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The One & Lonely

By By Ric Bucher

Wednesday, April 2, 2003

The alpha-dog tussle begins here, outside the locker room, as the Lakers huddle before taking the floor against the Bucks. Shaq leads them into a bouncing frenzy, bodies ricocheting off each other, turning the circle into a mosh pit. Kobe stands back, enjoying the show he sees before each game, a spectator rather than a participant. When the rest of the team heads out of the tunnel, he bends over, grabs his toes, lays his head on his knees. Shaq looks back at him, waits, then shakes his head an ...

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