Don’t roll over the role players
If a player wants to be a successful Laker, superstar or not, they must have the thick skin Bryant referred to.
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More than a meme: The Lakers that turned rejection into rings
But what about the rest of the team? Have the media given players No. 3 through No. 14 their fair share of credit? The answer is no. Or at least, perhaps not enough.
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Honoring Mamba Day: Kobe Bryant’s most underrated season
People debating Kobe Bryant’s most memorable season may talk about his 2008 MVP campaign, his 2009 or 2010 championship runs or his 2005-06 season, when he averaged more than 35 points per game. While these were all great seasons, Bryant’s most underrated and underappreciated season, all things considered, was the
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Battle of LA: NBA Western Conference playoff predictions
The matchup everyone has been waiting for, the battle of Los Angeles. Lakers vs. Clippers. LeBron vs. Kawhi. Who will reign supreme?
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NBA playoff draft, part 2: Top seeds find their difference makers
This exercise highlights how much talent is left out of the playoffs every year. As promised, here is part two of the 2020 NBA playoff draft.
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Big Swim: Bears challenge Cardinal
This is the matchup everyone has been waiting for. The two best teams in the country both coming into their final dual meets of the season undefeated. It doesn’t get any more intense than this as far as the regular season is concerned.
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LeBron’s trainwreck, Harden’s MVP campaign and a New York dumpster fire
After his dominant run last postseason, I’ve learned never to count LeBron out. But, after watching him struggle to play against some of the league’s worst, I don’t know if this is the same LeBron we’ve seen in years past.
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Take the shot: Andre Ingram’s NBA debut is a splash from sports heaven
Under the same spotlight where Laker legend Kobe Bryant used to drop 30 points on a nightly basis, Ingram made his long-awaited NBA debut in style.
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Spoils of victory
Vik-tory Lap
But if I’ve learned anything from the Kobe heartache, it’s to enjoy being at the top while it lasts, appreciate the run once it’s all over and then stay on the wagon when everybody jumps off.
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Respect your elders
My blood boiled as we walked down the steep hill next to the East Asian Library. I heard the boys arguing, their voices rising in pitch and aggression as their paces gained speed. I disengaged myself from the conversation. “Kobe deserves to be in the top 10. Hell, he deserves
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