A Theoretical Question: Is Kobe Bryant the most unlikeable athlete in the world?
Even if we were to look past all the obvious things about Kobe Bryant that we don’t like: He’s a lousy friend, alousy husband,, a sore loser, lousy teammate and unable to win the big game .
But now we learn that Kobe is also the most popular athlete in China. Yes China, that great bastion of totalitarianism, where dancers are kept in cages, millions of people are removed from their homes by force to build (very nice looking) stadiums, 80-year-old women are sent to reeducation camps, and three year olds are taken from their homes to be trained as gymnasts. But, hey there’s a billion Chinese folks who buy sneakers so why not send our athletes to shill for them? It’s not like Kobe isn’t already getting paid millions of dollars to wear sneakers made in a fully licensed manufacturing facility, he has to go for the trifecta. Ugh, this off season can’t end soon enough.
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August 27th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
KG is number 2 in shirt sales.
Paul Pierce is number 4.
Yao Ming is number 10, interestingly enough.
But more importantly, who cares about China, they’re still fucking over the peaceful Lama’s in Tibet right? I’ll practice some Tai Chi in honor of that.
August 27th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
China plays pickup games to 5, with no clearing rules. That alone is against the rules of basketball.
August 27th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
August 27th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Oh, how did you get here?
August 28th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
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August 28th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
No, Kobe is only disliked in Boston. Everywhere else, good athletes are appreciated independently of where they play.
August 29th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Really? Like where? Certainly not in New York, Philly, Cleveland or any other town that calls itself a sports city. BTW, wasn’t he booed in his own city?