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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Stone Cold is Bout It, Bout It on May 06, 2009, 10:05:30 PM
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AGAIN....Kobe throws an Elbow at Artest...Artest mentally breaks down....and gets ejected ;D ;D ;D
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i so wanted a drink to fly outta the crowd and hit him so we could see a crazy ron artest stands raid.
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I'm not sure what's cool about that, the fact that he threw a cheap shot that he deserves to get suspended for? Or when he kept walking away from Artest looking like he was scared? That was a bitch move!!
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Kobe = Bitchmade dirty player full of cheap shots
Artest = The fuckin man that doesn't back down from anyone
You nutriders wonder why everyone hates Kobe Bryant, it's not just because he is a RAPIST, it is also because of shit like this. Kobe has always been a bitch though. If Lakers end up winning this series I cant wait to watch them get shitted on by the Cavs.
Wade and Lebron are loved because they are clean players that do things the right way
Kobe is hated because he is a bitch and dirty player and a RAPIST.
I'm not mad, I'm just providing some facts here.
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I'm not sure what's cool about that, the fact that he threw a cheap shot that he deserves to get suspended for? Or when he kept walking away from Artest looking like he was scared? That was a bitch move!!
Thats Kobe for you, he has always been a bitch. He will elbow you when no one is looking and then when you come at him he will retreat like a little bitch. The guy is bitchmade and gets NO respect from anyone that isnt a Laker fan.
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oo come on of course kobe is one of the biggest competitors and if u think that an elbow like that dont get thrown down in the paint almost every play ur trippin, that was elbow to chest to say get the fuck outta here.
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and spice y r u such a crybaby?
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oo come on of course kobe is one of the biggest competitors and if u think that an elbow like that dont get thrown down in the paint almost every play ur trippin, that was elbow to chest to say get the fuck outta here.
I disagree man, that was a cheap shot to say the least. You could tell he completely meant to do that on purpose, he throws that elbow so much.
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and spice y r u such a crybaby?
Not a crybaby at all, Im just stating facts here. Lebron and Wade for example are loved because they conduct their business the right way and are also full of class. Kobe is hated because he acts like a punk.
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I'll say the same thing about my favorite athlete. Bonds was always hated because he acted like a jerk that was better than everyone and Griffey was loved because he never acted like that. I am just stating the obvious on why Kobe is hated so much and dont say because he is the best. Lebron is the best and he is loved.
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oo come on of course kobe is one of the biggest competitors and if u think that an elbow like that dont get thrown down in the paint almost every play ur trippin, that was elbow to chest to say get the fuck outta here.
I disagree man, that was a cheap shot to say the least. You could tell he completely meant to do that on purpose, he throws that elbow so much.
o i didnt say it wasnt on purpose, cleary that was. No one is disagreeing with that, i mean clearyly u hate kobe but come on. He can be a dirty player no doubt, this is playoff basketball and Lakers have been called soft. This is what this teams need whether u love or hate kobe.
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oo come on of course kobe is one of the biggest competitors and if u think that an elbow like that dont get thrown down in the paint almost every play ur trippin, that was elbow to chest to say get the fuck outta here.
I disagree man, that was a cheap shot to say the least. You could tell he completely meant to do that on purpose, he throws that elbow so much.
o i didnt say it wasnt on purpose, cleary that was. No one is disagreeing with that, i mean clearyly u hate kobe but come on. He can be a dirty player no doubt, this is playoff basketball and Lakers have been called soft. This is what this teams need whether u love or hate kobe.
I understand your point and I know it probably sounds like Im being a hater, but all of Kobe's elbows and taunts get old.
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oo come on of course kobe is one of the biggest competitors and if u think that an elbow like that dont get thrown down in the paint almost every play ur trippin, that was elbow to chest to say get the fuck outta here.
I disagree man, that was a cheap shot to say the least. You could tell he completely meant to do that on purpose, he throws that elbow so much.
o i didnt say it wasnt on purpose, cleary that was. No one is disagreeing with that, i mean clearyly u hate kobe but come on. He can be a dirty player no doubt, this is playoff basketball and Lakers have been called soft. This is what this teams need whether u love or hate kobe.
