kobe kobe kobe

...many of you know how much i (bobby) am a big hoops fan, and, for that matter, a huge fan of...

...yep, that's right...number 8 for the purple and gold...kobe bryant...i once had a ten minute conversation with the man himself while hanging out at third street promenade (santa monica) and trust me, kobe's a down-to-earth guy...

...sure, as the entire planet knows, kobe has had his share of woes...

...but true laker fans, who bleed purple and gold and have stuck with number 8 through thick and thin (and thinner), will continue to say "whoa" because of his hardwood airshows...

...jordan who???...

...as funny as it is fitting, God has called us to pray for -- and live, love, and serve in -- kobe kobe kobe...japan, that is (gakuentoshi is a town in west kobe)...

[editor's note: with the exception of the final photograph, all images were taken from the internet via google images]