Kobe Drove Phil Crazy?
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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.
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At first it seemed funny. &quot;Did you hear the latest about Ron Artest? He asked for a month off to promote his new CD? Man, he must be one brick shy of a load.
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The brick wall came down Saturday, but the Miami Heat still defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in Shaq vs. Kobe I. With Shaquille O&#39;Neal on the bench after fouling out late in the
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Phil Jackson called his relationship with Kobe Bryant at times a &quot;psychological war&quot; and sought to trade his star guard in January, according to a diary of the former Lakers coach.
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Ending nearly three months of suspense about his future, Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning said last night at his annual Zoâs Summer Groove charity game in Miami that he would play again next season â a choice he kept secret to the end, insisting he was still deciding just hours before the actual announcement.âI want to redeem myself and try to help this team redeem ourselves as an organization and try to get back on track,â Mourning said. âThat wasnât the Miami team you saw in the playoffs last year.âHe added, âIt left a sour taste in my mouth and itâs time to really end it all on the right note.âThis was the third straight summer Mourning considered retirement before choosing to keep playing. Next season will be his 15th in the N.B.A., not including a full year he missed with kidney problems that led to a transplant in 2003.
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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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The intense motivations of a bizarre NBA superstar
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Phil Jackson called his relationship with Kobe Bryant at times a &quot;psychological war&quot; and sought to trade his star guard in January, according to a diary by the former Lakers coach.
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Kobe Bryant knew something was different in his latest trip home. "I don't have to follow the little fellow around," he said. He's right, Allen Iverson is gone and forgotten. But there's a new A.I. in Philadelphia, and Andre Iguodala is loving every minute of tormenting his hero and reviving the once-lousy 76ers.
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Kobe Bryant took a moment to ponder the persistent questioning, and the words came tumbling out.
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The assists piled up, and Steve Nash lost track.
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LOS ANGELES Â· The &quot;unavoidable&quot; conflict between coach Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant led Jackson to ask the Los Angeles Lakers to trade Bryant in January and hampered the team&#39;s shot at the 2004 championship, Jackson wrote in a soon-to-be-released diary
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Believing he had been insulted and misled, Kobe Bryant asked the Los Angles Lakers for a trade Wednesday and insisted nothing could change his mind. Then something did. He spoke with coach Phil Jackson and backed off his request.
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Not even Kobe Bryant&#39;s 38 points could save the Lakers from one of the worst offensive performances in team history. Bryant had another big game, but
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Kobe Bryant has accused Karl Malone of making a pass at his wife, Vanessa, at a game last month. She told him that Malone made inappropriate comments to her Nov. 23 at Staples Center.
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In his new book, former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson blames many of the team&#39;s problems on Kobe Bryant. In &quot;The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul,&quot; set to be
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For Kobe Bryant, David Stern and Tim Donaghy the off-season was endless. For Michael Grunwald, it foretells an even crazier regular season. Read his 10 Storylines to Watch