Jackson in book: Kobe never wanted to be a sidekick
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In the prologue to his just published book, The Last Season, A Team in Search of Its Soul, former Los Angles Lakers coach Phil Jackson tells, very succinctly, why he wrote the tell-all diary of last season&#39;s Lakers demise.
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Kobe Bryant was suspended for one game without pay for an incident in Sundayâs game with the Spurs.
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The Shaq-Kobe split is a good example of why no-fault divorces caught on so quickly. They were never going to stay together, no matter how good the winning was.
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Phil Jackson wasn't particularly concerned with his personal losing streak. He was far more frustrated by the way the Lakers are playing.
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In a game against the Knicks in the 1994 NBA Eastern Conference semifinals, Scottie Pippen refused to take the floor with 1.8 seconds remaining after Phil Jackson designed a potential game-winning play for Toni Kukoc rather than Pippen.
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Dwyane Wade calls himself a &quot;sidekick,&quot; gladly accepting the role Kobe Bryant never wanted in Los Angeles. And not only does second-year Heat point
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Kobe Bryant was diagnosed with a torn ligament in his right pinkie finger Thursday and the Lakers All-Star has decided not to undergo surgery that could sideline him for six weeks.
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Kobe Bryant went down hard and did not return, though the Los Angeles Lakers were able to defeat LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers without him.
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LOS ANGELES -- Although he didn't rescind his trade request, Kobe Bryant softened his stance somewhat Thursday night, saying he had apologized to Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak in person for the way he handled his upset feelings five weeks ago.
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LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal made sure their teams wouldn't be pushed around again by rivals. There was nothing Kobe Bryant could do to help the Lakers, however.
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Nothing stirs the professional basketball soul like Shaq and Kobe playing against each other with playoff implications on the line.
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Itâs no Magic vs. Jordan or Jordan vs. Barkley or Barkley vs. Bird or Bird vs. Jordan, but there hasnât been rivalries like that in the NBA for more than a decade.
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Kobe Bryant can go on as a basketball superstar, but his squeaky-clean image is gone forever.
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The New Orleans Hornets suspended Jim Jackson indefinitely on Wednesday for not reporting to the team, two days after he was acquired from Houston in a trade.
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_ Another Kobe conflict for the Lakers. Bryant has accused Karl Malone of making a pass at his wife at a game last month. Talking before Los Angeles&#39; 105-98 win over Orlando on Sunday night
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Kobe Bryant was forced to sit out Tuesday nightâs game against the Knicks and Lakers Coach Phil Jackson said he was âastonishedâ with the leagueâs swift justice.
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LOS ANGELES-October 13, 2004 - You&#39;ve heard people say someone drove them to drink. Former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson says Kobe Bryant drove him to a shrink.