The Credits: "Shanghai Noon"

by theshmoes on Jul 31, 2010 9:48 AM PDT

Starring: Kobe Bryant releasing a new shoe in China, and UPS faces a tough decision

Much more after the jump...

Lakers Links

ESPN:

Shannon Brown's options - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles

LA Times:

Reader comments: Hated opponents who would make fine Lakers | Lakers Blog | Los Angeles Times
Ron Artest has mastered the art of interviewing | Lakers Blog | Los Angeles Times

ProBasketBall Talk:

Want to hear "Champion" by Ron Artest? Buy NBA2K11. - ProBasketballTalk - Basketball - NBC Sports
John Salley has a conversation with Rony Seikaly you would never have with Kobe - ProBasketballTalk - Basketball - NBC Sports
Lakers and Celtics, from the new Lakers championship DVD - ProBasketballTalk - Basketball - NBC Sports
Lakers and Celtics, from the new Lakers championship DVD - ProBasketballTalk - Basketball - NBC Sports
In case you forgot, Kobe Bryant is good - ProBasketballTalk - Basketball - NBC Sports

Lakers.com:

Kobe Dialing Long Distance in Playoffs at Lakers.com BasketBlog

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Those are nice shoes

Ebay anybody? Any chance we can get them here in the US of A?

For me its the consistent inconsistency that concerns me - PAGFL
It's always AMMO Time, in spirit- DexterFishmore

by 99bc99 on Jul 31, 2010 10:17 AM PDT reply actions

do u have a pic of gteh shoes?

"the man who created a legend; the legend who resurrected a franchise."

by chaucer on Jul 31, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions

by theshmoes on Jul 31, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions

it looks cool. not a big fan of sneakers, but did recently buy his other shoes, the playoffs edition.

"the man who created a legend; the legend who resurrected a franchise."

by chaucer on Jul 31, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions

i have that same shoe! the playoffs edition

increased my vertical an instant 2 inches. the clear outsole is perfect for indoor pickup games. the grip is amazingg

by theshmoes on Jul 31, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions

it is extremely light. still haven’t played ball with them. gonna have to give them a try. not used to low top shoes.

"the man who created a legend; the legend who resurrected a franchise."

by chaucer on Aug 1, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions

thanks for the pic.

"the man who created a legend; the legend who resurrected a franchise."

by chaucer on Jul 31, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions

why kobe is the man

The hardest thing for me to do is to do nothing

by lakers are trouble on Jul 31, 2010 10:18 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs

who are the other guards the with whom the lakers allegedly have been in contact?

"the man who created a legend; the legend who resurrected a franchise."

by chaucer on Jul 31, 2010 10:34 AM PDT reply actions

i know delonte west was one..

hopefully NOT mcgrady

by theshmoes on Jul 31, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions

shaq needs to get it together

justin bieber?! now we know why he doesn’t have a job yet…

3peat.

by LAL32 on Jul 31, 2010 10:47 AM PDT reply actions

I bet

even AMMO found that socially awkward.

by greengum on Jul 31, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions

the article says the lakers have offered shannon the same amount of money and playing time that the knicks offered…hmm

"the man who created a legend; the legend who resurrected a franchise."

by chaucer on Jul 31, 2010 11:13 AM PDT reply actions

Sucks for the Miami season ticket staff..

How they were fired just like that. Hope they got some sorta compensation or excellent references before they were all let go though.

by Hokkun on Jul 31, 2010 12:01 PM PDT reply actions

sooo...

does this mean t-mac actually can’t play anymore? all he had to do was do well at the bulls workout and they would’ve signed him. oh well

"I wanted to do what was best for LeBron James, and what LeBron James is going to do to make him happy."- Lebron James

by c.lobster on Jul 31, 2010 12:22 PM PDT reply actions

I think they were more concerned

About his desire to start rather than his physical state.

To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

by Ben R on Jul 31, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions

ah

makes sense.

