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Need to find a schedule but I think the reason no Lakers were at his wedding was because the playoffs started the next day or the season just ended and they had a short turnaround. Jackson had ripped Kobe up and down in front of everyone for having his wedding at that time. Don't know if that's true but I read that in one of the books covering the Lakers in that time period. Kobe's parents were also not at the wedding because they didn't approve of Vanessa
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Lmao Kobe went and told Jerry West how the team was hazing him... c'mon man. Doesn't matter how much street hunger you have, that was straight b!tchmade!
[QUOTE=The_Yearning]Lmao Kobe went and told Jerry West how the team was hazing him... c'mon man. Doesn't matter how much street hunger you have, that was straight b!tchmade![/QUOTE]
you think Michael Jordan, Wilt, kareem, magic and bird would take that crap too?
Alphas don't take that nonsense.
Also, hazing is considered illegal and is banned in all major sports including down to the academical level where it's not tolerated in the NCAA or your local educational institutions.
Kobe is alienated himself from the beginning. I think the problem was he wanted to be the leader but he was in a team with Shaq and full of veterans. No one will take orders from him so wanted to lead by example. He worked hard and everyone knows he was a gym rat. Shaq was a jealous guy too, everyone loves Kobe in the beginning and just like Penny, he felt slighted from what attention Kobe got. Before Shaq went to the Lakers, people from Orlando voted if Shaq was worth to keep it and they voted against it. He was really pissed about that and Penny.
Shaq punked Kobe from the beginning. He does not want another Penny. The only reason that kept them together was winning. I knew if Shaq stayed with the Lakers, Kobe would have sign with the Clippers. At that time he already made the Clips aware of his intention. The Clips even put a big cap to sign Kobe to a max. The Shaq trade came as a surprise but I knw Buss has to pick one and it would be Kobe. Young player who worked hard. He gambled and he won.
[QUOTE=9erEmpire]Kobe's more like 2Pac of the NBA....one of the greatest of all time and loved by many and hated by man....[IMG]http://5f.img.v4.skyrock.net/5f8/tupac-vivant/pics/1147864790_small.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
What the ****?
2pac was a poet
Kobe is and were a douche
[QUOTE=9erEmpire]Also, hazing is considered illegal and is banned in all major sports including down to the academical level where it's not tolerated in the NCAA or your local educational institutions.[/QUOTE]
Hazing still happens in the NBA. Rookies still carry the vet's gear and they have to make runs for them.
kobe and shaq both suck....both are/were major league douchebags.....it was like wilt and allen iverson on the same team....*** off shaq *** off kobe
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He was so young and so immature in some ways, but I can tell you this: everything Kobe is doing now, he told me all the way back then he was going to do it. We were sitting on the bus once and he told me, "I'm going to be the number one scorer for the Lakers, I'm going to win five or six championships, and I'm going to be the best player in the game." I was like, "Okay, whatever." Then he looked me right in the eye and said, "I'm going to be the Will Smith of the NBA."
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Godbe. :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
[QUOTE=ballup]Hazing still happens in the NBA. Rookies still carry the vet's gear and they have to make runs for them.[/QUOTE]
you mean the scrubs do that.
mj, magic, kareem and kobe don't do those things.
[QUOTE=9erEmpire]you mean the scrubs do that.
mj, magic, kareem and kobe don't do those things.[/QUOTE]
Unless the rookie is an immediate star or if he is one of the best players on the team, he don't get any protection from hazing. Those greats still probably got some minor hazing done to them.
[QUOTE=9erEmpire]you mean the scrubs do that.
mj, magic, kareem and kobe don't do those things.[/QUOTE]
you mean rookie of the years dont get hazed.
[QUOTE=Deuce Bigalow]Kobe didnt invite any of his teammates to his wedding :oldlol:[/QUOTE]
to be fair, he didn't invite his parents nor his sisters neither.
werent there weird circumstances surrounding kobe's wedding? his family wasnt there or something, most people he knew were telling him not to get married so he did it really low key? theres always two sides to a story, though young kobe was definitely a punk.
also....
