Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends. He was just 52. He had a great NBA career. Glad he spent that 1 year with the Lakers. He always played his heart out there on the court. He's a Laker 4 Life. R.I.P. Jerome Kersey.
On the eve of the NBA trade deadline, I thought about chiming back in. RIP Van Winkle has awakened.
Fever has struck Los Angeles as Laker fans wonder - who will it be? Lawson or Dragic, more Jordan Hill or Miles Plumlee? Could we possibly end up with Lawson and Lopez? But how? They say the Lakers don't have the assets. Jerry Buss was a gambler and its winnin time!
Will we end up with Reggie Jackson, Kendrick Perkins and filler for Jeremy Lin, Hill and picks? Oh, the fans are all biting their nails - watching the tweets, searching for a sign.
One thing is for sure - the season is more than half over and Laker fans are starting to look upwards (not at the heavens cursing in the voice of Nancy Kerrigan 'why.') but up at the standings saying - 2015-2016 is coming and its going to be a hell of a lot better than where we are this year.
Hell it can not get much worse and is working out according to plan, right?
Kobe Bryant is about as polarizing a figure as I've ever seen in sports. Kobe fans are all over the world and willing to defend his every action at the drop of a hat. If he shoots too much, there's a reason. If he had too many turnovers last night, there's a reason for that too. Kobe haters are just as quick to find reasons of their own. Hell, tearing down Kobe Bryant has become something of an art form at this point. Most complements of Kobe are either back-handed in some way or come with a comparison to some former great (mostly Jordan of course) that shows Kobe is inferior.