Hollywood Crush › Kobe Bryant

By Cara Alwill

Every day a multitude of stars wander through the halls of MTV News to talk about their latest projects and goof around with staff members. But sometimes we catch stars elsewhere, and that's why we put together Spotted!, a daily compendium of stars in the wild.

It’s clear that Khloe Kardashian and hubby, LA Laker Lamar Odom are living a fairytale. After falling in love and having a whirlwind wedding, the two just were just granted another once-in-a-lifetime experience: the chance to meet President Obama.

The couple took part in an event honoring the Lakers’ 2009 NBA Championship at the White House. Khloe was among Lakers team members and their wives who attended the ceremony. According to NBC Los Angeles, after the team posed for a photo with the Commander in Chief, Kobe Bryant presented the President with an Obama #1 Lakers jersey.

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Vampires and professional basketball players? Robert Pattinson and Kobe Bryant? Here at MTV News, we don’t always have an opportunity to connect the worlds of blood-sucking immortals and jump-shooting All-Stars. But when “Twilight” star Ashley Greene hit the red carpet to celebrate at the Club Nokia party for the newly crowned NBA champion LA Lakers, the 22-year-old actress detailed the parallels between the two vaunted franchises.

“Our cast works really hard,” said Greene, who recently returned from the Vancouver shoot for “New Moon.” “We all work really well together. We’re kind of like a family. The Lakers are kind of the same.”

After dropping only one game to the Orlando Magic during the Finals, the Lakers secured their fourth championship this decade and the fourteenth in franchise history (second only to the Boston Celtics). And from the books, to the movies, to the DVD and beyond, the “Twilight” series has blossomed into one of pop culture’s reigning champs. Read more...

Tags Ashley Greene, Eclipse, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, New Moon, Robert Pattinson, Stephenie Meyer, Twilight