Dear Kobe

[theCHI_Life84]

and you know what, kobe is even going to appeal the fine. he even has the right to do that. that doesnt happen under dictatorships

[Undisputed]

You can't offend an entire community and curse at a ref without big time fines. There's a lot of homosexuals who watch the NBA or are sensative to public figures throwing out insults of that nature. If Stern let Kobe off with a small fine or no action at all he'd have rally's outside his office in no time, the NBA doesn't need that over an adult who can't hold their tongue.

Can't blame him for fining Kobe in that amount, the crime fits the punishment and Kobe even knows it.

[Rush]

How the fuck would you appeal calling a ref a fucking ****** on Live TV?

"Umm....yo david..I didn't say that"

[Shakes]

Originally Posted by Hawks4Realz

Kobe has the right to say whatever he wants. It's called Freedom of Speech. Nothing in the constitution says anything about possible fines for saying something that offends someone else.

EL-OH-EL. Freedom of speech just says you can say it, it doesn't say the guy who pays your bills has to listen. Kobe is free to say what he wants, Stern is free to fine his ass if he doesn't like what Kobe says. If Kobe is not happy with that situation, Kobe can go find a job playing in the D-league or something.

[X-Factor]

On the SVP show today, Van Pelt said, "Dude, you speak 4 languages, call him a name in Italian next time. "

iLol'd

[AE23]

on a somewhat realted topic

Sources: Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers fined $75,000 each - ESPN Los Angeles

[Diddy1122]

Why does Boozer not get fined everytime he gets a rebound & screams at the top of his lungs "GIMME DAT SHIT!"? I know we've all heard it many times this year. Granted he's not yelling it at a ref but seriously, the only reason Kobe was fined was he was caught blatantly on TV saying it. If TNT didn't stalk after him to try & up the "drama" in the game, this would be a total non-issue. I have heard much worse things said during the course of games. That's not to condone it, but honestly this whole thing is completely blown out of proportion.

[Rush]

Originally Posted by Diddy1122

Why does Boozer not get fined everytime he gets a rebound & screams at the top of his lungs "GIMME DAT SHIT!"? I know we've all heard it many times this year. Granted he's not yelling it at a ref but seriously, the only reason Kobe was fined was he was caught blatantly on TV saying it. If TNT didn't stalk after him to try & up the "drama" in the game, this would be a total non-issue. I have heard much worse things said during the course of games. That's not to condone it, but honestly this whole thing is completely blown out of proportion.

Nobody is going to cause a huge stir outside of NBA games and offices because Boozer said shit. Degrading an entire group of people on Live TV is different.

I understand what you're getting at but the situations are a little different. Had Kobe called him a bitch, we wouldn't be talking about it. Because he called him a ******, it's a national news story now.

[Diddy1122]

Originally Posted by Rush

Nobody is going to cause a huge stir outside of NBA games and offices because Boozer said shit. Degrading an entire group of people on Live TV is different.

I understand what you're getting at but the situations are a little different. Had Kobe called him a bitch, we wouldn't be talking about it. Because he called him a ******, it's a national news story now.

I'm not claiming they are the same. I even said as much. And seriously, Kobe was not sitting there thinking, "Hmmm, I'm going to offend an entire group of people on Live TV & I don't care". It was the heat of the moment. Does he regret it? Of course he does, but let's not make this out like "Kobe hates all gays" or this was some sort of pre-meditated slight. It was the heat of the moment & it just so happened to be caught on camera. And if the camera caught Kobe calling the ref a "F'n Bitch!" he still would've been fined because the entire world saw it on TV. And yes, everyone would be talking about that as well. If it's not caught on camera this is not even a story at all, it's really that simple.

[Rush]

For it being on TV.....they did nothing wrong. If Kobe wasn't flipping out, the camera would have never stayed on him. That is their job to cover all aspects of the game. I see no fault on their end. If Kobe doesn't flip out and call him a fucking ******, this thread isn't created and he has $100,000 he can spend on golden dolphin statues and golden sneakers.

Nobody is at fault except for Mr. Bryant.