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...Kobe speaks fluent Italian from having lived in Italy for the eight years when Joe played pro ball there. At suburban Philadelphia's Lower Merion High, where he led his team to the state championship and broke the region's all-time high school scoring record once held by Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe had good grades and SAT scores. "He never really talked to women," says Emory Dabney, 22, a high school teammate who stayed friendly with the star after Bryant turned pro. "He concentrated on basketball and schoolwork, so he never let women get close...
...chic Palestinian woman in dark glasses strides toward an Israeli checkpoint separating Ramallah from Jerusalem. Armed soldiers shout at her to stop, but she quickens her pace. Then she removes her glasses. Her gaze mesmerizes the guards. As she passes, they wilt in submission--and the tower collapses...
...list reminded me of nothing so much as the cardboard-and-bed-sheet boat in the New Year’s Eve parade, that other embodiment of the promise of a new year untainted by cynicism or disappointment. Before long the cardboard would succumb to the rain and wilt; before long my blockmate would stay up too late, eat unhealthily, neglect her parents, become a stranger to the MAC. But in the interim the boat bounced down the street, and my blockmate’s list, spiky with exclamation points, shone at the corner of her desk...
...Kobe, that the person who can make things happen is the one who brings the ball up the court. Against the Celtics, Kidd averaged a triple double (double figures in points, rebounds and assists); the only other players ever to pull that off in a conference finals were Wilt Chamberlain (1967) and Magic Johnson...
...Lowdown: Though Bol never challenged any of Wilt Chamberlain's scoring records - on or off the court - he worked himself into being a defensive standout. He'll need those defensive instincts here, because he's not going to be able to withstand many punches from Perry, whose weight equals that of a loaded school bus. Bol's best strategy would be to take advantage of his reach by throwing jabs from the locker room. Fearless Prediction: The Fridge eats Bol in Round 1 Links: • NBA regular-season records for blocked shots • SI Then and Now: William Perry...