I understand your point and I know it probably sounds like Im being a hater, but all of Kobe's elbows and taunts get old.
o i know but if ur a fan u like it, i mean ill use this when i see eddy house Yelling at the other team after he makes a shot it annoys me and i want someone to lay him out but wen someone you are a fan of it pumps u up and engergizes the team.
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Kobe's a cunt, Artest should have ripped his fucking head off.
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Its just funny to me how Kobe taunts and talks shit all night to a stand up guy like Battier who is to classy to respond but then when Kobe is approached by Ron like that he gets scared and looks at the refs to help him out.
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Go away haters..your hero Artest got lost...kobe did exactly what he wanted to do....got in to his head.....artest will play like crap for the rest of the series ;D
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i don't see how that was a cheap shot....foul, yes? but cheap shot no! Centers make space like that all the time.
Fisher's was a cheap shot, but not kobe's. Alston's was a cheap shot, not House's
Ron artest probably woulda got a tech if he didn't do the throat slice like that.
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Its just funny to me how Kobe taunts and talks shit all night to a stand up guy like Battier who is to classy to respond but then when Kobe is approached by Ron like that he gets scared and looks at the refs to help him out.
o come that was a little elbow spice, watch every game close and you'll see a ton of shots just like that, Ron blew a gasket and clearly nobody is gunna want to get into a fist fight with ronnie cus its clear he was close to that. U think kobe has never stood up in rons face before, go watch the one game from this season. See i think as much as the fanboys on here love and talk up everything that kobe does the haters go just as far to talk down everything kobe does. This sports section is redicuous. I need a break cus u can never get just explain shit hah its got to be one way or the other to the point where i cant handle it lol.
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i don't see how that was a cheap shot....foul, yes? but cheap shot no! Centers make space like that all the time.
Fisher's was a cheap shot, but not kobe's. Alston's was a cheap shot, not House's
Ron artest probably woulda got a tech if he didn't do the throat slice like that.
someone to finally get across what i was, center do do that all game, but its kobe and its dubcc so i mean its gotta be the cheapest shot ever taken in the world.
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yeah it's called "blocking out" artest does it ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL the god damn time. kobe's more guilty of throwing out his leg than a 'cheap' elbow.
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haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
these "haters" dont even know what to say anymore
first they say lakers are too soft than we play agressive and box out and play physical and now we do "cheap shots"???
8)
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the thing that boggles my mind is that Artest can play as aggressive at he wants and he's a "G"
but when NIK's favorite player steps up the aggression in the paint it's dirty
then artest lost ALOT of respect from me when he's on TNT talking about how "HIS" team wins "FAIR AND SQUARE" and they don't "PlAY DIRTY LIKE THAT"
oh so now artest is painting himself out to be Terrelle Brandon??!!
He acted like he calmly went up to kobe and told him all that, naaaaaaaaaw he went up to kobe looking for a fight and when he didn't get one he made a threat and made a throat slashing gesture. all because he got called for the foul and not kobe. i'm sorry but that's a bitch ass bully.
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the thing that boggles my mind is that Artest can play as aggressive at he wants and he's a "G"
but when NIK's favorite player steps up the aggression in the paint it's dirty
then artest lost ALOT of respect from me when he's on TNT talking about how "HIS" team wins "FAIR AND SQUARE" and they don't "PlAY DIRTY LIKE THAT"
oh so now artest is painting himself out to be Terrelle Brandon??!!
He acted like he calmly went up to kobe and told him all that, naaaaaaaaaw he went up to kobe looking for a fight and when he didn't get one he made a threat and made a throat slashing gesture. all because he got called for the foul and not kobe. i'm sorry but that's a bitch ass bully.
Wow you are a faggot, kill yourself.
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Kobe is hated because he acts like a punk.
not trying to defend Kobe (cause he has his quirks)
but how you gonna say Artest is the man and Kobe is a punk?
they're both punks!!
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the thing that boggles my mind is that Artest can play as aggressive at he wants and he's a "G"
but when NIK's favorite player steps up the aggression in the paint it's dirty
then artest lost ALOT of respect from me when he's on TNT talking about how "HIS" team wins "FAIR AND SQUARE" and they don't "PlAY DIRTY LIKE THAT"
oh so now artest is painting himself out to be Terrelle Brandon??!!
He acted like he calmly went up to kobe and told him all that, naaaaaaaaaw he went up to kobe looking for a fight and when he didn't get one he made a threat and made a throat slashing gesture. all because he got called for the foul and not kobe. i'm sorry but that's a bitch ass bully.
