No, this U.S. team isn’t as good as the Dream Team, or even the 2008 team, which five of them played on. Not that there’s any way of demonstrating it, not even the press’s fave, asking Dream Teamers and awaiting the laughter. Of course, the Dreamers had a huge edge, aside from all those centers and power forwards the 2012ers are so light on. The Dreamers were famous. Leaving out out the incomparable Michael Jordan, the 2012ers’ Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Durant
Kobe Bryant doesn’t typically sit down for touchy and personal interviews, but he did just that for “In Depth with Graham Bensinger” on Yahoo! Sports that aired early on Sunday. Among the topics discussed includes his ultra-sensitive rape case, his relationship with Phil Jackson, the inability to co-exist with Shaquille O’Neal, his destiny of becoming an NBA star and the possibility of his retirement at the age of 35. Bryant also explains how he managed to score 63 points as an
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama was on Kiss Cam, smooching his wife Michelle, when the outcome was no longer in doubt. The First Family’s date night had a happy ending, but it was perilous along the way as Obama and vice president Joe Biden watched from courtside seats across from the Brazilian bench. The home team struggled coming out of the gate, was outsized and outcrafted and trailed by 10 points at the end of the first quarter. Even when Obama was in
Lol Me and Kobe talking trash to one another…nothing but respect for the greatest player in our League!! — Kyrie Irving (@KyrieIrving) July 13, 2012 Tweet of the Day goes to Kyrie Irving, who told the world of his understanding of Kobe Bryant’s greatness, despite challenging Bryant to a one-on-one match for an expensive amount of money. He apparently received some grief about not knowing his place – or something along those lines – from fans because he followed the first tweet up
Kyrie Irving has become a must-watch entertainer, from his acting skills in “Uncle Drew“, his ability as “Coach Kyrie” to the now-infamous clip of him schooling anyone that stood in his path during scrimmage against Team USA. The latest from the reigning rookie of the year is his bold $50,000 one-on-one bet with Kobe Bryant, where some notable trash talking ensued – a battle Bryant clearly won – as you will see in the clip below. Should the game really happen, the
LAS VEGAS –Team USA embarked on a quest for a second consecutive Olympic gold medal Thursday night with a 113-59 victory over a Dominican Republican team that in another era could have been confused with Cuba. The game concluded a day of concern and comedy that actually began on Wednesday when Kobe Bryant said the 2012 Olympic team could beat the 1992 Dream Team, thereby leading some to suggest the current team will now be called the We-Want-Esteem-Team. Bryant’s musings sent outlets
I respect Kobe and his confidence in this year’s @usabasketball team. But the Dream Team was special. Unbeatable. — Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) July 12, 2012 Tweet of the Night goes to Scottie Pippen, who – along with Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan – wrote off the notion that the current USA team had any chance of beating the 1992 Dream Team. During USA’s game against the Dominican Republic, which turned out to be a dominant 113-59 victory for Team USA, Pippen joined the
Another day passed by, which meant another day of having to deal with Dwightmare. Orlando’s new general manager Rob Hennigan apparently thought there was a chance to convince the malcontent center to stay home. See how Howard responded, and how far the Houston Rockets are willing to go to acquire him in today’s news: Rob Hennigan tried to talk Dwight Howard into changing his mind about wanting to be traded from the Magic, but Howard would have none of it, from