NBA, Style - Kicks and Gear / Mar 25, 2010 / 2:04 pm

Win a Nike Kobe Bryant California’s Finest T-Shirt!

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Check out what showed up at the Dime office today: a bunch of sick Kobe Bryant “California’s Finest” t-shirts. Made for Cinco de Mayo, the tees don’t don’t officially go on sale until April 15th at nike.com, NikeTown and Nike/Foot Locker House of Hoops locations, but we have a few here in the office that we want to give away to our Dime readers.

The t-shirt design is inspired by the California state flag and features a Black Mamba on the front and a silhouette of the state on the back right shoulder with “KB 24.”

So how can you win one? We’re going to make it easy, like we’ve done in the past, by asking you to tell us in the comments section below why you deserve a t-shirt and where you plan on wearing it. Your answers can be serious or funny; they can be an anecdote or just a simple statement. Know going in though, that if what you post is NSFW, while it might crack us up, it most likely won’t win (but you can always post multiple entries).

Have at it, because we only have a few. Make ‘em count …

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  • Scott To

    I believe i deserve this tee shirt because i arrange my work and school schedule around the laker games. i bleed purple and gold, and i want to show everyone that i represent cali’s finest. plus i need a fresh t shirt, because i pay too many bills and can’t afford to buy one. thanks.

  • John

    I deserve this shirt because instead of paying attention to my torts or chapter 11 bankruptcy courses, I watch the Lakers games via stream. Also, I make sure to sit in front of two very…very big Celtics and Cavs fans.

  • F K

    I deserve this because my parents and I moved from sunny LA to what can only be described as the North American version of Siberia (Canada).
    There’s no better way of representing myself and my roots than a “California’s Finest” shirt.
    I live and breathe Lakers, even when sometimes the games go to 2am and I’ve got to be in class by 8, I still watch every damn minute of it.
    No stories about being a broke kid who can afford high speed internet, a cell phone and a million TV channels but not a $20 t-shirt, just the truth. I want the shirt and I want it bad!

  • Yianni

    I am away for grad school and my roommate is a huge tool from Ohio and thus a Cavaliers fan. Please give me this shirt so I can wear it every day during the playoffs and especially during our finals match-up so he learns three lessons:

    1. CA > Ohio

    2. Kobe >> Lebron

    3. I am >>> him because I have a bomb shirt and he doesn’t

  • John

    I really deserve this shirt because instead of paying attention to my torts or chapter 11 bankruptcy courses, I watch the Lakers games via stream. Also, I make sure to sit in front of two very…very big Celtics and Cavs fans.

  • Lam

    I am from overseas and I am in the States for college. The first thing I bought here is a Lakers poster from LAX. Too bad I reside in SF, so everytime I go to a steakhouse, I require a bar table just to follow a basketball game. I can’t believe they still show Warriors here, but luckily I’ve made friends with one of the waitresses and she switches one TV to the Lakers game for me. I wear my Lakers cap every gameday to school, my professor says he respects my love for LAKERS despite him being an overall Los Angeles hater.

    I’ve been to two Christmas games and my life is all Lakers. My money is spent on generally on Lakers-related stuff. From jerseys to tix to mugs.

    I will wear this tee when I go back home in Asia, cos I will let those who haven’t know… That I bleed Purple and Gold.

  • JP

    Because Ive traded jordan cards for kobe rookie cards during kobe’s rookie year because i had a hunch kobe was going to be better than him and i was right!

  • Sabas

    Give it to me! Or else I will let loose a real BLACK MAMBA into your offices.

    And you will regret ever having this contest. And of course I will wear the shirt every Laker gameday.

    (crossing fingers)

    Medium.

  • LakerFanIam

    This is a slick shirt…
    I guess I probably deserve one because I had the best response when you gave away the Kobe 4 Rings shirt & I got robbed on that one…. :)

  • Rafael Santiago Jr

    I am going to Boston on June 19-22 to watch the Dodgers VS Boston Redsox game. I am a die hard Dodger/Laker fan and would love a chance to rub this shirt in the faces of Red Sox/ Celtic fans at Fenway park and the local stores and bars. I will also submit pictures to prove I was there. If chosen let me know what poses you would like to see the shirt in with the locals and I will do it…lol…Thanks!!!

  • steveaustin

    I need this shirt because it’s really nice, also, I love mexican people, snakes, and kobe, so it’s a perfect match.

    A lot of homeless people live around me but I live with it because someday I hope for a shirt this noice.

    Is there anywhere I can buy it if I don’t win this contest for whatever reason?

