Kobe Bryant

**Reality Czech** · 01-29-2010, 09:50 PM

Hate him.

**rjj** · 01-30-2010, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by Reality Czech

Hate him.

why? he is so solid and he's a local product, whats not to like? is it his swagger? or are you holding the rape case over his head?

**Reality Czech** · 01-31-2010, 11:53 AM

I was a Bryant backer until he wore the Dodgers cap while at the NLCS last season. That was when I decided I had had it with him.

Agreed, he is a solid player and since a local product wish he was more connected with his roots and Philadelphia. He could have worn any other hat that day but chose to wear LAD and speak in support of the Dodgers over the Phils.

YouTube - Kobe Bryant Responds To Dodgers Game 2 Win In NLCS

**#1MetsFan** · 02-01-2010, 12:38 PM

He was born in Philly, but his family didn't settle in the Philly area until the early '90s after his dad's basketball career ended. Kobe didn't grow up in the Philly area, and he doesn't have Philly roots.

In fact, he's been living in LA longer than he ever lived in the Philly burbs, so go figure, he's a Dodgers fan.

Get over it.

By the way, this is no different than Donovan McNabb rooting for the Phils over the Cubs, but you'd probably get mad if Donovan wore a Cubs hat -- am I warm?

**kotter** · 02-01-2010, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by #1MetsFan

He was born in Philly, but his family didn't settle in the Philly area until the early '90s after his dad's basketball career ended. Kobe didn't grow up in the Philly area, and he doesn't have Philly roots.

In fact, he's been living in LA longer than he ever lived in the Philly burbs, so go figure, he's a Dodgers fan.

Get over it.

By the way, this is no different than Donovan McNabb rooting for the Phils over the Cubs, but you'd probably get mad if Donovan wore a Cubs hat -- am I warm?

Bull. His family is from Philly. His dad went to LaSalle. The reality is Kobe is a Philly product. He left for a few years when his dad played in Europe.

**#1MetsFan** · 02-01-2010, 03:28 PM

Yeah, you're probably right. He's just a jerk who hates Philly for no reason. He roots for the teams that Philly teams are playing against just because he hates Philly so much.

Consider this: He's been a Laker and living in LA for 11+ years now, which is longer than he ever lived in the Philly area. He's the face of the Lakers franchise. Why shouldn't he root for other LA teams? We expect all Philly athletes to root for the other Philly teams, so why shouldn't LA fans expect the same of their athletes? (And please don't say, "What LA fans?")

**Malloy** · 02-01-2010, 03:35 PM

Bryant is the second best player in the NBA. #1 = Allen Iverson.

**King of NE** · 02-02-2010, 07:46 PM

Kobe's a punk!!!!!!!!!

**Fergie** · 02-09-2010, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by King of NE

Kobe's a punk!!!!!!!!!

Agreed. A very talented player, but a huge punk. He always came off as arrogant and with a sense of entitlement.

**rjj** · 02-09-2010, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by Fergie

Agreed. A very talented player, but a huge punk. He always came off as arrogant and with a sense of entitlement.

example please.

**#1MetsFan** · 02-09-2010, 05:09 PM

There was that time he thought he was entitled to buttsecks with that hotel employee in Denver.

**SecretPhilly** · 02-10-2010, 09:03 PM

That day he wore the dodgers cap he told reporters he was a mets fan.

Somehow i don't think it has anything to do with the dodgers...or the mets

**rjj** · 02-12-2010, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by #1MetsFan

There was that time he thought he was entitled to buttsecks with that hotel employee in Denver.

remind me, what exactly he was charged with?

**rjj** · 02-12-2010, 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by SecretPhilly

That day he wore the dodgers cap he told reporters he was a mets fan.

Somehow i don't think it has anything to do with the dodgers...or the mets

wearing a ball cap illustrates arrogance and sense of entitlement? super long reach.

**hammersklavier** · 02-12-2010, 09:17 AM

Kobe Bryant's always pissed me off for some reason.

I'm sure I'm not alone in that assessment.

**#1MetsFan** · 02-12-2010, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by rjj

remind me, what exactly he was charged with?

Um, he was charged with felony sexual assault. Prosecutors eventually had to drop the charge because the victim decided not to testify. (Read: Kobe bought her silence.)

The civil case did press on, and they settled out of court.

**RainboTeabagger** · 02-12-2010, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by #1MetsFan

Yeah, you're probably right. He's just a jerk who hates Philly for no reason. He roots for the teams that Philly teams are playing against just because he hates Philly so much.

As much as I think Kobe is a classless athlete this couldn't be further from the truth. Kobe is a huge Eagles fan and has talked about it often and always (unsuccessfully of course) predicts a Eagles SB win every season it seems.

**#1MetsFan** · 02-12-2010, 06:13 PM

(I was being sarcastic.)

**rjj** · 02-12-2010, 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by #1MetsFan

Um, he was charged with felony sexual assault. Prosecutors eventually had to drop the charge because the victim decided not to testify. (Read: Kobe bought her silence.)

The civil case did press on, and they settled out of court.

drop charges=not charged.

**#1MetsFan** · 02-13-2010, 12:08 PM

Dude, if you think he was completely innocent, you're crazy.

The girl decided she didn't want to testify in the criminal case because he bought her silence.

She proceeded with the civil case and would have testified had they not settled.

It's hard to make the charges stick if the victim refuses to cooperate. It's not like the prosecutor decided that the victim's story wasn't credible.