Wow you are a faggot. can i bury my face in your ass hole and penetrate your sphincter with my tounge?
no.
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I just saw the highlights...
that wasn't even a big deal, what the fuck is all this talk about?
he threw an elbow because Artest was basically on his back locking his arms up
it was a "get the fuck off me" elbow.... around the shoulder blade too
players shouldn't throw 'em, but I didn't really see anything TOO out of line with that
it's not like he randomly elbowed him in the face out of nowhere like I assumed before seeing...
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Kobe and Fisher were making sure the Rockets knew they were in a series. Shit, give me cheating Robert Horry and dirty Rick Fox and that's how the Lakers won 3 in a row. The rest of the Lakers need to step up and fight too. I have no problem with Fisher's foul, if he gets suspended, cool, 'cause that was a receipt to Scola for stepping to the whole Laker's teams. It's basically saying, expect some shit if you want to call us all out. Kobe and Artest, Artest trying to talk shit like, you forget who you are messing with. Bottom line, unless you stop Kobe, his getting 40 and the W, and if Artest can't stop that then his shit talking is just talk.
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The defending of Kobe on this is ridiculous, he got mad that Artest boxed him out of position, and he threw an elbow into his throat. Toughness and dirty are two different things, that was dirty. Artest already got ejected before he did the gesture, so that wasn't the factor. How is Kobe's elbow different than the one Dwight Howard got suspended for? It was a little lower, but he wasn't even tangled up with Artest like that. The Kobe "playing mind games" talk is wack too, he got lucky that super-ref Joey Crawford bailed him out. Sadly, the worst part is probably Ron getting called for a foul in the first place. There's missing the elbow which we saw in replay, and then there's a phantom call on Ron to start the whole incident.
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The defending of Kobe on this is ridiculous, he got mad that Artest boxed him out of position, and he threw an elbow into his throat. Toughness and dirty are two different things, that was dirty. Artest already got ejected before he did the gesture, so that wasn't the factor. How is Kobe's elbow different than the one Dwight Howard got suspended for? It was a little lower, but he wasn't even tangled up with Artest like that. The Kobe "playing mind games" talk is wack too, he got lucky that super-ref Joey Crawford bailed him out. Sadly, the worst part is probably Ron getting called for a foul in the first place. There's missing the elbow which we saw in replay, and then there's a phantom call on Ron to start the whole incident.
your hate is ridiculous. Kobe is one of the best mental players today, and is it any wonder someone like Artest can get his card pulled by Kobe night after night. This year the Lakers are 5-1 against the Rockets. Artest is going to have to keep his composer. And to blame the refs, watch playoff games more, this was no different than many other years, as even the Lakers get shitty calls go against them. To depend on the refs is non existent. Keep you head and keep playing. Instead Artest can't do that, and until he does no team his on will win a title.
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Lol @ Kobe embarrassing Artest again
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My hate on Kobe? I'm not a fan of either team, I prefer the Lakers to win but I want to see a good series. If Kobe was so brilliant at getting under the opposition's skin, would the same be true for Scola or Battier drawing Fisher's flagrant and Kobe's Tech? Artest should have kept his calm, but how was what he did worse than what Kobe did? As for depending on the refs, Artest said in the postgame interview he knew he would get T'd up, and that game was just about over. I guarantee Kobe won't throw another elbow his way.
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The defending of Kobe on this is ridiculous
it's really not that big a deal man...
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Lakers are 5-1 against the Rockets. Artest is going to have to keep his composer. And to blame the refs, watch playoff games more, this was no different than many other years, as even the Lakers get shitty calls go against them. To depend on the refs is non existent. Keep you head and keep playing. Instead Artest can't do that, and until he does no team his on will win a title.
real talk
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Lol @ Kobe embarrassing Artest again
Nah Kobe embarrassed himself by showing the whole world how much of a bitch he is. Everyone hates Kobe and not because he's the best but because he's a dirty player and a punk lil bitch. Lebron is the best and is still loved by everyone, kobe should take notes on how to conduct himself and you guys wonder why everyone hates this rapist.
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what a bitch
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Lol @ Kobe embarrassing Artest again
Nah Kobe embarrassed himself by showing the whole world how much of a bitch he is.
