The last time Kobe Bryant visited Memphis he had a chance to overtake Jerry West as the Los Angeles Lakers all time leading scorer. Being the prolific scorer he is, he did and while he rightfully won his place in history, his team lost the game.

Last night, after sitting out for 18 games with a sore ankle and broken index finger (Chris Webber says it’s broken in two places), he needed 34 points to move ahead of Reggie Miller on the NBAs all time scoring list and into 13th place.

Instead, he settled for 32 and another game winning field goal.

“Every time it just feels like the first time,” Bryant said after the game. “It truly does. It’s a great feeling. It’s always brand new.”

It was the fifth time this year Kobe trumped an opposing squad in the final minutes of a game. Bryant scored the last nine points, none more important than the final bucket with put them ahead for good 99-98 with 4.3 seconds to go.

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Since putting out the fire and restoring order in their home, Kobe and Lebron make their way to the barbershop, where Lebron assumes the center of attention.

In this ad, the infamous “handshake” is the focus. Lebron jumps from his seat when “Big Z” (Zydrunas Ilgauskus) walks into the shop, as George “Iceman” Gervin, Kobe and others watch them go through the motions.

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In the last episode of MVPuppets Kobe and Lebron were apparently been challenged by Blitzen (Lupe Fiasco) and his reindeer squad.

The way it played out, Santa (KRS One) got a call from Blitz, who’d had enough of all the fanfare.

So Santa arranged a meeting at the hoopcourt and the reindeer got served like some $1 double cheeseburgers.

“The Game Is Ova! The Game Is Ova!! Budibop bye!!!!”

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The funniest thing about this commercial is Lebron’s “two words.” Sounds like he’s either been watching “Inside The NBA” or seizing Dwayne Wade’s quality time from Chuck. Either way, “King of the Jungle” would not qualify in this here argument.