Basket Art

Basket Ball is an art believe it or not. The game itself has been likened to a ballet. The jerseys are art, and thou art in store for a classic series.
Stephen Holland painted the portrait of the Black Mamba on the main page. It is a testament to the greatness of Bryant that his image is constantly reproduced and rendered. I really wanted to find out what Kobe has on his walls, but the search engines have not been friendly.

These black and white paintings of Jelly Bean Junior are from WK, the Wooster Collective. They are intense. I wanted to show some equally powerful images of the Green Team, but none of them are as saturated in pop culture as Bryant. Is it because they have no rings? Is it the newness of Boston or the flair of L.A. itself? I thought for sure Ray Allen would have some Jesus paintings, but no one seemed to upload that connection. I saw a painting of Paul Pierce, but it had him in the back and Carmello Anthony in the fore ground. As if... That's the problem with art though, it's too subjective when it comes to sports.
I saved the Chi-Town export for last. I thought I'd find some drawings of Kevin Garnett by 6 year old kids in Mini-pop-
Instead I found exactly what I was hoping to find: Kevin Garnett assisting children in painting a mural in the house gymnasium. (Back when he was a Timber Wolf.) Now that is a real testament to character. Ofcourse, being a good guy and decent painter is not going to get you any chips. Most artists die unrecognized...Better win. I think Garnett would rather cut his ear off than lose to Kobe. Kobe wants to be painted in his new Jersey too, for sure. Did you get that? I'm subtle with it...

Sports art is becoming more and more valuable and NBA players are collecting more art in general. It's a beautiful thing; like a ring around your finger, that points out you are the world champion at this game. It's like the game finally says "I do."
There is no divorcing a title. Maybe Kevin can still win Most Valuable Painter; because I see the Lakers taking it in game six.
Let me paint a picture for you.
Lakers Game 1, Boston Game 2, Lakers Game 3 & 4, Boston Game 5, Lakers Game 6- Then Kobe will go on to win a gold medal in China. Ya dig?
The Sparks are gonna take it too. And maybe the Dodgers will make it to October. Who knows...anything can happen in 08. (Kobe's old number.)
Let's not forget the Galaxy either. L.A. sports are going to have a golden year.