Kobe Bryant has a team
May 28, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Pau Gasol, San Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Kobe Bryant is happy for the help from teammates like Lamar Odom
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For years Kobe Bryant wanted to leave. When the only big contract out there was with the Clippers, it was an easy decision to stay with the Lakers.
Still he talked of leaving and teams like the Chicago Bulls were mentioned prominently. All of those deals fell through as Mitch Kupchack began building the team, gaining Odom for Shaq, drafting Bynum, trading for …read more
Fisher A Laker Again
July 20, 2007 by Angelo Fernandez
Filed under Player Movement
Kobe Brant may not have gotten the veteran he wanted this off-season like KG but at least he will once again be joined by his former back court mate Derek Fisher.
Fisher was a key member of the Lakers’ three championships that starred Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. After the Lakers lost to the Pistons in 2004, Fisher signed with the Golden State Warriors and was eventually traded to the Utah Jazz last season. He played a key role in the Jazz’s successful playoff run especially in the Conference Finals. He asked to be released by the team to allow …read more
Fisher Leaves Jazz To Care For Daughter
July 3, 2007 by Angelo Fernandez
Filed under NBA Basketball
The Utah Jazz let go of veteran guard Derek Fisher to care for his daughter Tatum who has cancer in her left eye. We’ve seen Fisher miss some action during the recently concluded playoffs for this reason so I’m sure he wanted to be there for his daughter full time without the distractions of having to play and travel with an NBA team.
“Life for me outweighs the game of basketball,” Fisher told reporters after flying from New York to meet with Jazz owner Larry H. Miller and other team executives.
“When it comes to decisions related to them,” he said …read more
