House of Hoops had a series of wonderful events planned for their launch of the Barcelona store today. The House of Hoops has has joined forces with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Regal FC Barcelona. Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant, Juan Carlos Navarro, Ricky Rubio have been judges of the tournament 'street basket', which took place in the 'playground' from behind the MACBA (Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona)
In the final, teams were required to attempt a shot within 8 seconds of receiving the ball. If a team scores a buzzer beater it counts double. Kobe and Ricky coached one team, Pau and Juan coached the other team.Here are some of the photos and a short video of Kobe once again nailing it at the buzzer. BUT do we expect any different??
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Minnesota beat the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers 111-92 on Monday night in their preseason opener played a long way from home.
Kobe is still recovering from knee surgery from the offseason, which only allowed him to play for a very short time in this game. That wasn’t enough to satisfy the crowd, which chanted “Kobe, Kobe, Kobe” during the second half.
“We had plans to play Kobe in two segments, but one was enough,” Jackson said. “He iced down at halftime. I probably should have told the PA announcer so he could tell the crowd.”
Lamar Odom led the Lakers with 17 points, Gasol had seven and Fisher added 12. Center Andrew Bynum missed the game following knee surgery.
Bryant who has taken his rehab very seriously, has only completed two full practices since training camp began. He stated he probably wouldn't have played at all if it had been a home game.
“I had a sense of responsibility to get out there and play for a little bit,” Bryant said, adding that the chants from the crowd tempted him to play more. “I wanted to get up and get in. But my shoes were already unlaced, and I had ice on my knees.”Continue reading
Lakers shooting guard joined 100 young ballers aged 15 -20 years old from all of London at a basketball camp hosted by top coaches at Lilian Baylis Old School, in Kennington. During the session the ballers were guided through expert drills designed to develop fitness, agility and all around basketball skills.
London School of Basketball’s new network of coaches will deliver open access basketball, the development of boys & girls teams from U-12-U-20, access to competitive basketball leagues, youth mentoring, training and support of young people to become coaches and community sports leaders and progressive pathways to elite basketball for talented ballers
October 6, 2010
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