Nelson got caught double-teaming Kobe Bryant, who kicked the ball to Fisher, and as Kobe made the pass he nailed Nelson in the eye with a hard elbow. Nelson complained to a referee but was rebuffed.
"I doubt that [Kobe] did it on purpose,'' Nelson said. "My ears are ringing right now. But the ref's not going to call that."
Alston said that wasn't the only case of superstar treatment afforded Bryant.
"There were times he was out there cursing the refs out and they weren't calling technical fouls," Alston said of Kobe. "I would get ejected [for that], but they won't eject Kobe."
― am0n, Friday, 12 June 2009 23:56 (fifteen years ago) link
R U GUYZ WATCHING THIS??????
― DJ Mr. Face Stabba, M.D. (Whitey on the Moon), Monday, 15 June 2009 01:48 (fifteen years ago) link
magic looking shook
― schrödinger's googler (agent hibachi), Monday, 15 June 2009 01:52 (fifteen years ago) link
I thought they had at least a "not on our court" left in em but i guess not.
― Want some guap-a-mole or salsa with your chips? (forksclovetofu), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:16 (fifteen years ago) link
see ya next year, basketball.
― narly dude lol (Clay), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:34 (fifteen years ago) link
adam morrison gets a ring in 5... 4... 3... 2...
― narly dude lol (Clay), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:38 (fifteen years ago) link
congratulations kobels
― schrödinger's googler (agent hibachi), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:39 (fifteen years ago) link
congrats lakeshow, y'all proved you were the best team this year.
― DUDE, I DON'T LOSE (call all destroyer), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:40 (fifteen years ago) link
still kind of wish this could have been vs celts with healthy kg for the rematch or vs bron, magic were a better team than cavs but we would have gotten at least two spectacular 1-1 battles
― schrödinger's googler (agent hibachi), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:42 (fifteen years ago) link
i used to be really in favor of the redemption of kobe but this has to be the most hollow celebration in the history of sports
― let free dom ring (J0rdan S.), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:43 (fifteen years ago) link
I LOVE MY TEAMMATES I AM SO HAPPY TO CELEBRATE THIS CHAMPIONSHIP WITH THEM COME HERE ANDREW BYNUM AND HUG ME I RESPECT YOU AND YOUR TALENTS SO MUCH I LOVE MY TEAM
― let free dom ring (J0rdan S.), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:44 (fifteen years ago) link
PHIL JACKSON I LOOK ON YOU AS A SURROGATE FATHER THIS VICTORY TRULY BELONGS TO YOUR GENIUS NOT TO ME KOBE BRYANT
― narly dude lol (Clay), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:45 (fifteen years ago) link
THE_REAL_SHAQ: Congratualtions kobe, u deserve it. You played great . Enjoy it my man enjoy it. And I know what yur sayin rt now"Shaq how my ass taste "
lols
pretty happy for gasol though, he played a quality series and i still have feelings for him after he was my secret weapon in fantasy hoops for 3+ years
ariza made himself some crazy money too
― schrödinger's googler (agent hibachi), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:46 (fifteen years ago) link
aww i didn't think it looked like that. if there is a time for kobels to show human emotion this is it.
― DUDE, I DON'T LOSE (call all destroyer), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:46 (fifteen years ago) link
omg i forgot the "don't flip over cars or shoot guns in the air" ads since its been a few years
― schrödinger's googler (agent hibachi), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:47 (fifteen years ago) link
jesus joey buss ought not book any public speaking gigs in the near future
― DUDE, I DON'T LOSE (call all destroyer), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:49 (fifteen years ago) link
omg fuck u phil with a X hat already made may the ghosts of red auerbach and malcolm x haunt u all summer
― schrödinger's googler (agent hibachi), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:51 (fifteen years ago) link
i don't think kobe can separate real and fake emotions at this point - he's been publicly living as a persona for two years now
― let free dom ring (J0rdan S.), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:52 (fifteen years ago) link
man, i know they're not at home and the celtics were last year, but seriously, this celebration vs ANYTHHHINNNNNG IS POSSSSIBLLLLLLE
― narly dude lol (Clay), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:53 (fifteen years ago) link
lamar odom is thinking about candy
― let free dom ring (J0rdan S.), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:54 (fifteen years ago) link
yah this felt more like kobe "i humbly would like to reclaim my birthright" while standing on a pile of bodies versus KG's inner five year old discovering ice cream, dinosaurs, campfires and boobies all at once
― schrödinger's googler (agent hibachi), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:55 (fifteen years ago) link
so businesslike and joyless. it's like they're not winning the championship, they're being commended for excellent community service.
― narly dude lol (Clay), Monday, 15 June 2009 02:56 (fifteen years ago) link
more sense of relief than actual joy
― DUDE, I DON'T LOSE (call all destroyer), Monday, 15 June 2009 03:09 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2009-06/47502627.jpg
― carne asada, Monday, 15 June 2009 03:30 (fifteen years ago) link
si.com's PURPLE REIGN headline is pretty dope
― let free dom ring (J0rdan S.), Monday, 15 June 2009 03:33 (fifteen years ago) link
police having trouble containing rowdy lakers fans gathered at the staples center.
― narly dude lol (Clay), Monday, 15 June 2009 04:11 (fifteen years ago) link
KG's inner five year old discovering ice cream, dinosaurs, campfires and boobies all at once
^holy shit, nearly spit my cereal all over keyboard reading this, and it rings so true. MAMA PEANUT!!!!
