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NBA star and member of the US Olympic men's basketball ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - NBA star and member of the US Olympic men's basketball team, Kobe Bryant, in Beijing on August 19. Hundreds of Olympians are updating blogs about their experiences in Beijing and the unwritten rule appears to be: The bigger the star the blander the blog Photo:Mark Ralston/AFP

NBA basketball player Yao Ming (top left) shares ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:32:00 GMT

(AFP) - NBA basketball player Yao Ming (top left) shares a joke with 110 metre hurdler Liu Xiang (left, middle) and their fellow Chinese Olympian teammates during the official opening of the Beijing Olympics on July 27. The basketball superstar Yao Ming has urged Liu Xiang to put his Olympic nightmare behind him and to strive for greater success Photo:Peter Parks/AFP

US player Lebron James during the men's group ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - US player Lebron James during the men's group B basketball match in Beijing on August 18. A US team of highly-paid NBA stars are tasting gold as they head into Wednesday's Olympic basketball medal round Photo:Filippo Monteforte/AFP

US player Kobe Bryant watches the men's group ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - US player Kobe Bryant watches the men's group B basketball match in Beijing on August 18. US player Lebron James during the men's group B basketball match in Beijing on August 18. A US team of highly-paid NBA stars are tasting gold as they head into Wednesday's Olympic basketball medal round Photo:Filippo Monteforte/AFP

China's Yao Ming (right) with coach Jonas Kazlauskas. ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - China's Yao Ming (right) with coach Jonas Kazlauskas. The China superstar was furious at being benched in the defeat against Greece where a win could have ensured his nation's highest-ever finish in Olympic basketball, the team's coach admitted Photo:Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP

China superstar Yao Ming, seen here, was furious ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - China superstar Yao Ming, seen here, was furious at being benched in the defeat against Greece where a win could have ensured his nation's highest-ever finish in Olympic basketball, the team's coach admitted Photo:Filippo Monteforte/AFP

File photo shows China's Yao Ming (right) listening ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows China's Yao Ming (right) listening to his Lithuanian coach Jonas Kazlauskas during a match against Slovenia in August 2006. With plenty of cash and an infusion of foreign coaches, China's old communist-inspired sporting machine has undergone a major upgrade in recent years that has helped drive the country to its historic Olympics success Photo:Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP

Basketball player Kobe Bryant of the U.S. watches the women's ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Basketball player Kobe Bryant of the U.S. watches the women's beach volleyball semifinal match between Brazil and the U.S. at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 19, 2008. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (CHINA)

US player Lebron James celebrates a basket during ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - US player Lebron James celebrates a basket during the men's preliminary round group B basketball match of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games against Germany in Beijing. The US won 106-57. Photo:Filippo Monteforte/AFP

Germany's Chris Kaman (L) goes up to shoot past Chris Bosh of ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Germany's Chris Kaman (L) goes up to shoot past Chris Bosh of the U.S. during their men's preliminary round Group B basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA)

Lebron James (R) of the U.S. goes up for a basket against Patrick ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebron James (R) of the U.S. goes up for a basket against Patrick Femerling of Germany during their men's Group B basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

Lebron James of the U.S. (C) reacts after slam dunking against ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebron James of the U.S. (C) reacts after slam dunking against Germany during a men's Group B basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (CHINA)

REFILE - CORRECTING SPORT TO BASKETBALL Lebron James of the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING SPORT TO BASKETBALL Lebron James of the U.S. (R) drives to the basket past Dirk Nowitzki of Germany during their men's Group B basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA)

Lebron James (L), Carmelo Anthony (C) and Kobe Bryant share ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebron James (L), Carmelo Anthony (C) and Kobe Bryant share a laugh during their men's Group B basketball game against Germany at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 18, 2008.

Kobe Bryant of the U.S. goes up for a basket against Dirk Nowitzki ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant of the U.S. goes up for a basket against Dirk Nowitzki of Germany during their men's Group B basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA)

Kobe Bryant of the U.S. reacts to a foul call as he walks past ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant of the U.S. reacts to a foul call as he walks past Patrick Femerling (L) and Steffen Hamann of Germany during their men's Group B basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA)

Kobe Bryant of the U.S. (R) drives to the basket against Konrad ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant of the U.S. (R) drives to the basket against Konrad Christoph Wysocki of Germany during their men's Group B basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA)

Dirk Nowitzki of Germany is guarded by Lebron James of the U.S. ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Dirk Nowitzki of Germany is guarded by Lebron James of the U.S. during their men's Group B basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (CHINA)

Dirk Nowitzki of Germany goes up for a basket past Chris Bosh ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Dirk Nowitzki of Germany goes up for a basket past Chris Bosh of the U.S. during their men's Group B basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA)

China's Yao Ming (R) goes up to shoot past Greece's Theodoros ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - China's Yao Ming (R) goes up to shoot past Greece's Theodoros Papaloukas during their men's Group B basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

China's Yao Ming (C), coach Jonas Kazlauskas (2nd R), and team ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - China's Yao Ming (C), coach Jonas Kazlauskas (2nd R), and team mates talk during their men's Group A basketball game against Greece at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA)

Yao Ming (L) of China is fouled by Konstantinos Tsartsaris of ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Yao Ming (L) of China is fouled by Konstantinos Tsartsaris of Greece during their men's Group A basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA)

Yao Ming (L) of China and Panagiotis Vasilopoulos of Greece ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Yao Ming (L) of China and Panagiotis Vasilopoulos of Greece battle for a rebound during their men's Group A basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA)

Yao Ming of China (L) is defended against by Andreas Glyniadakis ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:54:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Yao Ming of China (L) is defended against by Andreas Glyniadakis of Greece during their men's Group A basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA)

Spain's Marc Gasol (R) dribbles around US Kobe ...

