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Starring Kobe Bryant and the Italian League, and the NBA and the season.
- Virtus Bologna: $3M Kobe deal ’95 percent’ done - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Kobe Bryant's Italian job is going from Bologna to baloney - latimes.com
- Kobe Bryant demands revenue sharing - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- Kobe’s Italian Adventure … Not So Fast " NBA.com | Hang Time Blog
- Kobe pushing for contract in Italy - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- Salaries don't match value for NBA stars - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- Sticking point: Competitive balance - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN
MUCH more after the jump...
Lakers Links:
- Forum Blue And Gold " Fast Break Thoughts
- VOTN Fastbreak: Kobe to Play in Italy During Lockout? | Laker Nation
- Lakers Prepare Refund Policy In Case Lockout Continues | Lakers Nation
- Kobe’s Italian Adventure … Not So Fast " NBA.com | Hang Time Blog
- Italian team president optimistic about Kobe deal | NBA.com
- Kobe pushing for contract in Italy - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- LAKERS: The Men who Led the Lakers: Jack McKinney (1979-80)
- Watch: Kobe Bryant takes penalty kicks in Turkey - NBA - Sporting News
- Beating The Rap: Revisiting Kobe Bryant’s Hip-Hop Misstep | Dime Magazine
- SLAM ONLINE | " NBA BATTLES
- SLAM ONLINE | " Italian Team Claims to Have ‘Economic’ Agreement With Kobe Bryant
ESPN / Land O' Lakers:
- Kobe's deal to Italy reportedly "95 percent done." - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- Kobe Bryant demands revenue sharing - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Times:
- Kobe Bryant's Italian job is going from Bologna to baloney - latimes.com
- Kobe Bryant's reported deal with Italian team may be in jeopardy - latimes.com
- Kobe Bryant's Italy controversy, NBA talks stir debate - latimes.com
- Former USC guard vows to be physical against Kobe Bryant in Italy - latimes.com
- Metta World Peace challenging Kevin Durant in basketball - latimes.com
The Orange County Register:
- Virtus Bologna: $3M Kobe deal ’95 percent’ done - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
- Kobe’s drive is to play here, there, anywhere - The Orange County Register
- Kobe Bryant’s deal in Italy falling apart - Lakers blog : The Orange County Register
Other NBA Links:
- NBA labor talks -- Players, owners to return for talks Saturday despite tense moments - ESPN
- Labor Talks: Getting Down To Business " NBA.com | Hang Time Blog
- NBA lockout: Players, owners to meet this weekend with '11-'12 season on the line - Washington Times
- Sticking point: Competitive balance - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN
- Wade, LeBron make stand in labor meeting - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- Salaries don't match value for NBA stars - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- NBA Superstars: Undervalued & Underpaid | Dime Magazine
- Meetings conclude for day with tenor of hope - NBA - Sporting News
- Owners' divide detrimental to talks - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN
- Report: Stern to make 'hard push' for deal this weekend - NBA - Sporting News
- Wade, Stern have blow up at Friday's NBA labor meeting - NBA - Sporting News
- NBA says "You want revenue sharing? We’ll give you revenue sharing! All revenue sharing everything!" | ProBasketballTalk
- The Other Sides Of The Amnesty Clause | Hardwood Paroxysm
- Negotiations Don't Need a Star Presence, Wade Says - NYTimes.com
- NBA owner, union talks "engaging," will continue Saturday | ProBasketballTalk
- Another Day Passes Without N.B.A. Deal - NYTimes.com
- A Solution To The NBA Lockout | Dime Magazine
- NBA Lockout Power Rankings: Dwyane Wade Brings The Heat - SBNation.com
- Commissioner Talks to Media | NBA.com
- Players Talk to Media | NBA.com
- NBA Player Rankings 71-80 - ESPN
- #NBArank debates -- Who should be higher? - ESPN
- Udonis Haslem on labor talks - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN
- Wade gets heated at meeting - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN
- Iguodala gets lesson in money game - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas of Miami Heat announces retirement after 13 seasons - ESPN
- Betting odds favor there being no NBA season - Ball Don't Lie - NBA Blog - Yahoo! Sports
- Jeff Van Gundy: ‘Very few people care about the NBA lockout’ - Ball Don't Lie - NBA Blog - Yahoo! Sports
- Drake Has Some Interesting Basketball Opinions | Hardwood Paroxysm
- Honestly, Man: Drake Is Just The Worst - From Our Editors - SBNation.com
- Why Kevin Durant Is Better Than LeBron James | Dime Magazine
- Friday Night Video: Don’t forget how good Penny Hardaway was | ProBasketballTalk