Kobe Bryant Altercation

SAN DIEGO -- A man is claiming he was injured at a local church in an incident involving NBA superstar Kobe Bryant.

Police told 10News Bryant and his wife were attending St. Therese of Carmel in Carmel Valley Sunday when he thought 21-year-old Thomas Hagos was taking pictures of him with a cellphone.

According to police, Bryant took the phone from Hagos, did not see any pictures on the phone and then left the church.

Hagos claims he injured his wrist in the incident and had to go to the hospital for treatment. In a police report he filed, Hagos said he suffered a sprained wrist. More



Whatever, you probably shouldn't try to take pictures of people in church, but to be honest with you all, Vanessa Bryant is hot. She's a blatant gold digging wife, however, she's hot. So it's fine. I don't think Kobe will get in any trouble for this, but he needs to not grab or get in any physical altercation with anyone because people are just looking to sue you.



I'm sure LeBron is somehow behind this.

All Millennium Team

I was reading this article on Crossover Chronicles about the NBA All Millennium team I found this a very interesting article and in Dueling Couches fashion and our unoriginal manor I'm going to do it, but better (with more grammatical errors). The premise is from 2000 on and who you think were the most dominant players.



PG: Jason Kidd:

Kidd was and always has been amazing. He brings an all around game to the point guard position,he can do it all rebound, shoot (although not the best shooter, 3rd all time from the 3 point line) and obviously is a pin point passer. He is a very smart player and can score in bunches and no knows how to take advantage of match ups whether it be in the post or knock down a wide open 3. He just capped off a Hall of Fame career with a championship last year and no one deserved it more than him.



Steve Nash is in consideration, but he lacks the toughness and ring obviously now.



SG: Kobe Bryant:

I hate to do it, I'm a Celtics fan so this is very painful. I personally didn't think of Kobe as "elite" until the Lakers beat the Celtics without Shaq in 7. Kobe has 5 rings and an 81 point game under his belt. Kobe is a great defender and is very clutch down the stretch. There is really no argument when it comes to the SG position.



Dwayne Wade is in consideration, but there is no real comparison between the 2 so far in his career.



SF: Paul Pierce:

Yea, yea, yea, I'm biased, but I believe this. Pierce is one of the most underrated superstars in the NBA. Everyone in their mother probably want to say LeBron James, but the last time I checked Pierce out dueled him twice on his way going to the championship. Also, Paul has the clutch gene and has shouldered the Celtics scoring load in the 4th quarter since I can remember. Pierce is obviously a great scorer, but he can rebound and play some stout defense. He is often put on the opposing teams best scorer. You could argue when his career is over that he is the best SF that has ever put on a Celtics uniform, and that's dangerous to say around here.



PF: Tim Duncan:

I wanted to put Kevin Garnett here, but rings speak pretty loud in this argument. The Big Fundamental has always been a great player in the NBA and has always made his team a competitor throughout the years. He's not flashy, you never hear from him, but he is always top in rebounding, defense and scoring for big men.



Just missed: Tie KG and Dirk.... again rings dictate this argument.



C: Shaq:

No other player can ever compare to Shaq. He is huge, dominant and a presence out there that can't be matched. I don't think we will ever see another Shaq, Dwight Howard is the next closest thing but I would take Shaq over him in a second. He demanded a double team, he was an underrated passer and clogged up the lane on defense. Shaq will be a guy that people talk about like how people talk about Kareem, Bill Russell and Wilt.



Dwight Howard is in second.

Mickael Pietrus To Celtics?

Mickael Pietrus made some interesting comments that has been hoping he ends up on the Celtics (whenever there is a season)...

"A lot of teams are interested in me, like the Lakers and the Celtics," Pietrus tells L'Equipe via translation from HoopsHype. "This came from the best player in the world: Kobe Bryant. He told me two months ago that he would like to see me with the Lakers."

Obviously the Lakers would seem like the front runners for him, but I hope the Celtics take some interest in this guy. He is a great defensive player, and could be a nice asset as that "wing defender" (that should be on the list yesterday) that the Celtics have been looking for. Not sure why I am a big fan of Pietrus, but it started when the Celtics played the Magic in the playoffs a couple years ago. He just seems like a guy who would fit that "team defense" philosophy the Celtics are so great at. The question is how they would get this done. I would think it would be some kind of sign and trade with Big Baby might get it done.

Kobe Bryant MVP Photos

Kobe Bean Bryant was born August 23, 1978. He is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school basketball player in the country. He decided to declare his eligibility for

Kobe Days With Lakers Numbered?

Mike Brown is officially the head coach of the Lakers, which I found shocking. What I found even more shocking is that they didn't even tell Kobe. Since the beginning we have heard that Kobe wanted Brian Shaw, who was the assistant under Jackson (there were some others, but he seemed the most logical). Yet the Lakers decided they wanted "a new system" and not more of the same. In a way I understand, maybe they think it's time to blow things up.

Yet, when I sit back and think about it longer I think the Lakers are fucking morons. First off, as I said yesterday, Mike Brown is an awful coach. On top of that this "system" they are trying to get away from (triangle offense) is a system that won them championships.

I think Kobe has the right to be angry. I mean the Lakers followed him when he ran Shaq out of town, and though it took a little while it ended up in more rings. Kobe has been the face of this franchise for a long time now, and he has no say on who wil be coaching. I am against players deciding these things, but you have already let him run this franchise for years, so why the change now?

Unless the Lakers think Kobe is done, or it's time to move on. Very interesting. In my opinion Kobe still has enough left in the tank that he is a top 3 player in this league. Can he win it by himself? No, but if Gasol decided to show up this year then I think we might be talking about the Lakers in the finals, and from everything I am reading it sounds like it is mental with Gasol, so maybe he will be good to go next year.

Or...

This Gasol vs. Kobe thing is real. There were rumors Kobe's wife blew up Gasol's engagement. If that's true that could be tough to get around.

Either way, it does seem like the Lakers are getting past the "Kobe player/GM" and moving into a different era. I don't think Kobe is going to get along with this coach, so could that mean that Kobe could be playing in a different uniform? Strange to think about, and it's really hard to imagine, but if they start losing Kobe is going to throw a fit, and that fit is going to be focused on the front office for hiring this coach and not the guy he wanted.

You Don't Want To Get Caught Saying This On TV

It will be interesting to see if the NBA does anything about this. I am sure that this happens so many time during a game, and is basically not a big deal, but it is a cover story on ESPN and it is very blatant what he says there. You really can't just yell "fucking fag" and think everything is going to be ok. Then again, I am sure KG has said much worse. I bet Kobe will deny it, and then this will be forgotten, because there is no way that they are going to suspended Kobe with the playoffs starting this weekend. I also bet there is going to be a shit fit thrown by gay rights groups.

So I guess we can add this to the list of distractions for the Lakers which already include Phil Jackson retiring, Bynum's injury, Chicken pox, Barnes bad knee, ect.