Oops, he did it again!Kobe Bryant's elbow hit Marko Jaric in the face last night, and the NBA is expected to announce whether or not he'll be suspended for it later on today. This isn't the first time Bryant's elbows have gotten him in trouble; on January 28th he struck Manu Ginobili in the head and was hit with a one game suspension.
It's not up on YouTube yet, but you can see footage of the play on ESPN. The Lakers are up by four with just over a minute to go in regulation, Kobe gets the rock on the right wing, jab-steps and rises for a jumper with Jaric defending. On the follow-through, Kobe's right elbow catches Marko in the mug and down he goes. Kobe was called for an offensive foul. In the Spurs game, there was no call on the play.
Kobe is obviously trying to draw a foul on defenders whenever they get too close on his jumpers by flailing his arms; the problem is that this action could possibly take someone's eye out. Since the League suspended him for a similar incident a little over a month ago, there's no reason to believe he'll get off easy this time around. Stop elbowing people in the face, Kobe.
Update: Thanks to Brett, we now have video of the play.
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It's obvious that Kobe thinks he is being harassed into this type of action or he wouldn't do it. Kobe, the defender, can "harass" others the same way on the other end of the court but, heaven forbid, some pine rider flail his arms into Kobe's jaw...CHEAP SHOT! The league needs to make the statement now...or it will get worse. All the year's Reggie flailed away pit there. you never saw guys go down the way Kobe's opponents have...it has nothing to do with strength but, intent.
I think that Kobe does it with intent, he thinks he is better then everyone, I do not like him never have, and he should watch the way he plays he may hurt someone real bad one day. face it when the game is on the line he never really does come through. he has to be careful and stop being such a big shot. he should be benched for more then one game this time. next time I would bench him and fine him as well. hefty.
that stupid jerk almost messed up Marko's hair, unforgiveable.
Billy Packer wants you to know that Kobe was simply going through his normal jump shot follow through. It's pretty obvious that Marko Jaric tried to attack Kobe's arm with his face.
HEY, PHUCK STU JACKSON.
Where was a suspension when Lebron close lined Dwyane Wade?
SO Kobe slapping someone on a fallow through is worth the same as when he was close lined by Raja Bell?
Stu Jackson is a PHUCKEN PRICK.
Kobe should stop doing things for the league and just work for the Lakers.
David Stern must get blow jobs from Stu Jackson.
If there wasn't meant to be contact in basketball.. then there would be know reason to create "Fouls". but it did look like he brush him off with the elbow, and was not like it was in the act of shooting either.. But you know, both of these guy's are making so much more than me or any of us, so why should we care.. let's just call it an on the job injury.
This is B.S. Kobe gets suspended for a follow up shot but yet he doesnet get the fowl callz when he drives the lane and some one takes his head off... the NBA is out for him and that is bunch of crap... i guess he shouldnt even take outside shots and drive the lane all the time.. wat about SHAQ he always takes someones head off when they drive the lane y can't he get suspension... KOBE just play the way you always have forget the leauge
Kobe has a real problem with White players. He goes out of his way to attack not one but at least two White players, that he has been suspended for. The league should look very closely at this pattern and maybe send Kobe to some sort of racial bias bootcamp.
For all you idiots who don't know a lick about the fundamentals of basketball. Any player who has been taught correctly automatically are trained to flail their arms when any player reaches for the ball to a) protect the surroundings they can't see
b)make contact with the player to draw a foul and hit that player so they know that when they reach there's a possibility they might be hit in hopes that they may think twice about reaching again and c) exaggerating a reach in the hopes that a referee would call a foul. Reggie Miller,Michael Jordan,Charles Barkley,Larry Bird, Kevin Mchale,James Worthy,Shaquile O'neal,Karl Malone,John Stockton,Manu Ginobli,Bill Cartwright and even the poster boy for the NBA Magic Johnson did it and last I checked mostly all of those players are to be considered the best at their positions. Please don't reply with your hated remarks these are facts I've been taught my numerous coaches and have taught myself to others. It's called basketball 1 on 1. I don't remember any of you winers and complainers writing in when Wally Szerbiak took two hands and push Shaq's legs in mid air while on a breakaway dunk almost causing Shaq to fall on his head, hell he didn't ask him if he was alright nor did he help him up in fact they had nerve to just call it a two shot foul! If you ask me. The league obviously has something against the Lakers orginization. For example, like one of the previous writers said I don't remember King James being suspended by his deadly close line of Dwayne Wade.
