Kobe Bryant did not play pick up with Kevin Love, Carmelo Anthony at UCLA
By Mike Dyce
There were reports that NBA superstars Kobe Bryant, Kevin Love and Carmelo Anthony played some pick up basketball at UCLA on Sunday. The story, along with the Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert’s plane beaded to Miami, dominated social media on Sunday.
FWIW: A UCLA senior associate athletic director tweets that Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Love were playing pickup at UCLA today.
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) July 6, 2014
It led to many overly eager fans reading way to into it and dreaming of the three teaming up in Los Angeles. But apparently it wasn’t true, there was no pick up game.
UCLA ath. dept. rep says Kobe was on campus today & Carmelo was at the school working out last week & visited with a Bruins asst hoop coach.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) July 7, 2014
The Kobe-Carmelo Anthony-Kevin Love pickup game tweets that went viral from UCLA reps were non-eyewitness accounts, I'm told. 3rd hand.
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) July 7, 2014
A UCLA official confirms only that Kobe was there today, and that Carmelo worked out there last week. Nothing more.
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) July 7, 2014
It should be noted, too, that even if they did all three hoop it up at UCLA, that's a regular occurrence this time of year in those parts.
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) July 7, 2014
UCLA spokesperson confirms Kobe was on campus today, but can't confirm anything re: Melo, except he worked out there last week. No KLove
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) July 7, 2014