"I wanted to do what was best for LeBron James, and what LeBron James is going to do to make him happy."- Lebron James

by c.lobster on Jul 31, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Brown update

If they renounce Giddens & Barron, about $3.1M. RT @16XNBACHAMPS: How much $ can the Knicks offer Shannon Brown?

http://twitter.com/LarryCoon/status/19994132164

Courtesy of the ever-knowledgeable Larry Coon. In any case, Kupchak must really be lowballing Brown around $2 million/year if Brown is thinking about a Knicks offer around $3 million/year.

To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

by Ben R on Jul 31, 2010 1:14 PM PDT reply actions

$2mill/yr was what he was due to make, anyway.

Kobe Bryant's no Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant is Kobe Bryant.

"Lebron joins teams with his friends; Kobe’s enemies join teams with him." - Gil Meriken

by Saurav A. Das on Jul 31, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Great read on Magic's post-basketball career

http://www.hoopsaddict.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Magic-Johnson.pdf

Great instance of how a player transitions successfully out of the league into their new occupation.

To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

by Ben R on Jul 31, 2010 1:29 PM PDT reply actions

smart dude

went from retiring with HIV… to being worth 700 million. amazing story

by theshmoes on Jul 31, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions

if he's worth that much,

why the hell is he still doing those san manuel commercials?!

by Nostance on Jul 31, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions

They probably give him a mean cut of 20 million, OR he owns a part of it so he gets paid when ppl go.

for each commercial*

by Starburst. on Jul 31, 2010 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions

First basketball billionaire?

Or will MJ somehow turn Charlotte around?

Kobe Bryant's no Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant is Kobe Bryant.

"Lebron joins teams with his friends; Kobe’s enemies join teams with him." - Gil Meriken

by Saurav A. Das on Jul 31, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Nah, 'cuz Magic didn't make his money from basketball.

"There are no "Kobe Lovers", just people who are right." - Gil Meriken

by SoCalGal on Jul 31, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Hey, uh, what's with repeating the pictures? First Matt Barnes, now Kobe.

I feel cheated!

"There are no "Kobe Lovers", just people who are right." - Gil Meriken

by SoCalGal on Jul 31, 2010 5:09 PM PDT reply actions

well there really arent any new news

lol its going really slow this week and probably this whole month

by rballer on Jul 31, 2010 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions

I'll never cheat on you

by California Waves on Jul 31, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions

LOL, girlfriend, where have you been?!

"There are no "Kobe Lovers", just people who are right." - Gil Meriken

by SoCalGal on Jul 31, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions

I was at a party today

Did you miss me, sista?

by California Waves on Jul 31, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions

That party must have lasted a couple of weeks. Haven't seen you around in a while.

"There are no "Kobe Lovers", just people who are right." - Gil Meriken

by SoCalGal on Jul 31, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Hey SoCalGal

I told PAGFL about this already

I’ve been practicing a “fast”, if you will, from the internet. I’ve limited my internet time to just an hour every day and stayed off SBNation for almost a week now.

You see, I’m headed for graduate school in less than two weeks, and I know that once it starts, I won’t have much free time at all, and I certainly can’t spend any time on the internet anymore. So I’m just preparing myself for then.

In the meantime, I’m collecting people’s email addresses so that I can stay in contact with them. I want to find a way to send you mine in a private message.

I'm a diehard Cavs fan, proud to say I never owned a LeBron jersey.

by WaveOcean on Jul 31, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions

Hey Wave, good luck with school. I know you're going to do very well.

Click on the monkey for my email address and feel free to contact me any time.

And try to visit us here once in a while.

"There are no "Kobe Lovers", just people who are right." - Gil Meriken

by SoCalGal on Jul 31, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions

Thanks, SoCalGal

You’re a real friend, and you always have been.

I’ve always been too timid to display my email address, but I really should tell myself that it’s not that big a deal.

And I will try to visit once in a while. I’ll definitely show up when you guys play my Cavs. Are you guys going to sign D West? Oh man, that means I’ll have to start rooting for the Lakers, cause I want D West to get redemption! Heck, we should just give Varejao and Williams to either you or the Heat so that I can root for either team freely in your inevitable finals clash.

I'm a diehard Cavs fan, proud to say I never owned a LeBron jersey.

by WaveOcean on Jul 31, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions