Kobe, Curt Schilling and the Great Bill Walton
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Interesting war of words (okay, slight exaggeration...) going down between Kobe Bryant and Bo Sox pitcher Curt Schilling. Schilling sort of called KB24 out on his blog after the Lakers' Game 2 loss in Boston. Kobe later responded: "Go Yankees!" Guess it beats hearing more about the endless Tim Donaghy saga...
And just another reason Bill Walton is the man (courtesy of Yahoo! Sports):
CALLER ID: Occasionally, Luke Walton picks up his phone and gets an earful.
"This is Paul Pierce," the caller says. "You're a bum, and all your teammates are bums."
Only it isn't actually Pierce--or Carlos Boozer or Carmelo Anthony. Instead, it's just an attempt by Walton's Hall of Fame father to motivate his son in the NBA finals.
"He wouldn't even change his voice," Luke Walton said.
Everyone in the NBA wants to win a title, but Walton has an added motivation: He won't have to hear from his dad about their disparity in championships any more.
Or not as much, at least.
"It would be a lot easier to have dinner with him," said the younger Walton, who played at Arizona. "He already talks trash about me not winning an NCAA championship."
Bill Walton went to UCLA and won two championships, then added to his haul in the NBA when he won three more. He gave the championship rings to his parents, and Luke remembers seeing the baubles when he'd visit his grandparents.
So, if Luke wins one, would he give the ring to his dad?
"I don't think a Lakers ring is safe in that house," he said. "It might get mistakenly thrown out."
Back to work...Go Celtics.
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