― collardio gelatinous, Monday, 15 June 2009 04:13 (fifteen years ago) link
LAKERS WIN LAKERS WIN
looooooooooool jordan thank you thank you thank you most of all
― ~'-.,,.-'~'-. .-'~'-.,,.-'~ (tremendoid), Monday, 15 June 2009 04:48 (fifteen years ago) link
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss51/tr_fudge/ChickHearn.jpg
ALL OIUR LOVE ALL OUR LIVES
― ~'-.,,.-'~'-. .-'~'-.,,.-'~ (tremendoid), Monday, 15 June 2009 04:49 (fifteen years ago) link
good job orl you did your thing la got love for you and that's all that counts
― ~'-.,,.-'~'-. .-'~'-.,,.-'~ (tremendoid), Monday, 15 June 2009 05:02 (fifteen years ago) link
@THE_REAL_SHAQ: O yea congrats to u to adam morrison
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Monday, 15 June 2009 05:04 (fifteen years ago) link
the best was "congrats to mbengaaaaaaaa"
― let free dom ring (J0rdan S.), Monday, 15 June 2009 05:05 (fifteen years ago) link
wow kobe is just a destroyer man, an dhe's so goddamn happy as a human being when he was smiling and jumping it was nice to see, y'know just genuinely nice. just genuinely nice and i'm so glad for him and fisher, the hero and certified laker legend and pau smash!!! lamar odom is just acting a fool out there man its the nba finals ariza!!!!!!!!!!! what a wonderful guy get at me hedo sasha
― ~'-.,,.-'~'-. .-'~'-.,,.-'~ (tremendoid), Monday, 15 June 2009 05:15 (fifteen years ago) link
i wish mbenga got to do a patented turnaround
― ~'-.,,.-'~'-. .-'~'-.,,.-'~ (tremendoid), Monday, 15 June 2009 05:16 (fifteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBwIs2IggwA
― ~'-.,,.-'~'-. .-'~'-.,,.-'~ (tremendoid), Monday, 15 June 2009 05:42 (fifteen years ago) link
if you want to see what jordan was talking about
― ~'-.,,.-'~'-. .-'~'-.,,.-'~ (tremendoid), Monday, 15 June 2009 05:43 (fifteen years ago) link
this will be a subject of much controversy over the summer, your NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers have much to answer for
― ~'-.,,.-'~'-. .-'~'-.,,.-'~ (tremendoid), Monday, 15 June 2009 05:44 (fifteen years ago) link
0_o
― my god, it's full of straws! (k3vin k.), Monday, 15 June 2009 05:45 (fifteen years ago) link
sorry dude! i just don't buy the idea that the lakers are a loving cohesive team celebrating together after a slogging through war together - most everything that kobe says to me rings hollow. i'm sure they are all proud of each other and happy for each other and stuff but i just rolled my damn eyes at the celebration is all. not taking anything away from their winning it or something just that i don't buy them \(o_O)/
― let free dom ring (J0rdan S.), Monday, 15 June 2009 06:01 (fifteen years ago) link
but kobe was SCOWLING ALL PLAYOFFS as stuart scott so helpfully pointed out 15 times tonight, so what do i know
― let free dom ring (J0rdan S.), Monday, 15 June 2009 06:03 (fifteen years ago) link
surely thinking kobe is a huge phony is not an unusual opinion at this point in time
― let free dom ring (J0rdan S.), Monday, 15 June 2009 06:06 (fifteen years ago) link
i dunno man here's to doing it wrong or something this isnot a night for arguing
― ~'-.,,.-'~'-. .-'~'-.,,.-'~ (tremendoid), Monday, 15 June 2009 06:43 (fifteen years ago) link
otm
― let free dom ring (J0rdan S.), Monday, 15 June 2009 06:45 (fifteen years ago) link
i wonder if the celebration would have had more oomph had their Finals opponent been the cavs or celtics (in a non-injured kg universe that is). the cavs b/c it would have looked like kobe outdoing lebron, and the c's b/c it would have meant beating the champions, and wreaking revenge on a team that embarrassed them last year. the lakers deserved this win, they were the best team in these playoffs no doubt, but there's ways in which this victory might have tasted sweeter.
― collardio gelatinous, Monday, 15 June 2009 06:52 (fifteen years ago) link
after all part of the thrill of last year's championship for the c's was that they had to go through lebron and the arch-rival lakers
there were a couple other reasons too...
― collardio gelatinous, Monday, 15 June 2009 06:56 (fifteen years ago) link
pfft your team would have got handled. it would be more likely a hard 6 games
― ~'-.,,.-'~'-. .-'~'-.,,.-'~ (tremendoid), Monday, 15 June 2009 07:16 (fifteen years ago) link
orl was no patsy but they were def. starstruck or something
― ~'-.,,.-'~'-. .-'~'-.,,.-'~ (tremendoid), Monday, 15 June 2009 07:18 (fifteen years ago) link
hollinger put the lakers on the top of his list of franchises. trapped in his own web of stats
― ~'-.,,.-'~'-. .-'~'-.,,.-'~ (tremendoid), Monday, 15 June 2009 07:22 (fifteen years ago) link
lol
― ~'-.,,.-'~'-. .-'~'-.,,.-'~ (tremendoid), Monday, 15 June 2009 07:23 (fifteen years ago) link