(AFP) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:31:00 GMT

(AFP) - Spain's Marc Gasol (R) dribbles around US Kobe Bryant during their men's preliminary round group B basketball match of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the Olympic basketball Arena in Beijing. A US team of NBA All Stars made easy work out of defeating Spain in a 119-82 victory. Photo:Filippo Monteforte/AFP

Chinese basketball striker Yao Ming (L) challenges ...

(AFP) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:31:00 GMT

(AFP) - Chinese basketball striker Yao Ming (L) challenges Germany's Christopher Kaman during their preliminary round group A basketball match of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the Olympic basketball Arena in Beijing. China won 59 to 55. Photo:Axel Schmidt/AFP

Lebron James (6) of the U.S. celebrates with Chris Paul (13), ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebron James (6) of the U.S. celebrates with Chris Paul (13), Chris Bosh (L) and Jason Kidd during their men's Group B basketball game against Spain at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 16, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Yao Ming of China goes up for rebound against Germany during ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Yao Ming of China goes up for rebound against Germany during their men's Group B basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 16, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA)

Kobe Bryant of the U.S. goes up for a slam dunk against Ricky ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant of the U.S. goes up for a slam dunk against Ricky Rubio (6) and Alex Mumbru of Spain during their men's Group B basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 16, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA)

Kobe Bryant of the U.S. goes up for the slam dunk against Spain ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant of the U.S. goes up for the slam dunk against Spain during their men's Group B basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 16, 2008. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (CHINA)

Pau Gasol (R) of Spain is defended by Lebron James of the U.S. ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Pau Gasol (R) of Spain is defended by Lebron James of the U.S. during their men's Group B basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 16, 2008. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (CHINA)

Dirk Nowitzki (L) of Germany is blocked by Yao Ming of China ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Dirk Nowitzki (L) of Germany is blocked by Yao Ming of China during their preliminary Group B men's basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 16, 2008. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (CHINA)

Manu Ginobili of Argentina (R) goes up for a basket against ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Manu Ginobili of Argentina (R) goes up for a basket against Hamed Ehadadi of Iran during their men's Group A basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 16, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA)

Manu Ginobili of Argentina (C) goes to the basket against Hamed ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Manu Ginobili of Argentina (C) goes to the basket against Hamed Ehadadi (L) and Oshin Sahakian of Iran during their men's Group A basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 16, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA)

Manu Ginobili of Argentina (R) drives to the basket past Oshin ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Manu Ginobili of Argentina (R) drives to the basket past Oshin Sahakian of Iran during their men's Group A basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 16, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA)

Chicago Bulls Luol Deng dunks on the Detroit Pistons during ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Chicago Bulls Luol Deng dunks on the Detroit Pistons during Game 4 of their second round Eastern Conference NBA basketball game in Chicago May 13, 2007. REUTERS/Frank Polich

Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest waves to the audience as ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest waves to the audience as they boo him during the second half of their NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons in Auburn Hills, Michigan January 18, 2008. Artest officially joined the Houston Rockets in a multi-player trade with the Sacramento Kings, the team said on Thursday. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

China's Yao Ming gets ready to shoot a free throw ...

(AFP) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - China's Yao Ming gets ready to shoot a free throw during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games men's preliminary round group B basketball match against Angola at the Olympic basketball Arena in Beijing. Yao had 30 points as China won 85-68. Photo:Filippo Monteforte/AFP

US Kobe Bryant (left) guards agaisnt Greece's ...

(AFP) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Kobe Bryant (left) guards agaisnt Greece's Vasileios Spanoulis during their men's preliminary round group B match at the Beijing Olympic Games. USA defeated Greece 92-69. Photo:Filippo Monteforte/AFP

Portland Trail Blazers' Brandon Roy cheers on his team during ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Portland Trail Blazers' Brandon Roy cheers on his team during the fourth quarter of their victory against the Toronto Raptors in their NBA basketball game in Portland, Oregon, December 19, 2007. REUTERS/Richard Clement

US Kobe Bryant(L) guards agaisnt Greece's Vasileios ...

(AFP) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Kobe Bryant(L) guards agaisnt Greece's Vasileios Spanoulis during their men's preliminary round group B match of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. USA defeated Greece 92-69. Photo:Filippo Monteforte/AFP

Lebron James (rear) and Kobe Bryant of the U.S.celebrate during ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebron James (rear) and Kobe Bryant of the U.S.celebrate during their men's Group B basketball game against Greece at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 14, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (CHINA)