I just heard a story about Kobe. Some guy who drives visiting teams to the arena and hotels and stuff when they are in Cleveland, he said that Kobe was the biggest D*** he's ever seen when L.A. was in town. He said they got to the arena and everyone got off the bus but Kobe, and he stayed in the back for like 20 minutes messing around with his Ipod, putting the driver way off schedule. Then after the game when everyone got on the bus, again, Kobe took forever to get on the bus, and after about a half an hour with everyone waiting around for Kobe to get on, Phil Jackson went up to one of his assistants and told him that if he didn't get Kobe on the bus right now, he's going to go kill him. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Who is this source?</div>A dude who's dad works for a bus company, sometimes he drives players to and from the games. Take it for what it's worth. I know the guy (Pronk) from that board, he lives in Cleveland and is very trustworthy.
He's a complete ass hole.I have family and friends who live in the Los Angeles area. Every once and awhile they say how the see Kobe around town sometimes and say that he is very Mr. Hollywood, no need to explain what a Mr. Hollywood personality is
I could definately see him being that kind of person...Mr. Hollywood if you will. As Raja said in 7 Second Or Less (great book), he thinks life is a movie and is never in tune to real life.But, he's very charitable, good with kids, and all of that. I don't see him as a bad person.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KobeBryant_24 @ May 30 2007, 03:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Kobe is a great person, so haters need to stay quiet.</div>If by great person you mean great ***hole then yeah!
I don't think any of us can judge him as a person because none of us have ever talked to him, but what he's doing right now in the media is being a bit of an ***hole. He's f*cking with the emotions of the whole fanbase. First he's gonna be traded, then he says he wants to retire with them, then he says there's no way he's staying, then he says he's gonna stay. It's nerve recking.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ChuckTheD @ May 30 2007, 05:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I don't think any of us can judge him as a person because none of us have ever talked to him, but what he's doing right now in the media is being a bit of an ***hole. He's f*cking with the emotions of the whole fanbase. First he's gonna be traded, then he says he wants to retire with them, then he says there's no way he's staying, then he says he's gonna stay. It's nerve recking.</div>That it is. I could not have said it better.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KobeBryant_24 @ May 30 2007, 01:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Kobe is a great person, so haters need to stay quiet.</div>could you provide some sort of evidence?
This may very well be true, I wouldn't doubt it. He has never been "friendly" with his teammates, never hung out with them, etc. I could see this happening. But OF COURSE this only gets revealed today.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KobeBryant_24 @ May 30 2007, 07:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I love Kobe like a brother. So I gotta stick up for my boy</div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KobeBryant_24 @ May 30 2007, 08:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I love Kobe like a brother. So I gotta stick up for my boy</div>lol. wtf? kinda getting close here, aren't we?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ May 30 2007, 07:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>This may very well be true, I wouldn't doubt it. He has never been "friendly" with his teammates, never hung out with them, etc. I could see this happening. But OF COURSE this only gets revealed today. </div>Prove that he has never hung out with them. Show evidence of him being an a-hole.Let's see some of dat
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KobeBryant_24 @ May 31 2007, 12:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Prove that he has never hung out with them. Show evidence of him being an a-hole.Let's see some of dat</div>Well, read the post that started this topic
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KobeBryant_24 @ May 30 2007, 11:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Prove that he has never hung out with them. Show evidence of him being an a-hole.</div>Check out his E True Hollywood Story. He himself says that he wouldn't go out to the strip clubs and such with teammates and would be on his own.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nitro1118 @ May 30 2007, 09:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Check out his E True Hollywood Story. He himself says that he wouldn't go out to the strip clubs and such with teammates and would be on his own.</div>Well, that was actually because Kobe was only 18.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KobeBryant_24 @ May 31 2007, 12:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Prove that he has never hung out with them.</div> Watch Kobe's Beyond the Glory episode, read old reports. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Show evidence of him being an a-hole.</div> I love Kobe, but his ego is obviously sky high. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LakersFan247 @ May 31 2007, 12:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Well, that was actually because Kobe was only 18.</div> You can go into strip clubs at 18.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ May 30 2007, 10:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>You can go into strip clubs at 18.</div>Regardless, he was still a young kid out of high school still adapting to American life out of Italy. He wasn't trying to be an ***hole but most likely just felt alienated. BTW I'm not saying Kobe has never been an ***hole to teammates in the past. (Samaki Walker incident)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LakersFan247 @ May 31 2007, 12:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Regardless, he was still a young kid out of high school still adapting to American life out of Italy. He wasn't trying to be an ***hole but most likely just felt alienated.</div>He had been in the US for a few years by then. It wasn't just strip clubs, he was just generally a loner. Even though he is more vocal and outgoing now, I still think he is for the most part a loner.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nitro1118 @ May 31 2007, 01:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He had been in the US for a few years by then. It wasn't just strip clubs, he was just generally a loner. Even though he is more vocal and outgoing now, I still think he is for the most part a loner.</div> And that is because Kobe can be arrogant, he is over-confident, and he doesn't think he needs anyone's help... until now. NOW, I think is the turning point for Kobe as a person. I think he finally just received a wake-up call, and he now understands that he can't do it alone. I'm not saying he's a bad person, because I don't think he is, but I think it finally just hit him that he's not invincible.