  • http://www.youtube.com/TheRealCaCHooKaMan Kevin Torres

    I’ve been a Lakers fan ever since Kobe got drafted and I’ve had the privilege of watching every single game he’s played in the NBA. Also, I’ve been editing and posting Lakers videos on the web for the past 4 seasons.

    http://www.youtube.com/TheRealCaCHooKaMan

  • sam

    Roses are Red
    Violets are Blue
    I deserve this shirt
    To prove the Black Mamba true

    Unlike other contestants who may lie about where they’re going to wear this shirt, I’m gonna keep it real and wear this shirt at my college (UCR) and during every other playoff game until we win the championship while I wear Kobe’s jersey on the other playoff games.

  • Jimmy Simpson

    Born and raised in California, been a Laker fan since the late sixties. Now living in Alaska after retiring from the military, you’ll need someone up here to piss off all the Celtic and Cavalier fans with this sweet shirt! Plus you’re helping a vet.

  • Todd Robison

    I would wear it cause i live by sacramento and all my friends are sacramento Kings(Queens) fans and everytime i wear lakers gear it makes them cringe.I also wear lakers clothes about everyday. So why not wear a shirt that makes them cringe and remind them who the best is?

    PS: i also have fiery red hair so i attract a lot of attention so lots of people would see me wearing this shirt!

  • Danny Brown

    I actually live out of state so first of all I don’t know if I qualify or not (New Mexico) but even if I do, I’m in another state and most of the people here support Spurs, Suns, and the Mavs and are Laker haters. But I WAS born in LA and my whole family lives there so I’ve been a laker fan for life. I would wear it at least once a week and show everyone who really is the best.

    I see people walking the streets with Duncan, AI, or Jordan Jerseys but people here still hate Kobe for the whole rape dilemma. I just want to show them that he is past that and he is the best.

    I know the chances of me getting it is like 3-400 or so but I don’t think you want all 3 of those shirts walking around in LA. We need to extend the LA fans! Everyone is now liking Cleveland!

    Pick me, Thanks

  • T Win

    I have so much passion and love for the Lakers. My life revolved around them since showtime. During our championship run last year, I promised myself that I need to focus on school if they win it all. I’m so happy that they won, but I also feel bummed out now that I’m missing the whole season due to the stresses of nursing school. Even though I’m not there at the game or watching it on kcal or fsn like I use to, you can be sure that I’m always with them in spirit.

    This Kobe shirt would be an awesome gift for a dedicated fan like me. Hook me up!! I’m size L by the way unless the shirt fits tight then I’m an XL :)

  • Aaron Tabernero

    I am both a big Lakers and Kobe fan. I grew up watching the showtime Lakers win all those championships back in the 80′s and I’ve also watched Kobe become grow up to become the best basketball player in the league today. Being from Hawaii has it’s advantage in that we have no professional sports team, so basically you can route for any team that you want and no one would hate on you. Now that I am college, I love watching all the haters look at the fresh Kobe gear that I would rock on and off the court. This shirt is fire and I would wear this shirt basically anywhere so that I could break necks of all the Kobe haters and make them realize who the true king is.

  • Steven

    What I will do with the t-shirt is gift it to my ex-girlfriend who cheated on me with my best friend. Apparently, she needs the ‘black mamba’ more than the Lakers do.

  • le pham

    you should have made this 140 letters or less, no one wants to read wall of text of kobe love.

  • frenchman

    If I get it, I swear I will wear it on top of the Eiffel Tower as I am a f***ing Frenchman currently living in Cali. And I’ll send you the pic, of course !

    Kobe rules !
    Bonne journée à tous !

  • Amanda

    I’ve lived in Michigan my whole life and have been a Lakers fan for over twenty years. I stay up late to watch each and every Lakers game. I always represent the Lakers, when I’m at the Palace watching a game or running errands. I’d proudly wear the shirt everywhere, including work on casual fridays and staff retreats.

  • Tam

    I deserve this because I am a huge lakers fan that moved from LA to China last year and would love to represent this Black Mamba t-shirt in front of his 1.3 billion fans.

    If I don’t win, I’m sure I’ll be able to find a knockoff within a month.

    :)

  • myriam

    i deserve to have this KOBE shirt because i’am an avid fan of him all the way from HONGKONG. I followed everything regarding KOBE from games,his activities, photoshoot. i have all the copy of magazines featured and covered by KOBe. And i always see to it that i get one of his latest sports gear even though the size is too big for me and i don’t care as long as i have one. Cause u know i’m a woman who loves KOBE so much. Hope i got the chance this nice t shirt. Thank you in advance

  • Jason

    I don’t deserve this shirt. I am not worthy.

    I would wear it in a box, I would wear it with a fox. I would wear it here or there, I would wear it ANYWHERE.

  • Kevin

    I want this shirt because I rep Cali to the fullest, and would rock it with my Cali Dunk SBs while watching Californication and smoking on some of Cali’s finest. Ya dig?