[QUOTE] We were sitting on the bus once and he told me, "I'm going to be the number one scorer for the Lakers, I'm going to win five or six championships, and I'm going to be the best player in the game." I was like, "Okay, whatever." Then he looked me right in the eye and said, "I'm going to be the Will Smith of the NBA."[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=Premeditated]to be fair, he didn't invite his parents nor his sisters neither.[/QUOTE]
I heard that his parents didn't go because they didn't approve of Vennesa, not because he didn't invite them
[QUOTE=Deuce Bigalow]I heard that his parents didn't go because they didn't approve of Vennesa, not because he didn't invite them[/QUOTE]
That's right. Lord Godbe's relationship with his parents got a little sour during his marriage but it defrosted a little once his first daughter was born.
He and Shaq's kids were born pretty close together too.
[QUOTE]He was so young and so immature in some ways, but I can tell you this: everything Kobe is doing now, he told me all the way back then he was going to do it. We were sitting on the bus once and he told me, "I'm going to be the number one scorer for the Lakers, I'm going to win five or six championships, and I'm going to be the best player in the game." I was like, "Okay, whatever." Then he looked me right in the eye and said, "I'm going to be the Will Smith of the NBA."
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:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
This is why I don't understand how people can have absolutely no respect for Kobe as a basketball player. For an 18 year old kid to say this with the ultimate confidence and then work his way to making it a reality... how can you call yourself a basketball fan if you don't appreciate that kind of drive and determination?
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This is why I don't understand how people can have absolutely no respect for Kobe as a basketball player. For an 18 year old kid to say this with the ultimate confidence and then work his way to making it a reality... how can you call yourself a basketball fan if you don't appreciate that kind of drive and determination?[/QUOTE]
Because he isn't a particularly likeable person? IDGAF how he acts really (I used to, realized it was stupid tho), just saying what a lot of people think of him.
[QUOTE=RRR3]Because he isn't a particularly likeable person? IDGAF how he acts really (I used to, realized it was stupid tho), just saying what a lot of people think of him.[/QUOTE]
Reread my post. I said strictly as a basketball player. Obviously he's not very likable to a lot personality wise, but how can you hate on the guy's basketball ability?
[QUOTE=Doranku]Reread my post. I said strictly as a basketball player. Obviously he's not very likable to a lot personality wise, but how can you hate on the guy's basketball ability?[/QUOTE]
Same reason people hate on LeBron/Jordan/Wilt/Wade or any other great player who is somewhat controversial. Plus, particularly in Kobe and LeBron's cases, it's a mob mentality IMO.
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My first Lakers season we had a couple of rookies, and we hazed them pretty badly. We were dogging them out constantly. It was "Go get my bags, go get me something to eat." It was kind of a rite of passage in the NBA that a lot of teams do, but we probably went a little too far with it. One of the rookies
sounds more to me like Shaq was a prick from the start and it ended up blowing up in his face by the end of his Lakers tenure.
and :roll: to Shaq whining about getting called out for coming into camp fat, out of shape, and dogging it b/c of "injuries" when IT WAS ABSOLUTELY TRUE.
He once gave the Lakers the excuse of "if I get hurt on the job I’ll heal on the job" for why he delayed needed surgery until the beginning of training camp.
Kobe may be a full of himself, distant, dickish, socially inept person, but Shaq is no better as a petty, lazy, vindictive, spiteful, man child who blames everyone else for his shortcomings. Hell, even in his retirement interviews he came across as a self involved brat.
[QUOTE=kentatm]sounds more to me like Shaq was a prick from the start and it ended up blowing up in his face by the end of his Lakers tenure.
and :roll: to Shaq whining about getting called out for coming into camp fat, out of shape, and dogging it b/c of "injuries" when IT WAS ABSOLUTELY TRUE.
He once gave the Lakers the excuse of "if I get hurt on the job I
[QUOTE=kentatm]sounds more to me like Shaq was a prick from the start and it ended up blowing up in his face by the end of his Lakers tenure.
and :roll: to Shaq whining about getting called out for coming into camp fat, out of shape, and dogging it b/c of "injuries" when IT WAS ABSOLUTELY TRUE.
