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...Dismissing pundits’ comparisons of the 19-year-old Wembanyama with other superstars, he added: “He’s not LeBron [James] or Tim [Duncan] or Kobe [Bryant] or anybody else....
...Ando, who donated the $100,000 from his 1995 Pritzker to help orphans of that year’s Kobe earthquake, chose this form to serve two practical functions....
...Rakuten — which owns Vissel Kobe, the Japanese club for which Iniesta plays — owns a crypto exchange itself. Representatives for Iniesta did not immediately respond to requests for comment....
...“What’s also exciting is the renaissance of interest in some of the modern rookie cards issued for players like LeBron James, Mike Trout and Tom Brady.”...
...Subsequent generations of basketball stars including LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant and Stephen Curry have all put out custom shoes. These days, signature merchandise is easy to come by....
...Three-time men’s National Basketball Association (NBA) champion Stephen Curry called her the “walking triple-double”, and LeBron James, four-time NBA title winner and self-styled “King James”, called Ionescu...
...Both the card, a 2003 Topps Chrome LeBron James #111 in mint condition (PSA 10), and the moment, a 13-second clip of James replicating a Kobe Bryant dunk from 2001 as a tribute to the late Lakers star, recently...
...“For 20 seasons, Kobe showed us what is possible when remarkable talent blends with an absolute devotion to winning,” Mr Silver said....
...Yellow diamonds, sipping purple I'm Kobe. I'll leave a ... red like Ketchup, euro step on those ... like Ginobili. ....
...So, Muhammad Ali; Nadal and Federer for tennis; and in basketball, Kobe Bryant – rest in peace – and LeBron James. The grooming staple I’m never without is Jo Malone Velvet Rose & Oud Cologne Intense....
...After a splashy launch hosted by Kanye West, Verizon financed short films for the service, such as Kobe Bryant’s Dear Basketball, which won an Oscar....
...Kobe beef, I don't know, it might be good....
...Pepsi’s deal comes days after its main rival Coca-Cola agreed to buy a minority stake in BodyArmor, a sports drink maker backed by US basketball star Kobe Bryant....
...Nike’s biggest athletes remain Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. American football stars have never been a driver of athletic shoes or clothing....
...The system was first described in James Abegglen’s 1958 work The Japanese Factory although he did not use the term (shūshin koyō — “lifetime employment” — is a later Japanese gloss)....
...One minute, you're cooking kobe beef, the next minute, you're grinding chicken and rice for Lulu's dinner, which could be their favourite pet dog, you know, or cat....
...(WSJ) James Gorman gives himself an A-minus Morgan Stanley’s CEO takes a victory lap....
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...James Hunt is used to cooking with foie gras and organic carrots picked by hand in the Hebrides....
...Other prominent players sponsored by Nike include Kobe Bryant of Los Angeles Lakers and Kevin Durant of Oklahoma City Thunder. He‘s already earned a packet! How much is the new deal is worth?...
...a Submarine, by Akiyuki Nosaka, Pushkin Children’s Books, RRP£9.99 First English translation of a 2003 Japanese story collection that draws on the author’s childhood experiences of the firebombing of Kobe...
...Nonetheless, in 2013, Japan made further revisions to a 1995 law promoting seismic retrofits passed after the Kobe quake, to push more structures to meet the 1981 code....
...James is generous in sharing the hard-earned lessons of his experience....
...“I would equate this to LeBron James, Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan wanting another win.”...
...Hublot picked up its second signing this year when it announced Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers as its newest ambassador....
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