OT Adam Silver says Kobe should be an All Star

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  1. BigGameDamian

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    Kobe Bryant has not put up All-Star numbers this season, but there's a chance the Los Angeles Lakers guard represents the Western Conference in Toronto in February anyway. Fan voting began on Thursday, and Bryant remains one of the most popular players in the league. Some people believe that, based on his 20-year career, Bryant deserves to be recognized one last time at All-Star weekend. NBA commisioner Adam Silver is one of those people.

    "I hope to see him there," Silver said in an interview with SiriusXM NBA Radio. "I think he deserves to be there. He's going to retire as one of the NBA's greatest players. Even beyond his play on the floor, he's played as great a role as anyone in the international expansion of the game. Right now, I'd say in China there's still Kobe and [then there's] everyone else. I think because he was such a hit there when he was there with the national team for the Beijing Olympics, and I know he's made so many trips to China over the course of his career in the NBA. And I think the same thing in India and Africa and Latin America and, of course, Europe, where he grew up."

    Silver is right to point out Bryant's impact internationally. He has tons of loyal fans in North America, but if he ends up being voted in as a starter, it will be largely because of the rest of the world. Everybody knows Bryant is huge in China, and popularity there can go a long way when it comes to voting.

    "He's just one of those great global ambassadors of the NBA," Silver said. "And I hope in the same way that Dikembe Mutombo now is a global ambassador of the NBA, that we find a way to keep Kobe involved. So we'll see what the fans and the coaches decide, and then we'll go from there."

    In the next couple of months, this is going to be discussed to death, especially if Bryant is on pace to be a starter when the early returns come in. My take: I wouldn't vote for him, but I won't be mad if he gets in. The game is about stars, and he's certainly still one of those. Even if he's not playing like it. Kobe Bryant might be an All-Star one last time.
     
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    I thought Silver was supposed to be intelligent.
     
    Darkwebs, Dec 11, 2015
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    He doesn't deserve to go this year. Dame does.

    Funny thing, rubes think Wiggins deserves to be there.......

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    The first blemish on Silver. Unacceptable.
     
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    Such horse shit. It's not a lifetime achievement award.


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    Natebishop3, Dec 12, 2015
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    Fuck Adam Silver.
     
    Haakzilla, Dec 12, 2015
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    And this is one of many reasons im losing respect for the nba and considering canceling league pass even though basketball is my favorite sport. But hey, I guess china brings more money than me.
     
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    It won't be long until the nba is more concerned about which dancer lebron and durrant are fighting over. Maybe they will have a money in the bank event where the winning team can play for a championship when ever they want.
     
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    And fuck Kobe Bryant. His sell by date expired two years ago....
     
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    Kobe is shooting .313 from the field. If that is what qualifies as an 'All-Star', I suggest we rename the game to something else.
     
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    No, he shouldnt. He's not even a top 50 player this season.
     
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    Top 50? He's not even a top 200 player.
     
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    If the NBA wants to include Kobe in some sort of swan song appearance at the All-Star game, fine. He's had a great career and is a certain Hall-of-Famer. Personally, I can't ever get the Colorado mess out of mind when it comes to him, but the League has long ago given him a pass for that. All of that said, there's no way that his work this season warrants getting into the game and including him shouldn't deprive another deserving player of getting his spot in the lime light. I'd say the Commissioner should have the ability to add a player in a circumstance like this without reducing the number of regular slots available. Probably the whole issue is moot because he'll get voted in anyway, deserving or not, by all of the Kobe/Laker fans around the world. That would piss me off a lot more than having the Commissioner give him a special lifetime achievement slot.
     
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    Put Kobe in the skills competition, or the three point shootout. Let him coach the rookie game. Let him judge the dunk contest. Hell, let him referee the main event. There are lots of ways to have him involved without having him take a spot from a more deserving player.
     
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    The Duncan Treatment

    Kobe should stop while he's not ahead
     
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    The allstar game IS a popularity contest..I'd actually rather have our guys rest during that boring snooze fest....I don't think Aldridge is a lock to make it either
     
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    Batum will make it in the east for sure
     
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    I do think Aldridge is a lock. He is playing well for the Spurs and putting up good numbers. He'll probably be a bench guy but he'll be there.
     
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    How about Mason Plumlee?
     
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    he's avg 16/8...a huge drop off from seasons past
     
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