Kobe Bryant

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East's LeBron James, of the Miami Heat, drives down to the basket while being guarded by West's Kobe Bryant, of the Los Angeles Lakers, during the second half of the NBA basketball All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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After picking up his second foul as well as a technical foul, Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, second from right, sits on the bench between assistant coach Jim Cleamons and teammate Steve Blake in the first quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA basketball game in Cleveland on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

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Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen, right, is congratulated by Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) after Allen set the NBA record for career 3-point baskets, during the first quarter of a basketball game in Boston, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant, left, steals the ball as Sacramento Kings small forward Donte Greene pulls his jersey during the first half of their NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Cleveland Cavaliers guard Manny Harris, center, walks down the court as Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol, right, of Spain, is greeted by Kobe Bryant after Gasol made a basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (24) takes a jump shot as New Jersey Nets' Johan Petro (right) looks on in the second half during the Lakers' 99-92 win Sunday at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. (Associated Press)

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Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley pulls down a rebound between Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, and Pau Gasol during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Matt York)

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Los Angeles Laker's Kobe Bryant takes video of his daughter , Natalia, as she throws out the first pitch before the Los Angeles Angels and Baltimore Orioles game in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. His wife, Vanessa, watches. (AP Photo/Lori Shepler)