I don't know, I must see the play very different from you
if the situation was the other way around, I honestly wouldn't think twice about it
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Kobe wins.
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Lol @ Kobe embarrassing Artest again
Nah Kobe embarrassed himself by showing the whole world how much of a bitch he is. Everyone hates Kobe and not because he's the best but because he's a dirty player and a punk lil bitch. Lebron is the best and is still loved by everyone, kobe should take notes on how to conduct himself and you guys wonder why everyone hates this rapist.
where you raped by Kobe, or NIK? I'm starting to question you.
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I thought Artest was better than this. I mean first he acts like a thug, rapping gangsta shit and punching people like a crazy mofo, and now that he gets a phisical contact he cries like a baby and he refuse to fight back Kobe by shutting him down and by leaving the team alone? Artest :nawty:
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I love it!
If Artest does this, he's the fuckin' man for putting Kobe in his place. But like Jake said, since Nik's favorite player did it he's a bitch, and it's dirty.
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Lol @ Kobe embarrassing Artest again
Nah Kobe embarrassed himself by showing the whole world how much of a bitch he is. Everyone hates Kobe and not because he's the best but because he's a dirty player and a punk lil bitch. Lebron is the best and is still loved by everyone, kobe should take notes on how to conduct himself and you guys wonder why everyone hates this rapist.
where you raped by Kobe, or NIK? I'm starting to question you.
lol too true. trys to bring lebron into this. Spice u cry so much about the lakers and kobe it gets rediculous.
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Lol @ Kobe embarrassing Artest again
Nah Kobe embarrassed himself by showing the whole world how much of a bitch he is. Everyone hates Kobe and not because he's the best but because he's a dirty player and a punk lil bitch. Lebron is the best and is still loved by everyone, kobe should take notes on how to conduct himself and you guys wonder why everyone hates this rapist.
where you raped by Kobe, or NIK? I'm starting to question you.
lol too true. trys to bring lebron into this. Spice u cry so much about the lakers and kobe it gets rediculous.
Don't hold it against him, he gets no pussy! You'd be a little on edge too.
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Lol @ Kobe embarrassing Artest again
Nah Kobe embarrassed himself by showing the whole world how much of a bitch he is. Everyone hates Kobe and not because he's the best but because he's a dirty player and a punk lil bitch. Lebron is the best and is still loved by everyone, kobe should take notes on how to conduct himself and you guys wonder why everyone hates this rapist.
where you raped by Kobe, or NIK? I'm starting to question you.
lol too true. trys to bring lebron into this. Spice u cry so much about the lakers and kobe it gets rediculous.
Don't hold it against him, he gets no pussy! You'd be a little on edge too.
HAHA I love these ducktails, keep the lies coming. You know you are mad when you have to start saying false shit like this, ahh this forum is lame
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im proud of Artest
he handeled himself well and better than he would of before
it sucks he got ejected for threatening Kobes life
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Yeah I guess jumping into the crowd and punching the wrong guy is way better than throwing a routine elbow at a guy who's hanging all over you. Artest got owned again.
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Tay i can see where your comin from but i look at it like this:
there was trash talkin elbows,shoves,jersey grabs and general physical play. not to mention the fact its the playoffs,the pressure to win has to be intense. you got everyone biggin up houston on their intensity and toughness and thinkin the lakers are soft. add up all those things and shits gonna go down.
no doubt kobe threw that elbow to get at ron. was it right? nah and i could see how someone could call it dirty but im sure if we had the footage from every angle we would see all kinds of questionable shit go down from both teams. ron just lost his cool and showed that he hasnt got the mental toughness to match his physical strength/toughness. kobe did the smart thing and threw his hands up when ron came at him. was he bitching out because ron had him shook? No, In my opinion he is just gettin in artests head and exploiting him.
having said that though i think the refs failed with the "phantom call" (the officiating was horrid all night on both ends iIMO)and in no way should have ejected Ron. there was no physical contact and in my eyes not enough to kick him. i will say its his fault though. all the past bullshit/drama he has been known for is coming back to haunt him. he will probably always be looked at suspect in the eyes of the refs and the front office of the NBA,right or wrong.
no matter what happens(fish gettin suspended) the lakers went out and accomplished want they wanted. they proved that they could outplay houston and that they werent soft and could handle the physical play.
