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[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

holy shit, anyone catch that? the Lakers just gave the game away.

[S P I C E]

holy shit, anyone catch that? the Lakers just gave the game away.

yeah crazy game!  Go Pacers!  Give Indy credit for that 4th qtr comeback!  the game was completely even till the end of the 3rd qtr when LA dominated with that 17-0 run but we came back and dominated the 4th!

[Teddy Roosevelt]

holy shit, anyone catch that? the Lakers just gave the game away.

Disgraceful.

[OchoCinco]

yea and that fluke last shot was bull hah...but hey the lakers gave that game away

[7even]

 

[OG Hack Wilson]

can bynum make it through the whole season?

im not sure

Is Kevin Garnett going to miss 9 games b/c of a Stomach Ache again?

Yeah KG must really look at last year as a failure huh?

[Teddy Roosevelt]

A game with mixed results. Good shooting (everyone except Fisher and Odom shot 50% or better), but too many turnovers. At least it was a win.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Another easy win...and Sun Yue got to play (though he looked a bit shakey )


Here comes the Sun Yue, a big darling

Updated: 12/07/2008 11:02:46 PM PST

It's not often, at the end of a lopsided game, when anything or anyone can upstage ... the tacos.

The popular Lakers promotion -- where every fan gets a coupon for a free taco if the Lakers win and hold their opponent under 100 -- has kept many a fan in their seats at the end of a noncompetitive game.

Sunday night though, the tacos were no match for Lakers rookie SunYue.

The rookie from China made his NBA debut in the Lakers blowout victory over the Milwaukee Bucks Sunday, entering to a thunderous applause from whatever was left of the sellout crowd with 5 minutes, 41 seconds remaining in the game. "I heard them," Sun said. "I thought they were putting Kobe in. I think they like me, so I have to work harder for them so that I can make the scream louder."

Sun had been inactive for the first 18 games of the season. He got the call Sunday because Luke Walton was sick. Though it was definitely garbage time, Sun made every second of his time count. He scored four points, committed four fouls and turned the ball over twice.

Every time he even got near the ball the home crowd cheered loudly, encouraging him to shoot.

Asked how it made him feel to hear such applause, Sun joked "I feel that maybe I'm the Kobe of the yellow color.

"People have been waiting a long time to see the Chinese player and how they do on the basketball court. ... I think people think I can play in this league. I just need time to adjust. Myself, I think I can play in this league."

The Lakers have approached Sun about playing in the D-League for parts of the year, to get him more experience. So far, he has balked at that idea. "I'm not saying anything about the D-League is bad," he said. "I just think, when I signed the contract and put my name on the paper, that was an NBA contract. I think the NBA will help me improve much faster."

[Teddy Roosevelt]

Asked how it made him feel to hear such applause, Sun joked "I feel that maybe I'm the Kobe of the yellow color.

LOL.

[7even]

I'd hate him for that comment if I were north-Asian

[Teddy Roosevelt]

^I get what you mean. You don't hear Asians making yellow jokes. Most of them find it really offensive.

[wcsoldier]

The rest of the league needs to step the fuck up ... every game is over after 30 minutes of action max .. it starts to be boring ...

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^forreal.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Asked how it made him feel to hear such applause, Sun joked "I feel that maybe I'm the Kobe of the yellow color.

LOL.

From "Chinese Magic Johnson" to "Yellow Kobe". Who does he think he is? LMAO

[7even]

He ain't shit. He should stop mentioning himself in the same breath as those guys, even when he is joking. It is utterly ridiculous and it does not make him look good at all.