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The picture is old, but that’s fitting because so is Kobe. Today’s his 33rd birthday. Happy B-Day KB24!
Happy Birthday Kobe!
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Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant embraces a boy during his interaction with his fans Wednesday July 13, 2011 at suburban Taguig city east of Manila, Philippines. Bryant was in Manila for the third time to kick off his five-city tour that would take him to Seoul and various cities in China for promotional work while meeting with poor local children and players.
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Nice little surprise from the BF.
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“Shaq had a long and amazing career, with a huge impact both on and off the court. His contributions were significant to the entire NBA, but we specifically appreciate what he did with and what he meant to the Lakers during his eight years with us. We have three championships that we wouldn’t have won without him, and we will forever be grateful for his significant contributions to those teams.”
- Official Statement from Dr. Jerry Buss on Shaq’s retirement
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Click through for the Mike Brown Press Conference Photo Gallery.
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Sitting Alone on the Wagon
So this is what it feels like. This is what it’s like to sit down on the Laker bandwagon alone with the other true fans. This is what it’s like to lose. This is what it’s like to say, “We’ll try again next year.”
As people begin to jump off and root for the new hot team, I sit here in utter sadness and disbelief over what just happened. We lost.
I haven’t been writing for a while and I finally figured out why. My inspiration to write is much like the Lakers during the series with the Mavericks. We were uninspired and uninterested to care. Now I care.
I care that one of the greatest coaches in NBA history was swept away into retirement.
I care that my team didn’t show an ounce of class during the final minutes of the game.
I care because I didn’t show an ounce of class myself after the game.
I’m pretty disappointed in myself for behaving in such a way. I thought I was over that but I guess I wasn’t. I fell with them and I went down with them. Ride or die mentality I guess.
Yet, after the smoke has cleared and the five-year-old mentality has passed, I now want to say hats off to the Mavs for playing a great series and for showing a Laker team that there is no such thing as switch. Thank you. Now maybe the Lakers can wake up and fix the problems that have been there for years but have ignored.
I have no doubt that we will be back. A little bump in the road never hurts. It’ll help the team and us as fans grow.
For now, I’ll enjoy the room on the wagon and rest of the playoffs.
Good luck to rest of the teams still in it.
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“I’m not very happy about it. To say the least.”Kobe on sending Phil like this. (via fuckyeahlakers)
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“The Dodgers have been one of the most prestigious franchises in all of sports, and we owe it to their legion of loyal fans to ensure that this club is being operated properly now and will be guided appropriately in the future.” Bud Selig on the MLB taking over the Los Angeles Dodgers”
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WTF 0__o
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Madness, Complete Madness!
I’m going to be honest and say that I didn’t fill out a bracket. I had every intention of doing so too. I did my research, did plenty of mock picks during my down time at work and finally had a concrete winner in my head.
What happened? My boyfriend kept forgetting to bring the print outs from his office.
Yet, I’m really happy he did because I would’ve thrown my bracket out by the first round. Teams like Morehead State and Richmond were this year’s bracket buster and I would’ve gotten sad and lost all interest in the tourney. I’m pretty thankful he did because I wouldn’t be enjoying the tourney as much as I have been.
The first time I filled out a bracket was my senior year of high school in 2003. I was a big Kansas Jayhawk fan because I thought they were a great team and I had a huge crush on Kirk Hinrich (Yes, it’s ok to laugh). I had them winning it all that year and I thought why not add to the fun and fill out a bracket. I had no idea what I was doing, so you could imagine the surprise I had when every one of my picks were right. I was ecstatic and I was calling myself an expert in bracketology. All I had was the final game between the Kansas Jayhawks and Syracuse Orangemen. I thought I had this one was in the bag. I was ready to frame the bracket and show my children what an accomplishment this was. Yet, the hopes of that ever coming true were broken by a certain player named Carmelo Anthony.
To this day I still have a small bitterness towards Carmelo Anthony and have filled out brackets since then hoping for that perfect one. Sadly, I never got the perfect bracket.
Not filling out a bracket this year has made me enjoy the madness a little bit more. I find myself cheering and watching more games instead of the ones that matter to me. I don’t even want to pick a winner. How un-sports girl of me.
I am going to say that from now on, I’m not going to fill out a bracket. I think my inner sports fanatic will thank me. Try it with me!
