Canada tops US in All-Star celebrity game, 74-63

Bryant was selected to start the contest by the fans but he indicated he’s looking to rest his sore body during the week-long All-Star break. Knowing Kobe, if he gets it going, especially early, he’s definitely going to go for it.

“Having made that, reached that level, I adopted the attitude of, ‘Let me continue to play like an all-star beyond the actual all-star game, ‘” Embry said.

“You want to teach me one?” he asked. “We’ll try to get him the MVP”. The weekend is a showcase for the National Basketball Association, but this season it’s all about Bryant, who drew a massive crowd of reporters at Friday’s media session and was the talk of his peers.

New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony says he hopes the owners and the players union can come to a new labor agreement without a work stoppage. “I’m pretty sure the other guys that’s participating and the National Basketball Association know that. This is his last hurrah”.

Bryant was the leading vote-getter in the fan balloting that chose the starting lineup for Sundays game, a lifetime achievement award more than anything related to his play this season.

And though Thunder forward Kevin Durant said Bryant “might defer to us”, given his respect for the league’s current crop of young stars, it’s likely that the West’s best will look to set up Bryant for a big night. “Three minutes to tip-off, we go out, very little warmup, and at 8 o’clock they tossed the ball up and the game started”.

The league announced Thursday that it created hashtag-triggered Twitter emojis for all 24 All-Stars who are on the roster for Sunday’s game at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

“I think it’s really important because they kind of look up to the high schools”, said Lesniak. “It’s going to be cool”. Earlier this week, a report said the reason why is because Bryant will not be participating.

Surrounded by a crush of reporters, alternating between introspection and playfulness, Kobe Bryant revealed plans for his first day of retirement. He’s not gunning for it, he said. He’s come to terms with that. How many players can say they played 20 years and actually have seen the game go through three, four generations? It’s not sad at all.

“I’ve seen soccer uniforms where they marks all over the jerseys”. Adding 14 rebounds, three assists and three steals, Bryant recorded the fourth-highest scoring total in All-Star Game history at the time.

The two were keen to play host to the NBA’s biggest stars this weekend. While understandable, she finished with just seven points and five rebounds, but probably could have had a triple-double if she tried.

Even an extreme cold weather warning could not deter hundreds from lining up at a Michael Jordan pop up store to get a shot at a pair of his latest signature sneakers and other VIP merchandise.

Without a second-half spark and few long-range threats outside Sudeikis, Team USA couldn’t muster enough offense to compete with a Canadian side that scored effectively inside and out. “I wanted to jump out of my seat because of how excited I was”. “It has been an honor and privilege to watch him play“.

“I think we’re spoiled in a sense that we’re the only team here”.

Davis listed Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins and the Utah Jazz’s Trey Lyles, who has dual Canadian and US citizenship.

While Drake didn’t specifically name Meek Mill in his interview, it’s no surprise that Drake may be taking every opportunity to shade the Philly rapper following Meek Mill’s release of his “War Pain” diss track last month. “I’m a farm boy from OH, I don’t know what that’s all about”, Embry said.