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i fail to see how kobe is a bitch
if he would've sunk to artests level...he'd be gone for game 3. who the fuck wants that? they had already lost fisher at that point, so why risk the season to cater to artests unstable ass.
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well fisher is officially suspended for game 3
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well fisher is officially suspended for game 3
And Kobe is not. Kobe wins.
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well fisher is officially suspended for game 3
And Kobe is not. Kobe wins.
I thought the NBA was out to get Kobe and the Lakers LOL stop the bitchin guys, Kobe should of got suspended and he didnt. It sucks for the Rockets that Fisher is suspended, Fisher is absolute garbage right now, Shannon Brown is so much better. This suspension will help the Lakers in game 3 because truth is at this point in his career Fisher is trash and a complete liability. Honestly you Laker fans should be happy, Brown and Farmar are way better than this bum.
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^ Fisher hasn't played well this series but he's far from a bum.
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Its just funny to me how Kobe taunts and talks shit all night to a stand up guy like Battier who is to classy to respond but then when Kobe is approached by Ron like that he gets scared and looks at the refs to help him out.
how moronic can you be? what did you want Kobe to do, be an idiot like Artest and cost his teammates the game? LMAO. damn, Spice, I didn't know you were this much of a dumbass, homie. Kobe did what needed to be done...threw his hands up and said "get the fuck out of here"...smart.
foreal, though, if you think that elbow was bad then you're a fucking pussy who doesn't deserve to watch playoff basketball. LOL.
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artest will play like crap for the rest of the series ;D
that's money right there...he'll be like 10-35 for the rest of the series. Artest plays HORRIBLE when the opposing team gets his dumbass thinkin too much.
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the thing that boggles my mind is that Artest can play as aggressive at he wants and he's a "G"
but when NIK's favorite player steps up the aggression in the paint it's dirty
then artest lost ALOT of respect from me when he's on TNT talking about how "HIS" team wins "FAIR AND SQUARE" and they don't "PlAY DIRTY LIKE THAT"
oh so now artest is painting himself out to be Terrelle Brandon??!!
He acted like he calmly went up to kobe and told him all that, naaaaaaaaaw he went up to kobe looking for a fight and when he didn't get one he made a threat and made a throat slashing gesture. all because he got called for the foul and not kobe. i'm sorry but that's a bitch ass bully.
that wasn't a throat slashing gesture...he was signaling that Kobe elbowed him near the throat. LOL.
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The defending of Kobe on this is ridiculous, he got mad that Artest boxed him out of position, and he threw an elbow into his throat. Toughness and dirty are two different things, that was dirty. Artest already got ejected before he did the gesture, so that wasn't the factor. How is Kobe's elbow different than the one Dwight Howard got suspended for? It was a little lower, but he wasn't even tangled up with Artest like that. The Kobe "playing mind games" talk is wack too, he got lucky that super-ref Joey Crawford bailed him out. Sadly, the worst part is probably Ron getting called for a foul in the first place. There's missing the elbow which we saw in replay, and then there's a phantom call on Ron to start the whole incident.
the elbow was because ron was riding his back, man...LOL. that's also why ron was whistled for the foul. and the elbow was to the chest, not the throat. that's why there was no suspension. if the elbow hit rons face ala dwights elbow in the sixers series, then he woulda been suspended.
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My hate on Kobe? I'm not a fan of either team, I prefer the Lakers to win but I want to see a good series. If Kobe was so brilliant at getting under the opposition's skin, would the same be true for Scola or Battier drawing Fisher's flagrant and Kobe's Tech? Artest should have kept his calm, but how was what he did worse than what Kobe did? As for depending on the refs, Artest said in the postgame interview he knew he would get T'd up, and that game was just about over. I guarantee Kobe won't throw another elbow his way.
the game was over? LOL...how so. it was a single digit lead with 6 minutes left.
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Lol @ Kobe embarrassing Artest again
Nah Kobe embarrassed himself by showing the whole world how much of a bitch he is. Everyone hates Kobe and not because he's the best but because he's a dirty player and a punk lil bitch. Lebron is the best and is still loved by everyone, kobe should take notes on how to conduct himself and you guys wonder why everyone hates this rapist.
would you stfu, already? how is lebron james clean??
