Capitalizing on Team USA’s Olympic gold medal in basketball, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant is getting some positive press this offseason. Bryant was spotted at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards with his wife, Vanessa. Bryant was an award presenter, giving out the “Video of the Year” award to Britney Spears for her video from the song “Piece of Me.”
Bryant will also be appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, on ABC, Tuesday night. Bryant helped the Team USA basketball team to a gold medal at last month’s Beijing Olympics.
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Shawn Marion wants to be traded. Now, what on Earth could make a reasonably sane basketball player want to stop playing with Steve Nash? The Matrix himself answers:
“I’m tired of hearing my name in trades,” Marion said by phone from his Chicago home. “I love my fans in Phoenix, but I think it’s time for me to move on.”
To recap, the Phoenix Suns were thinking about trading Shawn Marion. Shawn Marion didn’t like that the Phoenix Suns were thinking about trading him. Naturally, Shawn Marion now wants the Phoenix Suns to trade him because he’s mad that the Phoenix Suns …read more