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Mad Dash: Kobe Bryant responds to LaMarcus Aldridge reports with meme

The Los Angeles Lakers' recruiting pitch to LaMarcus Aldridge did not go well, that much we know for sure. And various reports have claimed one reason it flopped was the short exchange Kobe Bryant had with Aldridge during the meeting. As you might imagine, the web had a field day with possible versions of the two NBA stars' conversation. But as those reports began to multiply and the jokes began to follow, Kobe hopped on Twitter to fire back, and we have to say, he was pretty creative with his response. That said, we're guessing that many reports can't be wrong, no matter how much you love the Mamba. To be fair, though, we think Aldridge shrugging off the Lakers had more to do with the Lakers being the Lakers than Kobe being Kobe.

Abby Wambach and the U.S. Women's National Team are headed to the World Cup final for a rematch with Japan. So when Dan Patrick had Wambach on his show yesterday, he made it clear he wanted to get in on the action and take home a souvenir when it was all said and done on Sunday. But Patrick won't be getting a jersey or a pair of cleats, he wants to take home Wambach's game-worn socks. Yeah, it's a little weird, but then again, we're not getting anything, so who are we to judge?

Even if you've been planning a marriage proposal for a while, sometimes a spontaneous moment just feels right. That's how it went down for Earl Thomas and his longtime girlfriend Nina, as Thomas decided there was no more fitting place to ask than their old high school gym, where they were once high school sweethearts. Thomas had been throwing a free camp for local youths in his hometown of Orange, Texas, and decided a good day could only get better by dropping to a knee. The pictures Nina has shared since that moment have been nothing short of awesome.

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