Oct 15, 2015

Pretty sure that they confirmed the camera crew wasn't there, so good move on them for once. Apparently Kobe hasn't left his side since he got to the hospital.

 

Oct 15, 2015

d---. Much respect to Kobe for doing that. That's a true friend.

 

Oct 16, 2015

I wonder if Caitlyn Jenner is gonna visit Lamar in the hospital? Imagine that being the first thing he sees when he wakes up.

 

Oct 16, 2015

Judging by what's out there, this is the likely case. Being oxygen deplete for ~5 minutes is enough to f--- you up permanently.

 

Oct 16, 2015

f--- mani hope LO pulls through so bad.
Its a sad situation

Smh at master p but ina way he has a point.

 

Oct 16, 2015

Eh not really man, LO was done as soon as he left LAL. Phil gave him a shot in NY, with his former teammate as coach and he still couldn't get it done. He couldn't make it in Dallas or with LAC either. I feel bad for him, but Master P blaming Kobe for this was just wrong. He claims he was his mentor, yet took no blame and threw shade at Kobe, who if not for reporters or paparazzi we'd have no idea was even at the hospital in the 1st place.

Reading that regardless if he makes it through or not, there are very slim chances he will lead a normal life. Sad situation for a guy who was a great player for awhile.

 

Oct 16, 2015

I agree 100 with you. My bad i was being lazy. I meant mainly the part where he said that all those supporters werent there before and why are they there now. For publicity? Im a laker fan so trust me i aint saying kobe is phony at all. I do question how many of those ppl there right now were shooting him a text a phone call etc every week or whatever to see how he was doing.

 

Oct 16, 2015

Lamar back

 

Oct 16, 2015

Bad news coming out of Philly on Joel Embiid. Sheds a lot of light on his reinjury and conflicts with the team.
http://www.si.com/thecauldron/2015/...rs-sam-hinkie-joel-embiid-brett-brown-process

The friction may come to a head, though, over Hinkie’s decision to select Kansas center Joel Embiid at No. 3 overall in the 2014 draft. Embiid was considered to have can’t-miss talent and upside, but was red-flagged by multiple teams that season because of back and foot issues that surfaced during and after his only, injured-shortened season as a Jayhawk.

Embiid was selected with the hope that he would follow the same pattern as Noel, who was coming off an ACL tear when he was picked in 2013, and missed his rookie season (which helped the Sixers be bad enough again to land the Embiid pick). Noel was excellent as a rookie in 2014–15, especially as the anchor of a surprisingly decent Philadelphia defense. Hinkie certainly was aware of Embiid’s physical issues when he took a calculated risk to select him, but it’s unclear whether he understood the depth of Embiid’s attitude concerns, which have only worsened as a pro.

The fact that Brown sent Embiid home from a West Coast road trip last season for being insubordinate to the team’s strength coach and training staff is well documented, but according to a source, the tipping point in the decision was Embiid physically threatening the strength coach on that road trip. According to sources, this followed a pattern of insubordination from Embiid during the rehabilitation of his initial foot injury that sidelined him for the entire 2014–15 season, where he would repeatedly refuse to answer questions from the training staff about his workouts and therapy sessions.

Embiid’s lax approach to his rehab and the circumstances surrounding the second foot surgery he needed this past summer — which appears like it will cost him the entire 2015–16 season — has caused the organization much anxiety. The simple task of getting Embiid to consistently wear his walking boot was a challenge for the franchise, and multiple sources suggested that some people in Philadelphia’s front office wonder whether a second surgery would have been necessary if Embiid had worn the boot as much as he was told to.

Also, according to multiple sources, Harris did not want Embiid to attend the annual Las Vegas Summer League this past July so they could proceed with the surgery on his navicular bone. Brown and Hinkie were both given strict instructions by Harris to keep Embiid from going to Vegas, yet each of them put the onus on the other to handle the job, and neither did.

Embiid was determined to go to Vegas to party for the balance of the 10 days of summer league. While Embiid was in Vegas, he was mandated to wear the walking boot in advance of the second surgery, but Embiid not only refused to wear the boot, but he carried himself as if nothing was wrong with the foot, shooting jumpers and even occasionally dunking. These actions have given rise to the theory that Embiid actually re-broke his foot, rather than the initial injury not healing properly. It also led to Embiid having the surgery a month later than the club originally had hoped.

This type of disregard for instruction also extends to Embiid’s dietary habits. Per a source, the Sixers’ training staff was so concerned about what he was eating, they stocked the refrigerator in his downtown hotel residence each week with healthy food. When a staffer went to restock the fridge each week, most everything was uneaten and unopened, and they were throwing out the fruits and vegetables every week. When the team subsequently asked to see Embiid’s room service bill, they found that most days he was ordering junk food along with his signature beverage, a pitcher of Shirley Temples. Embiid also was frequently seen feasting on chicken fingers and hot dogs at and after games.

 

Oct 16, 2015

I second this. Kobe is also getting treatment for his leg at the same hospital so it works out for him now.

 

Oct 16, 2015

Guy is a complete bum. Total bust. Has he even played a regular season game yet? Probably never will.

 

Oct 17, 2015

Joell Embiid is such a squid omg

Hope L.O. recovers but let's not pretend he was ever more than a slightly above average player

 

Oct 17, 2015

Thank god Embiid didn't slip to the Celtics.

Anyways going by what I've seen from the Celtics pre-season games, Sullinger looks like he's gonna be out of the big man rotation. With Amir, Lee, Zeller and Olynyk playing ahead of him. At this point I'd prefer Jordan Mickey getting minutes over him.

 

Oct 17, 2015

He was the best 6th man in the league for awhile and was the perfect fit on those championship teams, but yeah ultimately he was a tier below the borderline all star guys. He was literally the only above average player on the Lakers in that period after Shaq & before Gasol and never averaged more than 15 points.

 

Oct 18, 2015

ya im just seeing "NBA great" and "legendary career" s--- like that being thrown around in these reports which is annoying

 

Oct 18, 2015

that larry nance dunk was adult as f---

 

Oct 21, 2015

Spurs waived Jimmer Fredette today...

Always been pulling for him, but I don't think he'll find another roster after this. Poor guy.

 

Oct 21, 2015

Dude had range but you're not gonna get minutes at PG in the NBA if you can't defend a least a little bit. He'll have a nice career overseas for awhile. If the Spurs can't make something out of you, it's time to give it up on your NBA dream.

 

Oct 21, 2015

This sounds a lot like what happened with Bynum. It's quite a waste.

 

Oct 21, 2015

Jimmer will ball overseas. Thought when he came into the league that he could be an Eddie House type pure shooter off the bench, but it didn't work out.