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Kobe Bryant Talks About Cheering For And Meeting "Incredible" Michael Phelps (VIDEO)

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First Posted: 08-18-08 06:39 PM   |   Updated: 09-18-08 05:12 AM

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"Redeem Team" captain Kobe Bryant and LeBron James took a break from basketball over the weekend to watch Michael Phelps swim towards his historic 8th gold medal in the 4 x 100 Medley realy.

Today Phelps returned the show of support by going to the locker room and meeting the players of the US basketball team. Kobe took a moment to talk to NBC about how exciting it was to watch Phelps and how he hopes to share in the gold medal winning. While NBC showed footage of LeBron and Kobe cheering the race, Kobe gushed, "Me and LeBron both just felt like fans for a while. It was incredible."

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Bonus: The awesome Nike ad featuring the Redeem team and Marvin Gaye singing the national anthem has an extended version.

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"Redeem Team" captain Kobe Bryant and LeBron James took a break from basketball over the weekend to watch Michael Phelps swim towards his historic 8th gold medal in the 4 x 100 Medley realy. Today P...
"Redeem Team" captain Kobe Bryant and LeBron James took a break from basketball over the weekend to watch Michael Phelps swim towards his historic 8th gold medal in the 4 x 100 Medley realy. Today P...
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- JerzGirl226 I'm a Fan of JerzGirl226 permalink

That was pretty cool to see the other athletes cheer Phelps on. That place was packed.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:31 PM on 08/18/2008
- chitown8 I'm a Fan of chitown8 93 fans permalink
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I swear I love that version of the Marin Gaye singing the anthem. I think it was the best version.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:20 PM on 08/18/2008
- tweedy54 I'm a Fan of tweedy54 6 fans permalink

I couldn't agree more!!!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:33 PM on 08/18/2008
- obamanation31 I'm a Fan of obamanation31 17 fans permalink

loved it!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:45 PM on 08/18/2008
- AgentMacGyver I'm a Fan of AgentMacGyver 13 fans permalink
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Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock at least kept the melody.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:59 PM on 08/18/2008
- kellygrrrl I'm a Fan of kellygrrrl 644 fans permalink
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I know.
I meant to download that
Thanks for the reminder!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:18 PM on 08/18/2008
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