In his column at nba.com, David Aldridge compiled a Best of the Decade list of all things related to NBA.
Aside from the Dunks of the Decade, one of those mentioned was the Best Individual Performance of the Decade. Actually, he has three finalists worth mentioning.
Here they are:
There are those famous enough to be known by a single name. People like Shaq, Madonna, Houdini and Shakespeare.
Add Kobe to that list. His full name is actually Kobe Bean Bryant but the mere mention of his first name will associate anyone to the LA Lakers superstar guard.
Why, he’s even more famous than his namesake, the prime Kobe beef that I wonder why he would even need a nickname.
Yes, he has one. It’s “The Black Mamba”. And it was Kobe who gave it to himself.
NBA players surely are a pampered breed. They get million-dollar contracts, are very popular and living the high life. And when they do bag the ultimate goal which is to win a championship, they are given a bling-bling which makes us drool.
The Los Angeles Lakers opened the 2009-10 NBA Season with a pregame ceremony to receive their championship rings from NBA Commissioner David Stern prior to their first game of the season against crosstown rival Los Angeles Clippers. They earned their blings by defeating Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic in the 2009 NBA Finals. And what a bling it is!
Vanessa Laine Bryant has always been one of my favorite athlete’s wives. Adriana Lima, Elin Nordegren and Eva Longoria are the others.
If you didn’t know yet, she happens to be the wife of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe and Vanessa were married when he was 22 years old and Vanessa, a young 18. She was still a high-school student that time and working as a dancer. Kobe’s parents disapproved of their marriage that they did not speak to the couple for two years. But it all changed when their first kid was born. See how new life helps mend broken ties?
After bagging his 1st NBA MVP Award this season, Lebron James rightfully added the prestigious 2009 ESPY Awards Best NBA Player category to his trophy case. The ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) Awards AKA ESPYs is an annual sports event created by TV network ESPN honoring various individuals and teams for their achievements.
However, Lebron is a no-show at the 17th ESPY Awards ceremony held Wednesday night at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California hosted by Samuel L. Jackson. Kobe Bryant who battled it out with Lebron for the award was present with his hot wife Vanessa Laine and Los Angeles Lakers teammates to receive the award for the Best Team category.
The Michael Jackson memorial service was held at the Staples Center in California, USA on July 7, 2009. Incidentally, it’s the home of the 2009 NBA Champions Los Angeles Lakers so it was not odd to see sports stars Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson among the group of entertainers that attended the event.
Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson went onstage together to give their eulogy speech.
Kobe’s speech was brief focusing more on Michael Jackson’s humanitarian side. He told the crowd that Michael made the Guinness Book of World Record for “Most Charities Supported by a Pop Star”.
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