Lakers star Kobe Bryant talks Lakers, LeBron, Miami, and says nothing is guaranteed … Team USA hits their stride … A new twist on the dunk contest …

Just the other day, Kobe Bryant appeared on a segment of Rome is Burning, the ESPN show with Jim Rome. However, what made the visit interesting was that Rome wasn’t hosting. 
The guest host for the day was none other than Los Angeles Lakers

After the Lakers beat the Celtics in Game 7 of this year’s NBA Finals, Kobe Bryant once again gave supporters and critics a reason to compare him to Michael Jordan. Not with the fact that he’d won one ring for the thumb, but in the post-game

The Nuggets prefer to trade Carmelo Anthony to the Nets, Kings, or Timberwolves … Kobe Bryant is adamant he’ll retire in L.A. … The Wizards inquire about Anthony

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Yao Ming, Blake Griffin, Joel Przybilla, Greg Oden, Andrew Bogut, Mehmet Okur,Kendrick Perkins, and Andrew Bynum will all be returning to action after having major surgery and missing part of the 2010

Los Angeles Lakers’ forward Lamar Odom is one of the key players on the team who will be competing for the United States in the FIBA World Championship, and hopefully his experience there can carry over to the 2010-11 NBA season.
Team USA is

There is nothing in the world that gets Kobe Bryant more excited than a challenge. The guy just loves the thrill of the battle, and anyone who doubts him or his team. This year will be filled with adversity, and there are already plenty of doubters.
When

The Los Angeles Lakers have won back-to-back championships and this season they hope to add another to the collection. Phil Jackson will be going for his fourth three-peat (twice in Chicago and once during Kobe/Shaq era), which by the way is amazing. In