As my beloved Lakers celebrated their championship yesterday with a proper parade, I instead chose to bask in the glory of having attended Game 7 with ‘the doc‘ and friends. The entire crowd was on the edge of their seats for 3+ quarters, but somehow, we all knew Kobe & Co. would pull off the victory…. right guys? By faaaaaar the most amazing night of my life; after my briss of course.

Seriously, how do you stop the unstoppable?

In a shocking turn of events, everyone seems to be on Kobe’s you-know-what these days. First, The New York Times publishes an article claiming Kobe has been rival-less his entire career; Then, Shaq goes on the record by tweeting “I want kobe bryant to get number four, spread da word”; Even Mr. President himself goes on the record picking the Lakers, in six. But of course leave it to a journeyman nerd from Guadeloupe (where?) to make waves by deciding to ditch his Kobe sneaks in favor of Jordans. You know what Mickael Pietrus, good — you didn’t deserve to wear them anyways. Ironically, Kobe will be rivaling MJ’s legacy while dropping dimes on some ugly dude wearing #23′s kicks. The NBA — where “in your eye” happens.

(Photo courtesy of LATimes.com)

So much chalk.

I have never been to Houston before (for a few reasons which we can discuss later) but for a Lakers playoff game you can get me to go almost anywhere. That said, tomorrow Gilberto and I are headed to see the Lakers pound down on the Houston Rockets in the second round of the playoffs. The series is tied 1-1.

Above is a view from our seats. If you are sitting in our section, after the first few minutes you will definitely feel extreme anxiety overcome you, followed by extreme anger, and eventually deep frustration. I cant wait to see y’all tomorrow! Section 124 baby.

So because Nike obviously hates Kobe Bryant and refuses to put out a good commercial with him in it, we have to settle for their work with LBJ and Tiger Woods. Nike’s “The Good Life” commercial is welcoming back Tiger to the PGA. And as usual, it’s amazing.

In case you were wondering, my vision for the Kobe commercial involves slow motion, close ups, killer cross-overs, a 1,000 piece orchestra and one high-arching fadeaway that splashes all over the net and water flies everywhere. And thats the tag line….”Splash.” You’re welcome Nike.

And now, folks, he goes by a new name: Shaq-ovich. Now that shit is funny. Riding a 12-12 streak at the free throw line that ended last night, Shaq explained his new nickname as such: “If you go around the league, anybody with the last name ‘vich’ is a great shooter … Radmanovic, Vujacic … all those ‘iches.’” (Hmmmm…wonder why he used two Lakers as examples…exactly!) Still a bit butt-hurt over the whole Lakers divorce, but can’t stop laughing at this one.

You’ve gotta love LA. The City that Always Sleeps has got a trick up its sleeve – in the form of a new ad campaign. First there was “L.A.’s The Place,” then came “Together We’re The Best,” and lastly it was “See My LA.” Fast forward to 2009, where  LA’s newest slogan seeks to seek a phrase of ridicule into the official mantra of an entire city: “That’s So LA.” According to the www.dailybreeze.com, “The slogan is part of a new $2 million advertising campaign launched by L.A. Inc. – the Visitors and Convention Bureau – and designed to help boost local tourism.” One of the celebrities used of course is Kobe Bryant, which automatically gives this campaign two purple and gold foam fingers up. Next thing you know they’ll start putting LC from “The Hills” on ads too….oh wait, they already did! More at www.discoverlosangeles.com.