Whitlock: Kobe is/was a Fraud

[A.E]

"His narcissism and selfishness destroyed a franchise. The Lakers are a laughing stock and just had the most embarassing season a team can have. And we have [celebrities] at court side celebrating this."

"Deadspin posted a WAR-like statistic for NBA players and a lot of times Kobe was never top 5. During his era, there were far better players.

"....his narcissism and selfishness are why Kobe ran Shaq out."

"Kobe said his most proud moments were the years the team was down. Kobe says it was because "[they] didn't run". But he did go into every offseason threatening to leave the franchise and he did bully Phil Jackson and make him feel uncomfortable...and we're all out celebrating this!"

"That game last night was hot garbage."

 

[Sutherby]

The comments are a bit extreme but there is a certain level of truth in there.

 

[A.E]

Whitlock talks a lot of shit but I like that he's always willing to voice his opinion, even when it goes against the general consensus. I won't take anything away from what Kobe earned but he is, was, and will always be a narcissistic prick.

 

[JZsportswhiz]

Not a whole lot different than what Lebron is doing tbh

Except now Lebron has changed FA and can leverage way more than Kobe ever could during his time

 

[cavsfan817]

Whitlock is a douche lmao what a joke of an article

 

[BrandonNBA]

Joke.

Even though it is extreme and only partially true, LeBron has been a way bigger asshole to the NBA and his teams than Kobe ever was.

 

[A.E]

Whitlock is a douche lmao what a joke of an article

He said it on the air, filling in for Cowherd this week.

 

[Cloud 9]

I mean... Jason Whitlock is and has been one of, if not the most, ignorant, loud-mouthed, annoying sports journalists for the better part of a decade now. Can't stand him.

 

[cavsfan817]

He said it on the air, filling in for Cowherd this week.

Well my opinion still stands haha

 

[A.E]

Well my opinion still stands haha

Right on. I point out he said it on the radio because many guys, especially fill-ins, spout extreme shit on purpose. Comments like this generally designed to generate a reaction. I didn't listen to the show live but I'm sure the phones lit up.

 

[cavsfan817]

Right on. I point out he said it on the radio because many guys, especially fill-ins, spout extreme shit on purpose. Comments like this generally designed to generate a reaction. I didn't listen to the show live but I'm sure the phones lit up.

Very good point. I'm not sure that Whitlock is actually that smart, and I personally think that this is just him spouting off with dumb shit, but I hadn't thought of that.