King of the NBA: Sorry, Kobe, it's LeBron
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The Sporting News - Kobe or LeBron? LeBron or Kobe? Choosing who's better is like picking a favorite Springsteen album. Or deciding between Maui or Kauai, The Godfather or The Godfather II, plain M&Ms or dark chocolate M&Ms.
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As a wise, old, bearded Buddhist monk might say, LeBron James is still but a little grasshopper. Ah, but the grasshopper sure can jump - and not just on the basketball court, so says John Petkovic of The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer.
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NBA Shaq vs. Kobe drew the highest rating in six years for a regular-season NBA game. The overnight rating for the Miami Heat's 104-102 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on ABC Christmas Day was 8.0. That was the highest since February 1998, when Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls against the Lakers on NBC. The game featured Shaquille ...
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Carmelo Anthony got the best of LeBron James, again. Kobe Bryant's win in Miami meant less this time because Shaquille O'Neal no longer plays there.
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Kobe Bryant goes down hard and does not return, though the Lakers are able to defeat LeBron James and the Cavaliers without him, 98-94.
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Not since Michael Jordan broke Bryon Russell&#39;s ankles in the 1998 NBA Finals has a member of the Utah Jazz been so thoroughly faked out by a crossover dribble.
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The Los Angeles Lakers have become an even more dangerous team with Pau Gasol. Just ask Kobe Bryant.
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Four days later, people are still debating where LeBron James' 25 straight points to end Game 5 ranks on the NBA's list of all-time best finishes. The only point worth adding is this: Whoever has James' ear between now and Thursday can serve the King best by reminding him that better be just the beginning.
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LeBron James barely got to play at the Summer Olympics. Last night, he showed Detroit coach Larry Brown that may have been a big mistake.
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Kobe Bryant thinks Chris Bosh is an MVP candidate. Bosh had 29 points and 11 rebounds, Bryant missed a potential tying 3-pointer in the final seconds, and the Raptors won their season-high fifth straight, 96-92, over the Los Angeles Lakers last night in Toronto.
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Now he is the Big Victim. For so long, we thought of Shaquille O&#39;Neal as the Big Monster. But it turns out the monster was his former sidekick, Kobe Bryant, according to Phil Jackson&#39;s new book.
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King James is All-Star royalty again. LeBron James threw down a powerful dunk for the go-ahead basket with 55 seconds left, punctuating an MVP performance and helping the Eastern Conference beat the West 134-128 on Sunday night in the All-Star game.
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Intentional or not, Kobe Bryant seems to be doing everything he can to pressure the Los Angeles Lakers into trading him. So far, it doesn't appear to be working. The latest twist in the Bryant saga involves an amateur video of the nine-time All-Star denouncing general manager Mitch Kupchak and teammate Andrew Bynum.
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Shooting or passing, LeBron James is having a hard time beating the Detroit Pistons.
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After a slow first half of four points, LeBron James finishes with 25 points to go along with Zydrunas Ilgauskas's 30 to push the Cavaliers past the Lakers in Kobe Bryant's return, 103-89, Sunday.
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What were the Lakers thinking this summer when they let Kobe Bryant dictate whom the Lakers acquired in the offseason? Everyone knows that they were desperate to re-sign Bryant, but once you give
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Kobe Bryant came back and looked good. The Los Angeles Lakers haven't quite recovered. Bryant returned after missing 14 games with an ankle injury but couldn't reverse Los Angeles's slide as LeBron James scored 25 points -- 21 in the second half -- and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 30 to lead the Cavaliers to a 103-89 victory yesterday in Cleveland.