Leave Kobe Alone

The NBA is really making me mad these days. They have these new rules that penalize players for showing ANY emotion on the court. They're just sucking the life and passion out of the game! As a viewer I love seeing players frustrated or pumped up. It's a part of the game and to take it away is just stupid. They're human, they're going to react.

Of course, I understand there's going to be a technical foul when a player throws the ball into the stands or curses at the ref, but to get a technical for throwing your hands up in frustration or tossing your headband onto the bench is just ludicrous.

And now a "fan" is suing Kobe, stating that Kobe purposely came into the stands and elbowed him. Why the F*** would Kobe do that? Who the F*** does this "fan" think he is that Kobe would jeopordize the game, himself, his reputation, his money just to elbow this random guy in the face??

Bill Geeslin sat in the stands when the Lakers played in Memphis last Nov. 14. His three-page federal lawsuit filed Tuesday claims that Bryant came off the court during play, landed on Geeslin and "without provocation" committed assault and battery when he struck Geeslin with his elbow. Geeslin claims seeks more than $75,000 in damages for unspecified injuries that required medical attention.

When being interviewed yesterday, Kobe responded by saying that he doesn't even remember the play, but stated that any good player will do what he has to, including jumping into the stands, to save the ball because that extra effort could win the game.

Any intelligent basketball fan who sits on the floor knows full well that there's a chance he/she might get hit by the ball or a player diving to save a ball. Now the NBA is probably going to have to work some kind of disclaimer into tickets so they aren't sued by every jerk who thinks he's entitled to money just because he was accidentally hit.

All this bullshix is ruining the game.