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Kobe talking about his Olympic experience and accusing Michael Phelps of having gills, lol.

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From amctv.com:

It’s really for the kids…,” Team USA basketball player LeBron James tells AMC News about how it feels to bring home the gold from Beijing. He also discusses his documentary, More than a Game, in the middle of a slam dunk competition at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

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hands down, bar none.

another great Magic moment:
Before the end of the 1992 NBA All-Star game, Magic Johnson had funny one-on-one’s against Isiah Thomas and Michael Jordan. By the way, Magic was the MVP of that game where the West demolished the East.

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From the Trailblazers blog:

The song – should you fail to recognize it – is N’Sync’s “It’s Gonna Be Me” and could go down as one of the great moments in Trail Blazers history for those of us who had the pleasure of seeing it live.

We all know about Greg’s potential on the court, and can’t wait to see #52 in uniform. But seeing him in that environment, showcasing his larger-than-life personality and truly enjoying himself among those kids was a treat for any fan to behold … even if it meant enduring a few off-key notes!

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Pics of Magic Johnson at Florida A&M University, where Magic Johnson invested in a popular student-dining facility which is being called Subconnection Magic. The grand opening of Subconnection Magic is scheduled for January 2009. It’s hard seeing one of my boyhood heroes turn out like this. Magic, please visit one of the gyms you own.

and another pic found on ConcreteLoop.com

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Beautiful Venice Beach was the scene when David Kalb, a warehouse factory worker, blanked LeBron James in a game of  H-O-R-S-E.  Kalb won the right to play LeBron through an online contest, “LeBron’s Trick Shot Challenge sponsored by Cub Cadet.”

[Click here] to see Kalb’s winning shot

Kalb’s bag of trick shots included one where he bounced the ball very high in the lane, raced around the goal post, caught the ball as it came down, and tossed it in the basket. James missed his try, and after losing the first game, declared best two-of-three. Each made, among other shots, left-handed free throws, but Kalb went on to win the second game as well.

After he missed his final shot, James tossed the ball away.

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The Cavaliers’ megastar, fresh off helping the U.S. basketball team win gold at the Beijing Olympics, will be at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend for the debut of “More Than A Game,” a documentary chronicling his rise to stardom and how he and four childhood friends overcame long odds to win a national championship in high school.

Combining footage taken during James’ career at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in nearby Akron, along with one-on-one interviews by writer/director Kris Belman, home videos, and personal family photographs, the film is about much more than basketball. At its core is a story of friendship, loyalty and love.

“We set out with a goal as kids and we wanted to accomplish that someway, somehow by using basketball as a tool, not knowing that it was going to create other opportunities for us,” James said. “We didn’t know it was going to create a brotherhood and trust. We grew from kids into young men.”

source [AP]

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