Joe,
It's basketball 101, not 1 on 1. You talk about dirty play as a "fundamental" but it is not. Fundamentals are dribbling, passing, shooting etc. You are right that flailing arms is a foul no matter what your hopes are. Any coach teaching a player to foul is a poor coach.
It's whiners not winers.
For one i already dont like Kobe because he thinks he is the ALL STAR he thinks he's the greatest but he not it's all about Dwayne Wade get wit it or against it. He should have been kicked off the team!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Like I said, "don't respond if you don't know what your talking about." For your information I played at a major university and played some proffesional
b-ball and did a little coaching, and you. Also I meant 1 on 1, jackass, and I meant winers as in the wine people drink, in reference of it being soft. Last I checked the kid grew up in italy where I'm pretty sure there aren't many african americans, and last I checked his wife isn't african american, oh and by the way her father happens to be "white." Maybe you need some sensitive training after your ridiculous remarks.
He does it all the time!!!,but the ref's are not consistent in calling it on him, and if they aren't consistent, then he will keep doing it. Suspend him for longer this time, and just maybe he'll get the message.
Come on ref's, start getting more consistent on this type of intentional elbowing!!!!!
I HAVE NOTICED THAT EVER SINCE SHAK LEFT THAT SOME PEPLE N THE NBA ARE OUT TO GET KOBE, I HAVE SEEN OTHER PLAYERS GET AWAY WITH THINGS AND NOONE SAYS A WORD.IT IS NOT IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO DO THAT TO MEAN THINGS TO KOBE.THE UNIVERSE SEES ALL..........
for steel,
maybe I should raise my kids and lead them to think, that when they get out into the real world that everyone could be trusted and life is going to be like a sunny day and they'll live happily ever after. You can't truly be that gullible, can you?
Ok, joe? The comeback was weak. Also, stop being racist. Now, onto the matter at hand. Ive done my fair share of Kobe bashing in my day, but honestly? I dont think they should throw the book at him here. He intentionally nailed Marco with an elbow to the eye, no flailing arms, no incidental contact, and thats that. Give him a three gamer, take 20 large away, and make a point for EVERYONE in the league, not just Kobe, that this form of intentional harm, not drawing contact, isnt cool. No need to get all hateriffic, it is what it is, and that...is that.
Wow, the morons are out in full force in here.
Thanks for the "It's basketball 1 on 1." That made my day. Now please do the world a favor and drink some bleach.
Boy U bithces on here got an endless supply of PunkAzz
HATERADE. !st of all until you get tripled & quadrupled w/ all of these players slap'n, hack'n, chop'n, poke'n, and scratch'n like you bitches do when you know you cant stop a real balla from posterizing your lame skills non ball'n azz'z. Only real players who have played knows that KOBE is a blessing to the NBA so shut up his new jersey #24 is the #1 selling jersey so check it & yourselves. Talk to any Laker and they can show you at least 6 or more fouls a game where KOBE is hacked like that whinny, lazy oh it's my toe Shaq more like Shitact. So you park ballaz, couch potatoz, wannabeez, dickridaz, no nutz have'n monkey bitches you're broke he's rich, you pay for bitchz and they pay for him, They kept KOBE and ship'd off Shaq well guess he wasn't all that
Like you he's over and done so are all you bitchz and then your lame son's.
kobe should not be pentalize for getting folks off him.A matter of shooting and getting the clowns back from crowding him. Play the ball not the man and you will stop the point. you play the man in the air and you lose. some of these players are looking to score away from the basket by offense fouls.play the ball and not the man....
for claytor,
How could you call me a racist, you must not have read the comments written by steel. Besides my mother is african american and my dad is white and I'm proud of both of them. So once again stop responding if you don't know what you're talking about.