Big Balls Kobe

[TommyTheCat]

I dont ever remember MJ, Pip, Olajawon, Duncan, or any other professional "well respected" mature athlete do that. Kobe is still a kid...

How old are you guys, must be in your teens or early twenties. Probably never even watched these players even play. MJ was one of the biggest trash talker, taunters.

So doing free throws with your eyes closed, mocking other players with their own swagger (Dikembe finger waving) is "sportsmanship" like conduct. Who cares???

lots of fans care...............most of them are old school. i just wish kobe was above that kind on nonsense. at least he's not close to being the worst of the prima donna athletes that litter sports.

btw, you're off my age by a couple decades

[doozyj]

That is old school, some good old trash talking. it happens, has happened in every sport. **** it started with Babe Ruth, pointing out to the pitcher where the ball is going to go, right over the fence.

Sorry about your age so I guess you must be 8 or 9 then if I was off a couple of decades. I kid, I kid.

/thread.

[TommyTheCat]

trash talking is a different thing than showing up your opponent after making a shot (big balls gesture), td (pulling out a sharpie), goal.....etc.

there have been douche bags throughout the history of sports..........history of politics......history of business......history of message boards. unfortunately, antics to show up opponents are much more common in sports than ever before. the only reason i responded to your posts was the comments of 'good for the game' and 'sometimes needed to be done'. i strongly disagree with both of those statements. to each his own.

[Gutter92]

You mean this dance?

[kobesmyhomie]

I don't think some of you realize how much trash talking the fans do to players, especially to Kobe. If you notice kobe made that gesture to the crowd.