Six days ago Twitter spread the word about Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic dating Maria Sharapova. The sources were Darren Rovell and Matt Cronin so you had to figure the story was solid. Thanks to Sports by Brooks we now have visual proof of the relationship.

Sasha Vujacic must eat rabbit’s feet for breakfast and snort four leaf clovers. He’s got a championship ring and pulled Sharapova while a guy like Charles Barkley is ring-less and speeding through Arizona in hopes of getting some brain. The Lakers will repeat if Sasha stays hot and he won’t have to do a thing on the court.

L.A. Photo: Sharapova And Vujacic Holding Hands [Sports by Brooks]

Twitter rumors say Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic is dating tennis star Maria Sharapova. Darren Rovell spotted Marsha at a U2 concert and they’ve been together for a hot second according to Matt Cronin of tennisreporters.net.

That’s all the confirmation I need to say Sasha Vujacic is officially dating Maria Sharapova. I understand the hook-up from Sasha’s point of view. It’s Maria Sharapova. Nuff said. But what’s a beautiful woman like her doing with a malaka like this? I guess she likes malakas.

Maria Sharapova, Laker Sasha Vujacic Are ‘Dating’ [Sports by Brooks]

Sasha Vujacic signed a three-year, $15 million contract to remain with the Los Angeles Lakers. This doesn’t help the Lakers shed their “Kobe and a bunch of soft Euros” image, but it does keep a reliable 3-pt shooter on the roster.

When it came down to decision time Sasha was influenced by the Los Angeles Lakers’ fans, but mostly by the love shared between himself and Kobe Bryant.

“They are my team. They brought me over from Europe and I feel at home in this organization and in LA. Everywhere I’d go, Lakers fans would say to me, `Please re-sign, you have to come back Machine.’ And that really gave me a warm feeling about it.”

“It’s always kind of been older brother, younger brother with Kobe and I. Kobe called me on the first day of free agency and said, `I love you and we all need you. But whatever you decide, I’ll stand by your decision.’ Then he called me on the last day I was deciding and at the end of the conversation, we both said, `Let’s do it.”‘

Are Sasha and Kobe talking about signing a contract or having a baby? If Kobe would’ve loved Ron Artest a little more Ron-Ron would be a Laker and not a Houston Rocket. I know a healthy Andrew Bynum will be back next year, but L.A. still needs to address their defensive problems. The Boston Celtics showed that the Lakers aren’t physical enough, and I’m sure the other teams around the league took note.

Here’s more proof of the love between Sasha Vujacic and Kobe Bryant:

Sasha Vujacic (minus the girlish headband) gives his take on the Machine videos:

Sasha Vujacic, Los Angeles Lakers, The Machine, video, youtube