Clotheslines D-Wade:
http://www.youtube.com/v/aRhNzT9dfrI
Throws ball at a fan:
http://www.youtube.com/v/VOpEseL4Ouc
you make yourself seem so stupid.
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well fisher is officially suspended for game 3
And Kobe is not. Kobe wins.
I thought the NBA was out to get Kobe and the Lakers LOL stop the bitchin guys, Kobe should of got suspended and he didnt. It sucks for the Rockets that Fisher is suspended, Fisher is absolute garbage right now, Shannon Brown is so much better. This suspension will help the Lakers in game 3 because truth is at this point in his career Fisher is trash and a complete liability. Honestly you Laker fans should be happy, Brown and Farmar are way better than this bum.
Kobe shoulda been suspended? LMFAO!!!!! what a fuckingn pussy you must be, man...honestly. im not just saying that for beef reasoning, i just truly think that you're a pussy based on the shit you say on this board.
and how is fisher garbage? he was ballin in Game 2 and has been our best point guard all season long...Shannon Brown and Jordan Farmar are good as well, but Fisher is our captain and our lead point guard...PeACe
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The defending of Kobe on this is ridiculous, he got mad that Artest boxed him out of position, and he threw an elbow into his throat. Toughness and dirty are two different things, that was dirty. Artest already got ejected before he did the gesture, so that wasn't the factor. How is Kobe's elbow different than the one Dwight Howard got suspended for? It was a little lower, but he wasn't even tangled up with Artest like that. The Kobe "playing mind games" talk is wack too, he got lucky that super-ref Joey Crawford bailed him out. Sadly, the worst part is probably Ron getting called for a foul in the first place. There's missing the elbow which we saw in replay, and then there's a phantom call on Ron to start the whole incident.
the elbow was because ron was riding his back, man...LOL. that's also why ron was whistled for the foul. and the elbow was to the chest, not the throat. that's why there was no suspension. if the elbow hit rons face ala dwights elbow in the sixers series, then he woulda been suspended.
First, Ron and Kobe were fighting for position, Kobe was grabbing his leg, Ron moved him out of the way. I don't think there should have been a foul, but if the refs were paying attention and whistled him, HOW DID THEY NOT SEE THE ELBOW??? The rest of it is judgement I guess, as to where the elbow hit (chest or throat, really close), what the punishments should be, but the refs messed up big time. If it would have been the other way around, Artest would have got called, Laker fans would be reacting differently. I think a Tech would have been the right call for Kobe, and then if Artest did the same thing still, a T for him. I'd rather have the best players on the court for the playoffs, at least give some warnings before they get ejected/suspended.
Fisher isn't a bum, but I think in this series Farmar and Brown match up better with Houston, and Fish has struggled with his shot so it's not a big loss.
And LeBron shouldn't even be a part of this conversation, nobody should have brought him up.
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The defending of Kobe on this is ridiculous, he got mad that Artest boxed him out of position, and he threw an elbow into his throat. Toughness and dirty are two different things, that was dirty. Artest already got ejected before he did the gesture, so that wasn't the factor. How is Kobe's elbow different than the one Dwight Howard got suspended for? It was a little lower, but he wasn't even tangled up with Artest like that. The Kobe "playing mind games" talk is wack too, he got lucky that super-ref Joey Crawford bailed him out. Sadly, the worst part is probably Ron getting called for a foul in the first place. There's missing the elbow which we saw in replay, and then there's a phantom call on Ron to start the whole incident.
the elbow was because ron was riding his back, man...LOL. that's also why ron was whistled for the foul. and the elbow was to the chest, not the throat. that's why there was no suspension. if the elbow hit rons face ala dwights elbow in the sixers series, then he woulda been suspended.
First, Ron and Kobe were fighting for position, Kobe was grabbing his leg, Ron moved him out of the way. I don't think there should have been a foul, but if the refs were paying attention and whistled him, HOW DID THEY NOT SEE THE ELBOW??? The rest of it is judgement I guess, as to where the elbow hit (chest or throat, really close), what the punishments should be, but the refs messed up big time. If it would have been the other way around, Artest would have got called, Laker fans would be reacting differently. I think a Tech would have been the right call for Kobe, and then if Artest did the same thing still, a T for him. I'd rather have the best players on the court for the playoffs, at least give some warnings before they get ejected/suspended.
