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...