Sorry for starting all these threads... but I think this will be fun

You guys all know in magazines and stuff they have six degrees of a particular famous dude/dudette and they give 5 people who are all linked to a 6th person...
Well, it's time for you to link yourself to an NBA player of your choice!!!
First off, I wanna say that please make connections that are fun/interesting instead of just being a bit plain I guess... like saying you met this NBA player who played with this NBA player and stuff like that. At least have connections with players who aren't in the NBA or even better, make connections with people who don't play basketball. Also, these 'connections' have to be relatively professional in their field and people with connections should have had met each other...
I guess it would be pretty cool to see what people can come up with! Also, just for the fun of it, try and link yourself to Michael Jordan.

Anyways, here's mine...
Six Degrees of Kobe Bryant
I met Bryant Matthews after he played for the Brisbane Bullets in a basketball game in the NBL… Who played his college basketball for Virginia Tech and there his career high of 37 points came along with 12 rebounds in a 94-92 loss to Old Dominion which featured Alex Loughton of Australia in his freshman year… Who helped his side reach the semi-finals of the 2006 NIT tournament before being ousted by Michigan, he was then invited to try out for the Australian national team in a bid to play at the World Championships and the Aussie squad included a player named David Andersen… Who plays for CSKA Moscow in Europe and was drafted by Atlanta in the second round of the 2002 NBA Draft was runner up for the Euroleague MVP award to Anthony Parker… Who now plays for the Toronto Raptors; he started his NBA career in Philadelphia, playing just 37 games in the 1997-98 NBA season due to injury, on his team was Aaron Mckie… Who played for Temple during college where his coach used to invite high school prodigy and his current Lakers team mate to practise… Kobe Bryant.