Kobe's Rep

[jilbagh]

We all know the mistake that he made last July in Colorado, but that would've faded out and his image regained.
With the latests "drama" surrounding Kobe coming from Shaq, Ray Allen, Malone, and the media...who is responsibile for making Kobe the scapegoat in all of this drama exaggerated by the media, mainly ESPN???

[dstyle]

I voted all, it wasn't just one thing.

[jilbagh]

i agree it wasn't just one thing...but the media shure as hell blew it up and gave some of the vocal and attn seeking counterparts a stage to gain on at kobes expense

[loseyourname]

The media is mostly to blame, especially ESPN. The bias of some of their reporters, in particular Shelley Smith, is horrendous. Phil Jackson and Shaq for constantly harping on about Kobe to the media and the media for facilitating them are up there as well.

[jilbagh]

i have no idea how shelly smith got her job when there are plenty of better qualified reporters out there that would die for that job and would do better at it...i'm really dissapointed in ESPN and their instigation of making it seem like there's a big fued all the time. peter vecsey was great at this when we was the insider reporter for NBC when they had the NBA...anyways buon natale!

[MadHandle]

The media is creating sensless drama...they know it will get them viewers and they do it. I don't see antything wrong with kobe and shaq...they won 3 rings togher. The media and fans like drama and they won't hesitate to blow thing out of proportion if it will land them more viewers. Its all buisness...its not like anyone really caress about kobe or shaq's disfunctional relationship and its not like the fans really car either...it just gives them something to talk about...like here on this forum.

[Gunner14]

Kind of off topic but...

A couple of months back, I was arguing with my dad that Kobe never needed college he was good enough for the NbA.

Me: What would he accomplish playing in college, except risk getting hurt.
My dad: Well...how about learn not to have sex with trashy white girls when you're married? Yeah?
Me: Hmmm...nice.

It's his own stupidity, all of those things accumulated. Sure the media had something to do with it too. But when a player of Kobe's stature loses like 50 million dollars of endorsements people are bound to hear about it.

[Sip]

It's Kobe's own fault. He talks too much and says too much. He should just shut up and play and not comment about every damn thing.