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He won three titles with the Los Angeles Lakers after forming a devastating partnership with Kobe Bryant, and added a fourth in 2006 with the Miami Heat.
CNN: Shaquille O'Neal to receive doctorate degree
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Coca-Cola lost a great salesman when it did not renew its endorsement deal with Kobe Bryant for its Sprite brand when it expired at the end of 2005.
FORBES: What Coca-Cola Learned From Kobe Bryant
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Shaq burned bridges with almost every team he left and his feud with Kobe Bryant is the stuff of legend (many thought it was dead until this Shaq freestyle rap performance surfaced).
FORBES: Shaquille O'Neal Was A Marketing Visionary
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He shook my hand with the enthusiasm of Kobe Bryant cornered by a season-ticket holder.
WSJ: Eating Spain
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The Los Angeles Lakers are loaded with such talent as Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol.
FORBES: Teams Matter, Talent Is Not Enough
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Many players, namely Kobe Bryant, do better with sneaker sales overseas than in the U.S. Could Wade follow the same trend?
FORBES: Pros and Cons: Is Dwyane Wade Leaving Jordan Brand for Li-Ning?
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Jason Kidd, who is the same age as Giggs, is the active leader with 1, 366 regular-season games, while Kobe Bryant reached 1, 000 in 2010 at the age of 32.
WSJ: A Thousand Memories for Manchester United's Giggs
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During his stops with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Jackson was consistently armed with transcendent stars like Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant.
WSJ: Some Lavish Praise for Alex Ferguson��Manchester United
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The son of professional basketball player Joe Bryant, Kobe was born in Philadelphia in 1978, moving to Italy with his family at the age of 6.
CNN: Kobe Bryant: Suiting up for the 'Redeem Team'
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Gone from last year: Lance Armstrong (our list is for active athletes only), White (now that we're a year past the 2010 Winter Games), Ohno (ditto), and NBA stars Kevin Garnett, Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant (probably just random, though Wade's stature decreased a tad with LeBron James joining his team, and Garnett is another year older).
FORBES
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He missed from straightaway with 1:08 left in the game, leaving him one shy of the record shared by Kobe Bryant and Donyell Marshall.
WSJ: Williams hits 11 3s, scores 42 as Nets top Wizards