  • Khurram

    I would literally wear this shirt to work every day, and probably get fired for doing so because we are required to wear a dress shirt and tie. After my termination, I’d sit at home watching past Lakers games all day while wearing the shirt. I love this shirt so much that I’d refuse to shower because I’d have to take it off. This would probably lead to my girlfriend breaking-up and leaving me. I’d probably sell everything in my place to pay my bills; with the exception of this shirt. I’d probably get evicted, but I wouldn’t mind because I’d still have this shirt to keep me warm as I make myself at home at Griffith Park. I’d wander the streets of LA until the day of the championship parade and yell to Kobe as he greeted the crowd from atop the bus. He’d look down upon my grizzly, unshaven, homeless appearance and give me thumbs up for representing him and wearing the shirt. I’d return the thumbs-up and walk away…knowing that my life is complete.

    Can I have a shirt now? :)

  • Keyser Soze

    Keaton always said, “I don’t believe in God, but I’m afraid of him.” Well I believe in God, and the only thing that scares me is Kobe Bryant.

    Where is your head, DimeMag? Where do you think the pressure is coming from? Kobe Bryant – or whatever you want to call him – he knows where I am right now. He’s got the front burner under your ass to give me this T-Shirt so he can scoop me up ten minutes later. The T-Shirt was just a deal with you a-holes. I got a whole new problem when I win the shirt.

  • Kobe Bryant

    I think I should have the shirt cause I am Kobe!!!!

  • http://www.Facebook.com JAEMIEL BRIAN GANA

    It’s done and the T’s is for me because i’m a Filipino and i’m proud to be a fan of Kobe.

  • Ryan gonzalo

    I deserve the shirt because it is impossible to get limited edition Kobe shirts in Singapore and wearing this shirt around the city would be so cool that a lot of people would really envy me. =)
    Thanks.

  • Sarina

    I deserve the shirt because I’ve tried to make my own laker tshirts at home (because I am ghetto and can’t afford to keep paying the arm and leg that nbastore.com wants me to pay for laker gear) and seriously, my home-made tshirts look….home-made! This shirt that’s up for grabs is awesome, I was born and raised in LA, I’d wear it to Laker games (What up 300s sections!), to the parade in June (yezzzzir!), to sleep (so I can dream of more rings), in front of my mom (who’s been a Celtics fan since 1984 whack), and wherever else I happen to be. I used to schedule my college courses and labs around Laker games – did it for four years baby! The design on the back of this shirt is hot too. Please just let me win it or else I’m just going to try to make my own version of it at home and it will just look disgraceful

  • Willy Bastos

    i have yet to win a contest…i always enter and i always get denied like a midget trying to dunk on regulation. i’m just saying let me win and i’ll shut up…as a matter a fact i’ll stfu…hahahah xxl or 3xl if ya got it

  • 808

    because I’m a public school English teacher, dammit…and people like me taught people like y’all how to write!

    also because I’ve been a Kobe-hater since that high school dunk contest when he pointed at his nuts….Me and my pops watch these Laker games on Sundays cheering for Kobe to miss–even if dude delivers the dagger every time.

    It would be funny as hell seeing my dad’s face when I drop over at the house rockin’ one of these.

    Peace.

  • tp

    because i was born and raised in LA and had to move out to miami last year. i went to the lakers/heat game and stuck up for my team even though we lost a thriller in OT. i only have one jersey and its the only lakers gear i have. i’m in 100,000 debt for grad school loans and still have two more years of school to go. give me a break, please!!!!

  • D.I. Dollar

    I think that one of the Cinco de Mayo shirts should go to at least one Mexican. Since there are only three posts here including mine that represent for Mexicanos, I’m feeling kinda lucky. Plus, I love white girls and what do white girls love more than a big Black Mamba…uh…t-shirt on a Mexican dude??? I guess the answer is a real big black mamba but since I ain’t got one of those, maybe the T-shirt will suffice.

  • Shannon

    I’d love to have this shirt so I can proudly wear it in WA to show my CA love for Kobe! I’m a female who watches all the Laker games on League Pass and know more about Kobe and the Lakers than maost guys! So I think it would be cool to show everyone my Laker pride by wearing this shirt!

  • Matt D

    Oh my god i keep checking my email every day. Please send me one I beg you

  • kelly

    My boyfriend who is a DIE HARD Lakers fan (more importantly Kobe OBSESSED) saw a someone court side wearing a homemade Black Mamba Kobe shirt. Since then he has decided it is the only present he wants for his upcoming 30th birthday. This being said, I have spent far too many precious hours of my life surfing the net desperately trying to find it. Please give me my free time back and let us win this one which is even better!!!

  • http://www.youtube.com/rommeasy Rommel Cachero

    I’m Cali born and Raised!
    This shirt is too sick!
    I would definitely appreciate it and rock it at every playoff game
    and at the Laker Parade when Mamba and the Lakers bring home another ring!!!

  • Michael

    Has anyone been able to find the shirt online anywhere?

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