With huge larger-than-life stars like Michael Phelps, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James dominating fan interest at these Olympics, it’s amazing that Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor could get any attention.
But guess whom Kobe and LeBron go to check out as spectators when they’re not competing – yep, that’s right, Kerri and Misty!
The beach volleyball court at Chaoyang Stadium was the place to be in Beijing at 9 AM Tuesday morning, when the aforementioned hoop stars were in attendance along with Jason Kidd. And it wasn’t Kobe’s first time to the courts – he went last week as well!
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And it wasn’t their semi-final match today against Brazil (they won easily in two games; they play China for gold on Thursday morning) that had Misty and Kerri giddy – it was meeting the three Team U.S.A. basketball superstars.
“That was awesome,” Kerri said after meeting Kobe. “I started shaking.”
“What did you guys talk about back there?” Access Hollywood’sShaun Robinson asked.
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“Just that they have Australia coming up and they were excited that we won and they gave whoever they played a beat down,” Kerri said. “And they want to keep it up and we both want to win gold medals!”
Teammate Misty was even more enthusiastic, as she signed autographs for fans, but it was only one of the guys that got most of her attention.
“(Jason Kidd) knows he’s my favorite player,” Misty told Shaun. ”And I went in there with all the guys and I said, ‘I’m sorry guys. Jason Kidd’s my favorite player.’ And I think Kobe just had like this on his face [making a face] like, ‘Say what?’”
Then they talked about how Michael Phelps plans to attend their finale game on Thursday, and… how eligible he is.
“Who are we going to hook him up with?” Misty asked Shaun.
“We’ve got to hook him up with somebody.”
”Oh, is he single?” Kerri asked.
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