By definition, "quirky" means "far-out" or "strikingly unconventional." There is no shortage of the unconventional in the NBA. HOOPSWORLD takes a look at the "All-Quirky Team" …
First Team
Shaquille O'Neal: His graphic rap song against Kobe Bryant...
Known as one of the top recruiters in the country during his 16 seasons as a college head basketball coach, Bill Self has additional ammunition to use in pursuing prep players in the Class of 2009.
Kansas University’s sixth-year coach, who today...
LAS VEGAS -- The game is the same, as is the goal: win it all and bring home a gold medal from the Beijing Summer Games. Kobe Bryant sat down with The Times on Sunday to talk about Team USA before departing for New York, where he and U.S. teammates...
This isn’t your Grandfather’s Kobe Bryant, or even last summer’s Kobe Bryant (Remember his rant about the Lakers that was captured on YouTube?) Last week, Shaq hammered the reigning MVP with a vulgar rap song. In New York at an appearance of the...
Background
Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978(1978-08-23)) is an American All-Star shooting guard who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. Bryant is the only son of former Philadelphia 76ers player and former Los Angeles Sparks head coach Joe "Jellybean" Bryant. His parents named him after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu.
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