The Los Angeles Lakers Dany Heatley Womens Jersey wore Kobe Bryant-themed socks in Sunday's shocking 112-95 win over the Golden State Warriors, marking the first time that an NBA team has ever worn a piece of equipment to honor a current player."How about that? The power of the socks. It's got to be the socks," Bryant said after the game. "I think it's cool, man. It's cool to do stuff like that. My kids freaked out when they saw the other version of the socks that had my afro on the side. They thought that was pretty sweet. But it was fun to be a part of."The socks were produced by Stance, the NBA's official on-court sock provider, and were inspired and approved by Bryant, who is retiring this summer after his 20th NBA season.There are three styles of Bryant-themed socks all told, but only one of them will be worn on the court. The other two are complementary fan pieces.The style that will be worn by the Lakers in Sunday's game is called "The Final" -- a purple/gold/white/black set with the number 2 on the right sock and 4 on the left. This likely will not be the last time this season that the Lakers honor Bryant in such a fashion. A league source told ESPN.com that Lakers players want to wear the socks again.The second style is known as "K. Bryant" and features a cartoon caricature of Bryant. On the left sock, the guard is wearing a No. 8 jersey with a haircut and goatee, as he did earlier in his career; on the right sock, Bryant is depicted in his later years, wearing a No. 24 jersey with a shaved head and a jutted jaw.http://www.authentickingsshop.com/authentic-26-slava-voynov-jersey.html The third and final style is called "Kobe Faces." It's a black/purple/gold/white mismatched set that pays homage to Bryant's HeroVillain marketing campaign. "HERO" and "VILLAIN" are written on the socks in Mandarin, and the foot of the socks feature the HeroVillain and KB20 logos. Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal left Saturday night's 100-99 loss to the Indiana Pacers midway through the third quarter with a sprained pelvis.Beal scored 12 points before taking a nasty fall on a layup attempt with 6:17 remaining in the period. He did not return.After taking Ian Mahinmi's foul, Beal continued driving. He lost his balance during Myles Turner's block attempt and crashed hard to the ground on his right hip. He had to be helped off the court.Wizards coach Randy Wittman didn't update Beal's condition after the game.http://www.officiallightningshop.com/authentic-24-ryan-callahan-jersey.html Beal missed 16 games in December and January with a right leg stress reaction. He entered Saturday averaging 18.0 points in 40 games.Free-agent guard Kevin Martin has agreed to a deal to join the San Antonio Spurs, according to league sources.Sources told ESPN.com that Martin, who cleared waivers early Friday after negotiating a buyout earlier this week with the Minnesota Timberwolves, has chosen San Antonio after being pursued by a number of playoff-chasing teams, including the Houston Rockets ?and Dallas Mavericks.Other teams to pursue Martin, sources said, included Oklahoma City, Memphis and Washington.http://www.officialbluesstore.com/authentic-19-jay-bouwmeester-jersey.html But the chance to join a team with the Spurs' championship pedigree proved impossible to pass up, especially since San Antonio began its pursuit aggressively from the moment ESPN.com reported last week that Martin and the Timberwolves had entered into buyout talks.
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