He once gave the Lakers the excuse of "if I get hurt on the job I
[QUOTE=rodman91]Yet he gave 3 championships in 8 year.:bowdown:[/QUOTE]
And Kobe gave 5 :bowdown:
[QUOTE=Mr. I'm So Rad]And Kobe gave 5 :bowdown:[/QUOTE]
Shaq is better.
If man is an island = Kobe is iceland
freezin' out his teammates and his family :cheers:
[QUOTE=Jasper]If man is an island = Kobe is iceland
freezin' out his teammates and his family :cheers:[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=Mr. I'm So Rad]And Kobe gave 5 :bowdown:[/QUOTE]
Fisher gave 5 as well :bowdown:
Kobe may have been a dickhead (probably still is), but Shaq is an insecure bully. Slapping Kobe at practice? Calling him an overprivileged brat as a rook? I got mad respect for his game (MDE for sure)..but he's burned bridges EVERYWHERE he's been it seems. First with Penny...then Kobe..even Wade. The guy just has a really soft ego.
*sits back..and chews snickers*
If you all even knew half of the story about the Laker's drama. People always make it out to be Shaq and Kobe but Shaq was the only person that was vocal to the media about Kobe.
I had a Laker tell me after their 2nd championship against the Nets they had a private party and Kobe just wanted to chill with his wife and not talk to the other players. One of his teammates kids came up to Kobe for an autograph and Kobe turned him down.
Also the Jim Grey interview was bad but Shaq really wanted to kill him when Kobe was crying to the police about not knowing what pre ejaculation was or how Shaq pays off women.
I'm a big Kobe as a player fan but every teammate of his will tell you the same that he's an amazing talent but he's the biggest dick in the league. The public perception of Shaq or atleast to many young basketball fans is Shaq is this hated ex teammate but he's actually one of the most liked athletes in sports by other athletes and celebs.
[QUOTE=catch24]Kobe may have been a dickhead (probably still is), but Shaq is an insecure bully. Slapping Kobe at practice? Calling him an overprivileged brat as a rook? I got mad respect for his game (MDE for sure)..but he's burned bridges EVERYWHERE he's been it seems. First with Penny...then Kobe..even Wade. The guy just has a really soft ego.
*sits back..and chews snickers*[/QUOTE]
Has Shaq EVER left a team on good terms? The Cavs maybe?
Can't really pick a side on this issue...it's like having to choose between licking a cow's ass or making out with your grandma.
[QUOTE=catch24]Kobe may have been a dickhead (probably still is), but Shaq is an insecure bully. Slapping Kobe at practice? Calling him an overprivileged brat as a rook? I got mad respect for his game (MDE for sure)..but he's burned bridges EVERYWHERE he's been it seems. First with Penny...then Kobe..even Wade. The guy just has a really soft ego.
*sits back..and chews snickers*[/QUOTE]
Didn't Shaq get along with LeBron and Steve Nash?
[QUOTE=SpecialQue]Has Shaq EVER left a team on good terms? The Cavs maybe? Can't really pick a side on this issue...it's like having to choose between licking a cow's ass or making out with your grandma.[/QUOTE]
Them and the Celtics are the only few that come to mind. :oldlol:
And ya, I'm not picking sides here either. Just calling it like I see it. The both of them were Grade A jackasses.
[QUOTE=RRR3]Didn't Shaq get along with LeBron and Steve Nash?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, he said Lebron was one of his favorite teammates. Thats pretty telling considering dude was only there for a season?? Him and Penny feuded though. Wade threw a couple jabs at Shaq too.
[QUOTE=catch24]Yeah, he said Lebron was one of his favorite teammates. Thats pretty telling considering dude was only there for a season?? Him and Penny feuded though. Wade threw a couple jabs at Shaq too.[/QUOTE]
LeBron seems like a chill guy despite what many claim. :pimp:
[QUOTE=catch24]Them and the Celtics are the only few that come to mind. :oldlol:
And ya, I'm not picking sides here either. Just calling it like I see it. The both of them were Grade A jackasses.[/QUOTE]
I saw a quote a long time ago where he was ragging on Mo Williams :oldlol:
But I think he left the Celtics with no problems.
[QUOTE=rodman91]Fisher gave 5 as well :bowdown:[/QUOTE]
Exactly :cheers: