Jackie, we're Laker fans here too! We kind of named Kobie after Kobe Bryant (our Kobie can jump like you wouldn't believe)...

As for Shaq and dogs, last year there were some "Reading is FUNdamental" commercials he did with a little Westie-looking dog named Brick. Don't know if Brick is his dog, but I always laugh out loud at the name if he is!