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Seriously: in terms of NBA experience, what can his Olympic teammates teach him ? Just because James and Wade won a championship, it doesn't make them instant experts.

His wife got a divorce lawyer .

Just in case you were wondering .

Bow-Wow challenges Kobe Bryant to a one-on-one game, loses badly .

It's not who you think .

“It’s an accurate statement. I’m definitely one of the top 10 guards. It could mean two, it could mean one, it could mean four or five. I’m definitely one of the top thousand. Look, I know how he feels about me. There have been a lot of great guards to play the game. For me to sit here and say, ‘He should have said top five,’ that’s disrespectful to the other guards that I’ve watched.” Kobe Bryant , getting there.

"You need a good center or Michael Jordan/ Kobe Bryant in order to win a championship." There we go.

What NBA news would scare Cavs Fans (who want to hold on to LeBron James for dear life) yet excite Knick Fans (who'd sell their grandma for a marque player right about now)? Answer One would be: "James traded to New York." Answer Two would be: " Kobe says: 'Trade me .'" Cleveland better get on the ball an insure that LeBron has a sturdy, championship-caliber team around him or they'll see this same story in five years. UPDATE: Guess I spoke too soon on Kobe. Looks like we won't know his real intentions until for the next season starts (by then, we'll know what the 2007-2008 roster will look like).