Get ready, Hollywood. Ron Artest is coming to town, and he’s ready to deliver Kobe’s Lakers all the chaos they need.

Kobe Bryant always admired that Ron Artest never acted like he wanted an autograph when duty demanded that he defend him. He loved that Artest was combustible and crazy and always left people wondering: Is this the moment when Ron-Ron loses his mind again, when all hell breaks loose?

Deep down, Bryant wanted Artest on his side. Artest gives a thirtysomething Kobe what Dennis Rodman gave a thirtysomething Michael Jordan: A belligerent, tough guy bearing the burden of protecting the superstar’s back.

And as far back as the Western Conference playoffs, the Lakers believed Artest wanted to trade Houston for Hollywood, that the Rockets’ decaying cornerstone of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady turned that team into a temporary rehab assignment. Continue reading…

KB24.COM: That’s right – TwoFour has been nominated for four ESPYs in the following categories

1. Best Male Athlete
2. Best NBA Player
3. Best Championship Performance
4. Best Team

The 17^th annual ESPY Awards (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) is set to air on Sunday, July 19^th 9pm ET on ESPN and will be hosted by Samuel L. Jackson.

To vote for Kobe, click on the following link and register to ESPN.com:

http://promo.espn.go.com/espn/specialsection/espys2009/#/home/

Kobe could opt out of his Lakers contract and become a free agent, but he tells cheering fans at the Coliseum, ‘This is my home. … We’ll be back next year, ready to go.’

Three days after the championship, it was time for the celebration.

But for many Lakers fans, the biggest reward Wednesday was the strong hint dropped by Kobe Bryant.

Coming off his first MVP performance in the NBA Finals, Bryant exuberantly shared thoughts of his future among cheering fans at the Lakers’ championship rally.

“Where am I going to go?” he said into a microphone when asked if he would stay with the Lakers. “This is my home.”

Bryant was speaking in front of a packed crowd at the Coliseum, the end point for a celebratory parade that began Wednesday at 11:22 a.m. at Staples Center.
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Kobe Bryant is all smiles at the July 1996 news conference where he was introduced after the Lakers acquired him from the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Vlade Divac. The Hornets had selected the 17-year-old right out of high school with the 13th overall choice in the 1996 NBA draft.

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