the ...
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Kobe Bryant on the exact moment the Lakers knew they had the 2009 championship in the bag against Magic: "Even if we lost Game 4, we felt confident about what we needed to do"
For Kobe Bryant, however, it was just a matter of time before the Purple and Gold raised banner number 15 ... Turkoglu went on a personal 5-0 run to give the Magic a five-point lead, 87-82 ...