Ahaha.
This video of Barack Obama’s interview with Jimmy Kimmel last night is great. They discuss sports briefly, along with a few other silly things (like Paul’s fake injury in the NBA Finals).
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Kobe may be the best player to step on an NBA floor since Jordan retired… but he’s no Michael Jordan. It almost hurts me to say that, because I’m a Kobe fan.
The Boston Celtics clawed themselves out of a 24 deficit and went on to stun the Lakers on their home floor tonight, extending their season series lead to 3-1. Although the series isn’t officially concluded, theres about a 0.1% chance the Lakers can dig themselves out of this hole.
I just don’t think Kobe can be “the chosen one” and let this sort of thing happen to his team in the NBA finals. Letting someone come in and do this on your home floor is completely inexcusable.
If Ray was half as effective in the actual games like he appears to be in practice….Kobe Bryant would have something to worry about.
But since he isn’t…enjoy this circus moment.
One half of my diabolic wish is complete. I dug my heels in the sand and proclaimed I would boycott the NBA finals unless the Lakers and Celtics advanced into the final round.
San Antonio got sent packing last night, which leaves the fate of humanity up to Boston.
PERIOD.
Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs are a scar on the ass of the NBA. If I had to create a ranking in terms of entertainment, watching the Spurs play basketball would land somewhere between C-Span and watching my grandma nod off on the porch. San Antonio has terrorized the NBA playoffs for the better part of the last 10 years. It’s like they’ve been commissioned by satan to drive all the viewers away, one fundamentally sound pick and roll at a time.
The Detroit Pistons are only slightly less boring than San Antonio, but that’s only due to the interesting cast of characters on the team. The highlight of any Pistons game is the inevitable moment Rasheed Wallace snaps and gets a technical foul. I used to find enjoyment in laughing at the fact that Rip Hamilton had cornrows and a receding hairline at the same time, but he had to be difficult and shave his head. Now I’ve been reduced to staring at that weird silver patch in the back of Rasheed Wallace’s head.
I don’t want to waste my NBA Finals experience in agony. For the love of god, Kobe and Kevin Garnett need to pull their teams through.