Fisher isn't a bum, but I think in this series Farmar and Brown match up better with Houston, and Fish has struggled with his shot so it's not a big loss.
And LeBron shouldn't even be a part of this conversation, nobody should have brought him up.
this is playoff basketball, man.. get used to it. Kobe's elbow coulda been whistled a foul, MAYBE a flagrant at most, but the fact that it came AFTER Artest was foulin the shit out of him, grabbin all up on him and what not, made it appear pretty typical in an intense playoff environment. As for Fisher strugglin with his shot, he was actually shooting well in Game 2... Artest fucked up, plain and simple. you don't run up on someone like that when you have the reputation Artest does...come on, now. anyone backin him on this must be as stupid as him....PeACe
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Weren't you talking bad about Howard after he threw his elbow in Round 1? But when Kobe does it, it could have been a foul? It WAS a foul, at least a flagrant or a technical (the league officially ruled it a flagrant). But if the refs were keying in on those 2 to see Artest's foul, how do you not see an elbow? I get that playoff basketball is tough, but wild elbows are still illegal. Nobody can answer why the refs didn't bother to call Kobe for that elbow?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/NN9sNXr5HKA
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kobe should not have been suspended, anyone with a pair of objective eyes can see that, did fisher get suspended tho? that was bad. oh, and that lebron with the ball at the lady is hillarious
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http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/NN9sNXr5HKA
LOL....Artest was ALL OVER his shoulder....horrible
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Weren't you talking bad about Howard after he threw his elbow in Round 1? But when Kobe does it, it could have been a foul? It WAS a foul, at least a flagrant or a technical (the league officially ruled it a flagrant). But if the refs were keying in on those 2 to see Artest's foul, how do you not see an elbow? I get that playoff basketball is tough, but wild elbows are still illegal. Nobody can answer why the refs didn't bother to call Kobe for that elbow?
Dwight elbowed someone in the face for retaliation..a lil bit different than throwing an elbow at someone hangin on ur back to create space. LOL.
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kobe should not have been suspended, anyone with a pair of objective eyes can see that, did fisher get suspended tho? that was bad. oh, and that lebron with the ball at the lady is hillarious
yea...fisher was suspended one game for that
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To whoever said Kobe is soft, he clearly isn't as he routinely plays through injuries, etc.
But yes, he can be a dirty player (this isn't the first time he has thrown an elbow like this). And no, Kobe would have never done this on a playground as he woulda got KILLED by Artest.
As for Kobe not getting suspended? Well, we all know him, Lebron, D-Wade, etc get special treatment. ANd Kobe does his dirty work on the low, not obvious like Howard.
But to those idiots who think the league hates Kobe or the Lakers, this DOES prove otherwise
THis board is laughable with all the biases from BOTH sides
As for the suspensions that were handed out. NONE of them will effect a series like AMare's did a few years ago...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/NN9sNXr5HKA
LOL....Artest was ALL OVER his shoulder....horrible
and the back of Kobe's head too.
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To whoever said Kobe is soft, he clearly isn't as he routinely plays through injuries, etc.
But yes, he can be a dirty player (this isn't the first time he has thrown an elbow like this). And no, Kobe would have never done this on a playground as he woulda got KILLED by Artest.
As for Kobe not getting suspended? Well, we all know him, Lebron, D-Wade, etc get special treatment. ANd Kobe does his dirty work on the low, not obvious like Howard.
But to those idiots who think the league hates Kobe or the Lakers, this DOES prove otherwise
THis board is laughable with all the biases from BOTH sides
As for the suspensions that were handed out. NONE of them will effect a series like AMare's did a few years ago...
LOL....the league would be widely accepted as a mockery if he were suspended for that. kobe getting special treatment is a laughable concept. and Artest is weaksauce, he's just mentally crazy.. Fisher is tougher than the whole Rockets team combined.
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if kobe were to get suspended artest should have as well.
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artest will play like crap for the rest of the series ;D
that's money right there...he'll be like 10-35 for the rest of the series. Artest plays HORRIBLE when the opposing team gets his dumbass thinkin too much.
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^LOL...how right am I when it comes to basketball?
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i was LOL when he was shooting all those are balls in the 1st quarter......reminded me of Peja in game 7
Artest = the black Peja
i wonder what the Artest dickriders think about his air balls and no show in game 7?