OT - Bryant calls referee "fucking ***got"

[BBert]

Why was his technical last night rescinded?

Same reason he wasn't kicked out of last night's game?

It was the technical he received against the Blazers on Friday that was rescinded.

 

[crandc]

Is that like Jon Kyl saying his statement about Planned Parenthood in the Senate was not meant to be factual?

So, let me see. If someone called a white ref a f---ing n----- it would be OK because you see he is white so it clearly is not to be taken literally?

You know what else is a fine irony, is if Bryant is forced to apologize for his language, admittedly inexcusable but still words, when he has not apologized for rape.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

Why was his technical last night rescinded?

As far as I know, the league, Stern and the rest of the NBA has done nothing. I guess if you are a friggen laker, rules no longer apply.

My best guess is that he will get some token slap on the wrist, a small fine or some such crap.

 

[Mamba]

I don't care that Kobe outed himself as a bigot. I sure as hell DO care that he wasn't tossed from the game, like any other (non-Laker) would have been.

Why wouldn't YOU care that Kobe and Stern, once again, prove that the league has a different set of rules for the Lakers? It could make or break our season.

Go Blazers

Yeah, Kobe outed himself as a bigot--because You've never, in your entire life, said or thought a racial or homophobic slur!!!!

 

[Mamba]

Same reason he wasn't kicked out of last night's game?

It was the technical he received against the Blazers on Friday that was rescinded.

I'm pretty sure it was the tech that he received from tying up with Perkins that got rescinded. It was actually a good call, I hope they rescinded Perks' tech, as well. There was absolutely nothing there to warrant a tech. So they hugged a little bit?

 

[chris_in_pdx]

Yeah, Kobe outed himself as a bigot--because You've never, in your entire life, said or thought a racial or homophobic slur!!!!

If I did on national TV, I would definately be branded a bigot. Players like Kobe crave the big stage, then when that stage bites them in the ass, they claim victimhood.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

Mamba, that is off the point. The name he called the ref, regardless of what it was is moot, his actions are what is in question. The fact that he gets away with this shit is a blatant objectionable form of favoritism that Stern shows and allows to thrive in the NBA.

 

[Mamba]

I don't know if you watched the game, but there were horrible calls going for both teams. It is no different than the treatment Durant, LeBitch, and Wade, get.

Kobe should've gotten T'd up again for punching the chair and throwing the towel. In fact, I think that is worse than calling the ref a fucking fa.ggot. However, if you going to try and convince me that Kobe gets more superstar calls than anyone else in the NBA, it won't work. I know I have my homer glasses and you guys have yours, but the calls he gets in comparison to Wade, Bron, Durant, Rose, and a few others is minimal now. I don't have a problem with him not getting superstar calls anymore because he's made his bed for years by barking and bitching at the officials.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

Fair enough, I allow you your opinion, although I disagree. We are diametrically opposed on this. You at least know you are a laker homer, and there by not a reasonable or rational human being.

 

[Natebishop3]

Looked more like Kobe was aiming for the chair, but instead punched Joe Smith.

 

[RR7]

Yeah, Kobe outed himself as a bigot--because You've never, in your entire life, said or thought a racial or homophobic slur!!!!

What exactly does one have to do with the other?

 

[Natebishop3]

If I think the green chicks in Star Trek look nasty, does that make me a racist?

 

[maxiep]

I don't know if you watched the game, but there were horrible calls going for both teams. It is no different than the treatment Durant, LeBitch, and Wade, get.

Kobe should've gotten T'd up again for punching the chair and throwing the towel. In fact, I think that is worse than calling the ref a fucking fa.ggot. However, if you going to try and convince me that Kobe gets more superstar calls than anyone else in the NBA, it won't work. I know I have my homer glasses and you guys have yours, but the calls he gets in comparison to Wade, Bron, Durant, Rose, and a few others is minimal now. I don't have a problem with him not getting superstar calls anymore because he's made his bed for years by barking and bitching at the officials.

The problem is you define his universe as "Wade, LeBron, Durant, Rose and a few others". I define his universe as "NBA player". By that definition, he receives an unbelievable amount of calls his way.

 

[crandc]

In my family we did not use racist language (unless we were directly quoting another person). Unlike some, I was raised with good family values. And of course the point holds that anyone else would have been T'd. And that his apology is a huge piece of crap, he said that no one should be offended he used a slur because he really doesn't think that. Dude, you said it.

