Kobe Bryant Donates 100K in the Name of Free Speech

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 10: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers puts his jersey in his mouth after committing a foul in the second half against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Staples Center on April 10, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The Thunder defeated the Lakers 120-106. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Bite my lip!
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Kobe Bryant dropped an F-Bomb.

No, not the one you’re thinking about. It’s not what you hoped your long-term (two weeks is long in high school) girlfriend would finally let you do on prom night. It’s not your reaction when you hear you have to help a friend move. Or when you get to the theater late and the only option left is a Megan Fox art movie (hold laughter). Or what you say when you realize you work 10 hour days year-round to make $50 thousand, when the crappy average left-hander in the majors works once every five days for seven months to make roughly $3.4 million a year* .

*actual made up data.

No, Kobe got T’d up during a meaningless end of season game, took a seat on the bench, and then called the ref an F-based derogatory term used for homosexuals. And the camera caught it. Ooops. Nice work KB. Nothing like dealing with a recession by donating 100K to the league I hope that was worth it. Good to see you're taking advantage of your second chance at showing everyone you're a good guy. Or not.

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Kobe uses a gay slur and wants to apologize because it got caught on the camera---I mean, because he should know better. And David Stern fines him. Which he should. Cuz that’s not OK. That's not what the league is about, or at least what David Stern wants to promote.

Because to Stern, these guys are really saints, who are held accountable if they step out of line. And we should believe him because cuz if you make players wear suits to the game. Retouch photos to remove tats in photo shoots. Don’t let them talk back to officials, and fine guys 100K for saying F-ing F-****, we the fan will somehow think they are all super nice, hug animals, and do charity work. I'm sure some do. I'm sure Grant Hill and Steve Nash would help you change a flat if they drove past you on the highway.

But I'm also sure to some NBA'ers, charity work is getting high on the tree, while getting ink, getting sexual room service from some hotel working in Denver, and mailing in effort in late season games, before telling the ref off.

Nice work, Dave. I’m convinced.

Now can we fine the Nets, cuz watching them play is also offensive.

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