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...KOBE DECLINES TO READ ALL ABOUT...
When Iverson wasn't the news, L.A.'s Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant were. Each insisted he's the Man on the world-champion Lakers, and the other guy should defer. Old-timers were appalled that team success wasn't enough to make O'Neal and Bryant contented campers. But then, old-timers don't really understand...
...hear him tell it, commissioner Stern is sanguine. On Kobe vs. Shaq: "A bit of petulance both will grow out of." On Iverson: "You can focus on Allen's tattoos and rap songs or on the fact that he's emerging as one of the greatest guards of all time. I find it odd that a dad whose kids are listening to Eminem upstairs reads about Allen Iverson in the papers and says he's not going to watch anymore. He should be taking away those Eminem...
...Allen 'The Answer' Iverson, the East squad came from 21 points behind with eight minutes left in the game to win a thrilling 111-110 match-up. Kobe Bryant and Stephon Marbury went mano a mano in the last minute. Finally Dikembe Mutumbo forced the Lakers sensation into an awkward pass to Tim Duncan with just seconds remaining, and his desperate last second shot was blocked by Vince Carter to end the game...
Instead of redefining the NBA as a league of the 'next Jordan' (i.e. Vince Carter, Kobe Bryant, or Kevin Garnett), Commissioner David Stern should rather focus on rivalries and multiple superstars. He has, as is obvious from Sunday night's All-Star Game, a vast pool of talent to play with...