I don't know what's worse...the fact that two kids are actually going "monkey see, monkey do" with Shaq's freestyle Kobe Bryant rap from last week--or that more than likely, the parents of these kids thought it would be cute to film it and post it on You Tube...or me for posting it. Excuse me while I bang my head against a wall for twenty minutes or so.
*UPDATE*: After sleeping on it...I've come to the conclusion that the parents are worse (only slightly over me) for filming it.
Showing posts with label Kobe Bryant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kobe Bryant. Show all posts
Monday, June 30, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
The Kobe-Jordan Comparisons Officially End Now
I wasn't too into the "Kobe Is Just As Good As Jordan If Not Better" talk that was making it's way around the sports world leading into the NBA Finals. We saw what the Celtics did to Kobe. Does that ever happen to Jordan? Defenses never cut Jordan out--they just made him work harder for his 45 points. Check out this clip below from the 1990 NBA Playoffs. The Pistons were one of the top defensive teams (not to mention physical) of their era. The more I watch this, the more I'm convinced that Jordan could've averaged over 40 a game with today's rules.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Derek Fisher's Foul And Vanessa Bryant's Foul Mouth
Quite an ending in San Antonio last night. Brent Barry's three pointer was off the mark at the last second and whether or not you thought Fisher fouled him (he did), the Lakers have a 3-1 lead heading back to Los Angeles on Thursday night. A win on Thursday and the NBA has half of it's dream matchup set (if only the league could do something about those unpredictable Pistons).It has been an interesting couple of days for Kobe Bryant. Last week, a rumor emerged claiming that he was cheating on his wife with a Laker Girl who mysteriously was fired from her job (lawsuit?). This week, along with a potential birth in the NBA Finals, Kobe's has to deal with his wife Vanessa who is...shall we say irritated with ESPN The Magazine writer Laura Lane for a piece she wrote about Vanessa. The article was--gasp--about Vanessa Bryant's outfit and how she spends her time with her kids (how dare Lane!).
So Vanessa Bryant spots Lane at the Lakers game Sunday and lets her have it. The follwing is directly from Lane's blog:
Last night, I got cussed out by Vanessa Bryant. Seriously. At the Lakers game. In front of her kids. In front of the Lakers locker room. It was awesome. She is mad about an article I wrote where I mentioned her. That means one of two things - she either reads the ESPN blog or she has herself on Google alerts. Both are fantastic.
So as I’m walking out of the Lakers locker room after some post-game interviews with the players, I pass Vanessa, who is sitting outside the locker room as usual with her two girls.
“Laura!” she screams (yes, she apparently knows my name). “F--- you! You f------ b----!”
“Excuse me?” I say, completely baffled as I look around me to see if there is someone else named Laura. No, there’s not.
Her daughters – ages 5 and 2 – are sitting next to her on the bench looking at their mom as she screams.
“F--- you! How dare you write about me and my daughters and their schedule! You didn’t say you were writing an article! F--- you! You f------ bitch. You have no journalism ethics! F--- you! You b---- - ”
I just stare at her. I’ve heard many stories about her from reporters, but this was unbelievable. Two of my friends from the LA Times told me how she cussed out one of them last season, because he said hi to her daughter. “Join the club, this means you’ve arrived,” said one reporter when word spread of my run-in with Vanessa. “She’s insane,” said another. “Everyone knows it.”
So as I’m walking out of the Lakers locker room after some post-game interviews with the players, I pass Vanessa, who is sitting outside the locker room as usual with her two girls.
“Laura!” she screams (yes, she apparently knows my name). “F--- you! You f------ b----!”
“Excuse me?” I say, completely baffled as I look around me to see if there is someone else named Laura. No, there’s not.
Her daughters – ages 5 and 2 – are sitting next to her on the bench looking at their mom as she screams.
“F--- you! How dare you write about me and my daughters and their schedule! You didn’t say you were writing an article! F--- you! You f------ bitch. You have no journalism ethics! F--- you! You b---- - ”
I just stare at her. I’ve heard many stories about her from reporters, but this was unbelievable. Two of my friends from the LA Times told me how she cussed out one of them last season, because he said hi to her daughter. “Join the club, this means you’ve arrived,” said one reporter when word spread of my run-in with Vanessa. “She’s insane,” said another. “Everyone knows it.”
It's a good thing that Lane didn't bring up anything too personal...like how she got the $4.3 million purple ring or the world's only automatic Lamborghini. That might have really set her off.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Kobe's MVP
The story originally broke last week and I figured I'd mention it as the announcement drew closer but Kobe Bryant is expected to be named NBA MVP tomorrow. Now, I don't have a problem with Kobe being named MVP. He's the best player in the NBA, but an argument could've been made for Chris Paul or Lebron James. Still, it's hard to believe that Kobe's never won an MVP award before.
To be honest though, I would love if just one time, the reports that come out a week in advance were wrong. How funny would it be if tomorrow, as the Lakers are preparing their pregame ceremony for Bryant, all of a sudden, Paul, Lebron, or KG get name MVP? On a scale of one to ten? I'd have to go ten. If for no other reason besides it would cause Kobe to singlehandedly destroy the Jazz...and that's always fun.
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