Kobe: "Stern's USA Age Requirement Idea Is A Stupid Idea"

[Lakerman0834]

dont wanna look back 10 yrs from now and regret..might as well enjoy the ride till his retirement

lol thats what happened with bron might as well enjoy it

 

[mike larry]

Dwight to the heat for the mle for basketball reasons

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

lol thats what happened with bron might as well enjoy it

what am i gonna tell my lil ones ten yrs from now

that i spend a decade hating on one of the goats

 

[Majestic Pape]

Kobe's "fukk you, I'll say what I want" attitude the last few years has been hilarious.

Not as hilarious as David Stern's "fukk you, I'll DO what I want" attitude.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

My nikka....

 

[the cac mamba]

if you pay someone 15 mil a year u have every right to tell them not to play in the olympics

olympics are fukkin wack anyway

 

[IGSaint12]

if you pay someone 15 mil a year u have every right to tell them not to play in the olympics

olympics are fukkin wack anyway

not in the olympics or offseason you don't. And like kobe said you can get hurt playing pick up ball with some friends, at least playing with team usa you are constantly monitored by medical professionals.

 

[Mensch Fontana]

The Jew thinks he's commish of the IOC now?

 

[Schmoove]

Kobe with the ultimate

 

[holidayinn21]

a pic of kobe= 10 pages.

a quote from kobe speaking the truth towards stern= 2 pages.

fukking roaches.

 

[Luke Cage]

The only reason they have this attitude is because the US is so dominant in the Olympics. make this a rule and start bringing home bronze medals every four and i bet they would change their minds.

 

[jfkennedy]

They went from begging stars to play after doing so-so two or three Olympics ago, to wanting them not to play? It's hypocritical.

And I say it's hypocritical because NBA teams don't see revenue from their players playing in the Olympics, but with this World Cup of Basketball they're setting up, they WILL see profit. They want U-23 for the Olympics, and the stars to play for the World Cup, where they'll profit.

There's always an endgame. fukk 'em.

The change Stern favors is switching to a system similar to that used in men's Olympic soccer -- which is a 23-and-under competition with three overage players allowed per country -- and allowing all NBA players to remain eligible for the quadrennial FIBA World Championship. That competition will be renamed the World Cup of Basketball in 2014 and, if eligibility changes also are made, theoretically sets up NBA owners to finally earn a share of revenues in return for allowing their top players to participate. At present, NBA teams get no revenue from the Olympic basketball tournament.

Kobe Bryant calls David Stern's Olympic age limit concept a 'stupid idea' - ESPN