Oh What a Circus!

Kobe Bryant once again showed us why he is currently considered as the best basketball player in the planet in his game against Oklahoma wherein he stole the thunder from Kevin Durant & Co. when he mesmerized the LA crowd with his brand of Showtime basketball.

The Black Mamba has proven time and time again that he is well above the current crop of players in the NBA. His complete arsenal of high- flying wonders, dazzling moves and unbelievable shot making is worthy of Tinseltown's adulation.

As teammate Lamar Odom would attest-

“You see him do things just fooling around with all kinds of shots in practice that you won’t normally see."

But you expect the impossible, because he’s not scared to take any shot from anywhere on the court.

So that’s why that’s the result. It’s never a bad shot to him. That’s his mentality. He’s not afraid to shoot it. He understands touch, getting the ball up and staying focused. His concentration is incredible.”

Here are the highlights of the said game wherein they shellacked Oklahoma en route to a 101- 85 rout highlighted by an unbelievable behind the backboard shot reminiscent of the shot that the great Larry Bird made about two decades earlier.

Black or White

Sammy Sosa is being battered left and right after he showed a “whiter” skin tone in the Latin Grammys several days ago which he attributed to a skin rejuvenation regimen. Of course, the former Chicago Cubs slugger is no stranger to controversy having been accused of using Steroids during his 1998 duel with another ‘roid warrior Mark McGwire to break Roger Maris’ single season homerun record of 61.

I think we should leave Mr. Sosa alone since he is now a private citizen even if we can have a case that at present he is obviously being blinded by the snow.