I do realize, however, there are those who would defend ANYTHING Kobe Bryant does, I mean, he could be an axe murderer and there are Laker fans who would say the victims were asking for it and Bryant did nothing wrong.

 

[blazedanugz]

FINED $100,000 by the league! i dont care how much you make thats alot of money. i cant believe im gonna say this but way to go commish

 

[chris_in_pdx]

FINED $100,000 by the league! i dont care how much you make thats alot of money. i cant believe im gonna say this but way to go commish

Probably the appropriate punishment.

 

[PapaG]

Is that like Jon Kyl saying his statement about Planned Parenthood in the Senate was not meant to be factual?

Kyl should have said that 100% of babies aborted at Planned Parenthood end up dead.

 

[Minstrel]

He should be banned from the league too, making him ineligible for the Hall of Fame.

Actually, I like watching him play, but if it happened, going to read LakersGround would be fun.

 

[PapaG]

He should be banned from the league too, making him ineligible for the Hall of Fame.

Actually, I like watching him play, but if it happened, going to read LakersGround would be fun.

He should be forced to coach a WNBA team this summer, so he can learn tolerance of those with different lifestyles.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

FINED $100,000 by the league! i dont care how much you make thats alot of money. i cant believe im gonna say this but way to go commish

pfft that was the slap on the wrist I expected, that is a joke, had he been suspended, he would had to have forfeited a games pay and not been available to play for what ever game. That would have been a hell of a lot more money.
fkn guy get away once again

we need a new commissioner for the NBA, Stern is a joke.

 

[MrSelfDestruct]

FINED $100,000 by the league! i dont care how much you make thats alot of money. i cant believe im gonna say this but way to go commish

That's a big fine, but at the same time only 1/248 of his annual salary. It's equivalent to a $250 dollar fine for someone making $60,000 a year. That's mind-boggling money he's making.

 

[illmatic99]

Sorta surprised by my sentiment ( because... well, it's Kome), but kudos to him for owning up to it rather than squirming around it.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

ironic

 

[Shapecity]

“What I [Kobe] said last night should not be taken literally. My actions were out of frustration during the heat of the game, period,” Bryant said in a statement issued through the Lakers. “The words expressed do NOT reflect my feelings towards the gay and lesbian communities and were NOT meant to offend anyone.”

 

[Sex Panther]

He should be forced to coach a WNBA team this summer, so he can learn tolerance of those with different lifestyles.

 

[OdenHoF]

FINED $100,000 by the league! i dont care how much you make thats alot of money. i cant believe im gonna say this but way to go commish

At least now we can say the league isn't biased towards Kobe Bryant because they punish him publicly and quickly for something that anyone would be punished for. We can put that rumor to rest now.

 

[Shapecity]

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[OdenHoF]

Is Phil Jackson too insecure or immature to acknowledge the people that would actually be offended by the comments? I don't think the cowboys/horses care, nor do I think the cowboys/horses care if he addresses the proper audience. Especially when I think the gay community would be offended that he apologized to the horses and not them. Worst apology ever.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Is Phil Jackson too insecure or immature to acknowledge the people that would actually be offended by the comments? I don't think the cowboys/horses care, nor do I think the cowboys/horses care if he addresses the proper audience. Especially when I think the gay community would be offended that he apologized to the horses and not them. Worst apology ever.

Typical Phil arrogance. His players are above the rules of the NBA, and he's above the rules of society. That "apology" was not only insincere and disingenuous, but condescending as all hell. He would have been better off saying no comment than spouting that arrogant load of crap.

But, he's Phil Jackson, he has a lot of rings and doesn't give a fuck what the public, or any segment of the public, thinks about him. Zen master my ass. What a fraud. Such arrogance and indifference to the feelings of others is totally counter to the zen philosophy. Yeah, he read the book, but his actions prove he doesn't get it - and doesn't care.

BNM

 

[andalusian]

I thought that was hilarious of Phil. There is a place for real angst and there is a place for not being so politically correct. People can get upset at whatever they want - This movie got all the fame because of the sexual material in it - so it's OK to refer to it in this way - but not OK to do so as a joke? Please. I bet that if Phil were to say a title of a Porno flick no-one would care - because there are no interest groups that get offended.

Kobe used a term in a negative way - the uproar was legitimate. Phil did not - he made a joke. Big effin' deal. People that can't accept that there will be some fun made at an area they care about are in for a disappointment. This is the nature of the world. As long as it is not done in a malicious way - no harm done.