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KOBE BRYANT, 21, knows recording studios are littered with the gargantuan bones of basketball players who thought they could rap. (Anyone unfamiliar with Shaquille O'Neal's Shaq Diesel or Chris Webber's 2 Much Drama should consult the nearest record store's clearance bin.) Nevertheless, the L.A. Laker and NBA All-Star thinks his upcoming album, Visions, will be different. "If I heard a basketball player rhyming, I'd be suspicious too," says Bryant. "But I think I'll get people's respect as time goes on." Bryant's first single, K.O.B.E.--a duet with fellow musical novice Tyra...
...have mixed emotions," admitted West, who lost his argument against Rodman with owner Jerry Buss. The Laker organization, one of the most successful sports franchises in the history of overpriced beer, is in lock-the-doors identity crisis. They fire a gentleman who represented the class of the past, and they bring in Rodman's history of tormenting coaches and alienating teammates with tardiness and demon-seed weirdness. Before he'd even put on a uniform, Rodman said the Lakers "don't know the game of basketball." And since they'd fired Harris, Rodman volunteered to coach, saying that...
...Lakers gambled because Rodman was, and might still be at age 37, a great player whose specialties--rebounding and defense--are their weaknesses. And he has won five championship rings, a trick the Lakers hope he can teach young stars Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. Plus there's always a chance Rodman's ex-squeeze Madonna will become a Laker girl...
...Laker coach Kurt Rambis also owns a championship resume. And as a Laker starter in the '80s, he was a sort of geek god, selflessly supplying rebounds and passing options for Magic Johnson's Showtime offense. So very...Dennis...
...debuted Friday night. Rodman's hair was Laker purple and yellow, and his rebounding and hustle helped his new team to an easy win over the hapless Clippers. "As a player, we can use him, plain and simple," says veteran guard Derek Harper, who won't be afraid to take Rodman by the hand if he goes goofy on them...