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twocoach wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:59 am

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:46 am Perhaps that was another "shot" but people feel "shots were fired" a while ago. Between both of them.

https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/ ... basketball

https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/ ... s-the-shop

I don't see those comments by Buss as having anything to do with James. Bryant is in the news with his court case so it doesn't surprise me that Buss is commenting on him. People seem to want to make everything about James even when it has nothing to do with him. And we all know the slant that Skip Bayless is going to put on it.

Make of it as you will but she tweeted that on July 4th.

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 11:39 am

twocoach wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:59 am

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:46 am Perhaps that was another "shot" but people feel "shots were fired" a while ago. Between both of them.

https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/ ... basketball

https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/ ... s-the-shop

I don't see those comments by Buss as having anything to do with James. Bryant is in the news with his court case so it doesn't surprise me that Buss is commenting on him. People seem to want to make everything about James even when it has nothing to do with him. And we all know the slant that Skip Bayless is going to put on it.

Make of it as you will but she tweeted that on July 4th.

There has been stuff about the court case in the news on and off all year. Just after July 4th, the LA County Sheriffs reached some sort of settlement on their legal portion of the case against them. I would assume that Kobe and the cases surrounding the pictures taken of his crash site are discussed regularly in LA and in conversations with and by Buss.

https://abc7.com/kobe-bryant-crash-heli ... /12051411/

But maybe it is a shot a James, who knows. I don't know Jeannie Buss or her management style other than that it doesn't seem to be her M.O. to take an unprompted shot across the bow of her highest paid megastar. it just seems much more likely to be Bayless trying to make something out of nothing as he is prone to doing on a regular basis.

LeBron agreed to a 2 year 97 million dollar extension. I guess he and Jeanie are just fine.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/344 ... yer-option

Shots fired!

not really

KUTradition wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:34 pm shots fired

I have a feeling the Lakers "brass" wouldn't have been too happy if they knew about this before he did it.

Obviously fake.
Still fun.

Lot of factors that made me question if it is/was real. One of the tells is that the ground is vey wet near the basket and support. Highly doubtful he would be ok with landing on wet pavement.

He has claimed it was real but it seems he was obviously lying and embellishing it.

From 2008
During Monday’s practice, Ireland quizzed Kobe about his latest adventure in leaping. And the conversation went a little something like this:

John: “A new Hyperdunk thing has hit the Internet where you jump over a pool of snakes.”

Kobe: “Yeah.”

John: “Is that real?”

Kobe: “Absolutely.”

John: “You jumped over that pool and dunked?”

Kobe: “I did jump over that pool.”

John: “So it’s not like the Aston Martin?”

Kobe (pseudo-offended) : “I jumped over a car!”

Another reporter: “Were there snakes in the pool?”

Kobe: “100 … about 140 of ‘em.”

Yet another reporter: “And all poisonous, right?”

Kobe: “Anacondas, red bellied snakes … uh, there weren’t no black mambas, they’re a little too big.”

Bryant went on to describe his day hanging out with the Jackass crew - calling it a “hell of a time“, fondly referring to the Jackassers as “classic idiots“, but adding that he “loved every minute of it.”

However, Ireland was persistent to get the scoop on the snake jump:

John: “And the dunk was real. You actually jumped over the pool.”

Kobe: “I did jump over the pool. I had a little assistance, maybe.”

John: “With Hollywood?”

Kobe: “From the Hyperdunks.”

And with that, the interview ended in a round of good-natured laughter.

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Fri Aug 19, 2022 9:13 amLot of factors that made me question if it is/was real.

Was one of the factors that the video of the jump looks like it completely defies the laws of physics?

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Aug 19, 2022 4:31 pm https://uproxx.com/dimemag/stephen-a-sm ... ime-video/

Obviously it wouldn't matter.

Kobe ( pushed 'to' the bench ).
Not saying I think Steph or Durant are better all time but I think Kobe is a similar player to Jordan, which is great, but you want Steph and Durant's shooting out there.

Shooting doesn't matter at that point. LeBron Steph MJ and Kobe shoot plenty well enough.

It's either KD or Steph for me. I'd pick KD because I am not very fond of him/his personality.

If I am picking…..Shaq

Shooting always matters.
Prime Steph broke everything.
Durants MVP season he shot better than 50% and shot 39% from 3.

Kobe was fantastic but he was a volume shooter. Durant does things he can’t.

Prime Shaq was unstoppable.

Overlander wrote: ↑Sun Aug 21, 2022 8:57 pm If I am picking…..Shaq

Not prime Shaq. It’s probably KD or LeBron.

Curry is the only PG.

Jordan and Kobe together is crazy drool worthy. Their competitive nature would fuel both of them.