I think you all know by now how highly I think of FreeDarko. As such, it may be no surprise I come to you to lavish devout praise on the FreeDarko book, which comes out a week from today.

I finished the book this weekend; it's simply outrageous in its imagination and execution. There is some Kings-related content in there, on Gerald Wallace and Ron Artest. (Beno Udrih also makes a surprise appearance in discussion of the Myth of the Next Ginobili-Parker.) But for my money, one of the best chapters is on Sacramento's Public Enemy #1, Kobe Bryant. Be but through the grace of internet relations and Bloomsbury, here's an excerpt.

UPDATE: I can't believe I forgot to direct your attention to the Gerald Wallace t-shirt.