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Kobe Bryant used his 2008 Olympic gold medal to motivate Pau Gasol: "What is this medal doing in my locker?"
Kobe Bryant used a brilliant psychological tactic to push Pau Gasol after his tough 2008 losses, leading to the Lakers’ ...
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Magic Johnson warned Kobe Bryant before his first Finals series against the Celtics: "It's like playing against no other team"
They beat three 50-win teams en route to the Finals and dispatched the defending champions, San Antonio Spurs fairly easily with a gentleman's sweep (4-1). With momentum on their side, it wouldn't ...
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"They keep saying he's soft — he's not!" - When Kobe Bryant shut down Pau Gasol's "soft" label after Lakers' title
People say he's soft; he's not soft. He learned," Bryant said after the Game 7 victory over the Celtics. "That was the first ...
Celtics’ Jayson Tatum makes an insane statement about LeBron James’ performance in his 40s
Ahead of Saturday night's matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, Jayson Tatum praised LeBron James for ...
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Boston has ruled the Celtics-Lakers rivalry
A quick look at how it all began reveals that Celtics-Lakers wasn’t a rivalry at first. The Celtics were founded in 1946 but didn’t even win one playoff series until their sev ...
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Lakers vs. Celtics: The key stats you need to know in history of NBA rivalry
The Celtics hold the slightest of advantages in NBA titles, capturing 18 NBA championships compared to the Lakers' 17. Of those 18 victories, nine have come against Los Angeles, spanning from 1959 (a ...
NBA Makes History Jayson Tatum, LeBron James Announcement Before Lakers-Celtics
Saturday night's meeting will be no different, with LeBron James and Luka Doncic taking on a Celtics squad led by Jayson ...
Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving channels iconic Kobe Bryant quote for inspiration amid ACL injury
On Monday evening, the Dallas Mavericks saw their season unofficially come to an end when Kyrie Irving went down with a torn ACL during a home loss vs the Sacramento Kings. The injury was the latest i ...
Unlikely person wants in NBA GOAT debate
As NBA media argues about Michael Jordan and LeBron James in the GOAT debate, Paul Pierce is here to make sure we don’t forget about him. There are other names who deserve consideration in the NBA ...
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LeBron James reminded of Phil Jackson’s brutal bashing of Kobe Bryant amidst drama over ‘criticism’
He referenced Phil Jackson‘s book ‘The Last Season’, in which he detailed all the criticism Kobe Bryant faced during the 2003-04 season. Those criticisms broke up a championship winning team and many ...