Kobe, Come Out Of Retirement You Coward
by Chris Thompson from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#3W3C6)
Shaquille O'Neal recently told a fast-talking paparazzo that he'd "heard" Kobe Bryant was coming out of retirement to play with LeBron James and the Lakers. This was almost certainly a joke, but as a pretext for silly-season speculation-and a cucumber season blog from one horrifyingly bored blogger-it'll do just fine."