Kobe fans, Lakers fans, season ticket holders, and Time Warner.
And yes, I'm fully aware top players on the Spurs rest, but the major difference is that Spurs players rest to try and ensure optimal health for the post-season, something that Spurs fans accept even if they don't get to see their favorite player play a game they bought tickets to or were looking forward to watching.
So why is Kobe constantly resting? There's no playoffs to look forward to for him, and the only reason the Lakers are still a draw this year is because of him. He's the reason they can still sell their overpriced season ticket packages despite being one of the worst teams in the NBA. He's the reason they'll turn a profit this year. He's the reason Time Warner paid the organization 3 billion. And his star power is the reason Buss and Co. handed him 48.5 million dollars.
It's become blatantly obvious that passing Jordan was his only goal this year. Now that he has that meaningless brass ring, he's basically taking the season off and only playing when it's a convenient matchup for him (choosing games against weak perimeter defenses).
This is beyond "pussy & asshole." It's downright sickening how he's treating the Lakers, the fans, and the network.
And I just found this update;
Bryant, who will not play in Sunday's game against the Trail Blazers, could potentially be shut down for the season at some point after the All-Star break, Mark Medina of the L.A. Daily News reports.Of course it's going to be after the All Star game, a game that we know he'll play like it's game 7. The right thing to do would be to shut himself down prior to the All Star break and give up his starting spot to the infinitely more deserving James Harden.
What a got.
And I just found this update;
What a got.
sup mid... how's Melinda, tbh?
it was pretty obvious since the season started that he wouldn't play the part in this loser team... an "injury" of some kind was going to happen...
he's done it before, this shouldn't be news, tbh
I though he was a warrior though
you gotta believe me!I though he was a warrior though
2 major points the OP failed to mention that makes this even more goty:
1) He's not resting on back-2-backs, which is really the only acceptable reason to sit games without injury
2) He doesn't even take his chopper to Staples and sit behind the bench to support his team. Avoiding road travel is understandable, but a 30 min chopper ride? Not to mention not showing up at practices
It's beyond pussy what he's doing
It's been a real pleasure to watch the lakers and that clown Bryant fall off like this.
It's disgraceful.
Tori Spelling of the NBA.
Yep, the legacy-destroying tour is proVing he's nothing more than a lucky Allen Iverson
It's complete chicken .
"Imma show you how to be a champion, but first let me pass MJ, play in the all star game, then I'm out the rest of the season...cuz I can't play with you sorry ass losers."
That franchise really is a disgrace, tbh... they're paying $9.7m to Nash to travel around the world and $20+m to Kirby to watch the games from home....
The Quit
Do you need OP to boil it down 4 U?
fine...I'll do it.
Duncan: 5
TOSB Bryant: 5
lettuce proceed.
If there is a softer primadonna in the league,,,,lets hear it. Kobrick is softer than Derrick Rose at this point,,,
Meanwhile the NBA fines the Spurs for resting guys... LA lists "rest" as it sits it's only star player on the road, where fans paid to see him chuck. Should be huge fine.
Did you not read the OP?
Spurs players only rest on back-to-backs, and it's with the goal of being healthy in the playoffs. There's no playoffs in sight for the Lakers, and Kobe is taking a week off at a time now. Given the fact his chucking is the only thing worth watching about the Lakers for fans and haters alike, he owes it to viewers to play, especially when he was paid 48.5 million dollars.
Like I said, it's obvious the only thing he cared about this year was passing Jordan. You should feel insulted as a fan that he's taking games off at his leisure.
KoMe just being KoMe. Self-centered, selfish, narcissistic .
Werent fLakers fans talkin before about Spurs restin thier stars??
And the last two games he rested for were at home. Those season ticket holders can't be too thrilled. Kobe personally owes them an apology and a refund.
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