<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">ESPN - Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers ' All-star shooting guard, has formally committed to playing for Team USA in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Los Angeles Times reported. Bryant, who was expected to join the team, made it official following a meeting with Team USA managing director Jerry Colangelo. "I told him I'm down with it," Bryant told the newspaper. "This is our sport, this is basketball."</div> http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives...ijing_olympics/ I like that Kobe is doing this because it could encourage other superstars on Kobe's level to suit up in 2008. I think Kobe is trying to shed his past image and trying to earn a new reputation to his players, coaches and most of all his fans. So far, I like what Kobe is doing and I actually find myself rooting for him and the Lakers as long as it doesn't hurt the Magic.
