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Aside from the fact that he's still one of the best players on the planet and will go down as one of the top 10 to every grace a basketball court, so watching him play is a joy to us all, Kobe Bryant staying in the playoffs means more than just basketball.
It means he gets to speak to the media.
Well, sort of.
Bryant is notorious for going into dismissive, shutdown mode during the playoffs. His answers are quick, curt and often no longer than three or four words. But his most recent response to a question about whether or not the Lakers can guard the Oklahoma City Thunder will go down as one of his best.
Local NBC news affilate, NBCLA mixed up their hometown Los Angeles Kings logo with the Sacramento Kings logo on a graphic during Monday's six o'clock edition of the news.
See a picture of the goof after the jump.
As the Los Angeles Lakers were losing by 20 (25? 30? 300?), it was easy to get lost in trying to find things that stood out other than Oklahoma City Thunder domination.
Metta World Peace was booed hard by the Oklahoma City crowd early on.
Then the Thunder started pouring it on.
Kevin Durant dunked right past Andrew Bynum's attempt at defense.
Daequan Cook nailed a big three.
After that, many points were scored, mostly by the Thunder.
This eventually led to an epic flop by Steve Blake.
Metta World Peace was not happy with the deficit.
But he did manage to tango with James Harden once before both left the game.
Finally, Devin Ebanks got tossed, knocked over a chair, and took off his jersey for no real reason. Inspired the Lakers to still lose by about thirty or so. A noble effort by Ebanks.
And that's your Laker highlights of the game! It was that type of night in Oklahoma City.
To talk about the loss in Game 1 with Laker fans, head on over to Silver Screen and Roll. To talk about the loss with Game 2 with Thunder fans, go to Welcome To Loud City.
Check out the SB Nation NBA YouTube channel for more coverage of the series.
The Los Angeles Dodgers entered Sunday with a 22-11 record, the best record in baseball, but received some bad news. All-world center fielder Matt Kemp left the game against the Colorado Rockies after just three innings on Sunday, presumably with a left hamstring injury of some sort.
Kemp made the final out of the third inning, then as he went back to the dugout to grab his glove he met with assistant trainer Greg Harrel and manager Don Mattingly. It seemed like Kemp was pleading to stay in the game, as he slammed his glove down in the dugout after getting removed.
NBA Playoff basketball has always been known for it's increase of physicality, but this Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies series has fallen right in line be being just as chippy and violent. And now that it's game seven the gloves are coming off, as Memphis' Zach Randolph proves to us by clotheslining Blake Griffin under the hoop early in the second half.
Every now and again an NBA player can get away with a bit of a travel. Then there are times when players get away with dancing with the ball halfway down the court, which Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul certainly did in his game seven matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies Sunday morning.
Make the jump to see the epic glide-step in action.
Just before halftime at the LA Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets game 7 matchup, Pau Gasol mopped up a missed shot just before the buzzer sounds. This gif has everything you want, a difficult shot, things lighting up, and a man beast who looks like he would eat your face off. Mmmm, face….
Flopping has been an art perfected by many throughout the history of basketball. Need a big defensive stop in a playoff game? Stand kind of close to the basket or ball, wait for the opposition to make a move and fall over, regardless of the amount of contact. And sometimes there isn't even any contact made!
With elimination on the line in tonight's Clippers vs. Grizzlies game, the flopping has gotten out of control at Staples Center. We have some fun GIFs of the madness after the jump!
Most around the NBA figured that Miami Heat forward LeBron James would take home MVP honors for the third time in four years, but there still was an outside chance for someone like Kobe Bryant or Kevin Durant to swoop in and claim the award.
The chances of that ended on Friday evening, as a report from the Associated Press announced that James would be awarded the MVP title on Saturday. Only seven other players have won three or more MVP awards in their careers.
The Los Angeles Angels have a lot of ground to make up in the American League West, and they open a road series against the division-leading Texas Rangers Friday night in Arlington. The series opener provides a great matchup on the mound, with former Ranger C.J. Wilson facing new Ranger Yu Darvish.
Wilson had a successful conversion from the bullpen to starting with Texas, winning 31 games with a 3.14 ERA in the last two years atop the starting rotation of back-to-back AL pennant winners. He cashed in this winter with a five-year, $77.5 million contract with the Angels, and Wilson has done everything expected so far with his hometown team.
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