Lakers' Blake, wife target of attacks on Twitter
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Lakers guard Steve Blake and his wife have been attacked online since he missed a possible game-winning 3-pointer against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal.
The Twitter accounts of Blake and his wife, Kristen, were deluged with a range of criticism after the loss Wednesday night.
"I hope your family gets murdered" read one post that Kristen Blake re-tweeted with the comment, "Wow."
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Kobe Bryant took to Twitter early Friday to chastise those attacking the Blakes, saying "Lakers fans who said bad things to Blake and his wife on twitter - you should be ashamed of yourself."
Bryant said that Blake was a big reason the Lakers beat the Nuggets in the first round.
Kristen Blake tweeted that she blocked 500 people from viewing her account.