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Utah Jazz: Kobe says back injury affected him but he'll be OK for Game 5

Poser Faker what else I can say about Kobe. He wasn't MVP 2day. One thing he needs to do go acting school, Where is Hollywoood?

Wow what language was that written in?

Why does he?

Anyone???

Sounds like Kobe is the first player to ever play with an injury. I am sure glad that Boozers back is not bothering him, and that D-Will is completely healthy.

It was amazing to see how well Kobe healed when the ball went in and how bad he hurt after a turnover. Case in point. The last shot of the first half could not be taken like that by someone who has to helped off from the floor 2 minutes earlier. This guy was trying to get you media buffs to remember the gutsy performance that didn't happen. Phil Jackson fell for it. Calling out his team for not helping poor Kobe. What an idiot. Fisher bailed Kobe and his antics out the best he could.

Everytime when Lakers lost to Jazz, they will find execuse to explain why they lost the game, but not giving Jazz credit how Jazz won the game. Cheap cheap cheap. I didn't watch the game but the block by AK in OT was nice and clean.

like that? I figured the you guys had Fakers all wrapped up so we needed one. How about Spazz fans?
Amazing- "Everytime when Lakers lost to Jazz, they will find excuse to explain why they lost"

The last week has been the Spazz fans making excuses about why they lost Games 1 and 2-and blaming the refs.

At least we can admit that the Lakers lost legitimately.

GM3-the bench didn't perform and the team had too many TO. Period. There wasn't a conspiracy or anything like htat.

GM4-Lakers didn't hit their FT, Turiaff 2nd Center was ejected in the 1st half so they had to play their 3rd string center and Kobe had to take jump shots cause his back was tweaked.

These aren't excuses-these are straight up legitimate reasons why my team lost. I'm not blaming the refs like the Jazz fans did after the first 2 games.

Try accepting a loss with dignity. I still call Lakers in 6.

Jimmy thinks Kobe is faking too. However, Jimmy thinks the reason Kobe is faking is so he garners more sympathy from the refs, by trying to show them that the Jazz foul him too hard and so much that he is injured.

Jimmy doesn't buy it, but it might work on some of the refs, let's see if they put him to the line another 20 times on Wednesday.

The Jazz are the King of excuse makers. Come talk when you can actually win a road game when it counts. Just like Stockton to Malone - ZERO titles.

Hate Kobe all you want but give him his respect. The Lakers lost and Kobe was hurt. They didnt lose because he was hurt, but simply because Utah was the better team yesterday. None of you all haters let alone a single person in the entire state of Utah are even on Kobes level. It's the best of seven for a reason idiots.Utah didn't make it this far because they were the worst team, but because they were they fourth best in the West. Oh yeah... Who was number One in the West. Exactly. Shut up.

Would be embarrassed if they saw some of the comments Jazz fans have written on here. The players respect each other on either team, it's the fans that have no class. Just a week ago you guys were ready to ship Boozer and Sloan out of town. Jazz players know how two faced you guys can be.

Personally, I am grateful and thankful not to be at K Bryant's level. He has outstanding athletic skills. I get concerned for many who look to him as a role model. Such personal duplicity.

BTW Zakiy, I get concerned for those who have to write and label others as idiots and haters and feel a need to tell others "shut up"

Zakiy-
Are you on Kobe's level? Are you on the Lakers? I bet if Kobe was traded you'd be one of those laker fans that all of a sudden love the Bulls. By the way you'd never hear Dwill complain and make excuses. And their hall of fame coach blaming the refs.. classy. Lets go jazz get one in LA

Spazzfans and RE:GoodguyGary,

Through three games of the Series

Lakers Free throws 126
Jazz Free Throws 74

And you say that the Lakers don't complain about the ref's.. Why should they?

Who cares what you think?!

I respect Kobe as the best player in the game today but I get frustrated as heck when I see him get calls for finger touches and good defensive plays. I agree with the poster above who said Kobe couldn't have been as injured as he pretended to be. I've had a bad back before and you don't just "can't move" one minute and spin and shoot just fine the next.

I'm suprized the Faker fans aren't blaming the injury on a dirty Jazz player. He "tweaked" his back while not even being touched by a Jazz player.

And can you Fakers get a handle on Phillip? He basically blamed Ronnie Price for getting floored by Turiaf. He said Price initiated the contact and that it was a bad call. I don't think Turiaf intended harm, but he certainly hammered Price.

And speaking of "Priceless" how about Baby Bill Walton getting stuffed like a Thanksgiving Turkey by the smallest player on the court?!

Props to Derek Fisher for gutsy play. I'm glad he didn't totally rip our hearts out. I wish he was playing for the Knicks, not the Fakers. He's way too classy for LA.

Only in Hollywood can you find a guy who can't get off the court without assistance one minute but can catch a 3/4 court pass, spin, shoot, swish, fist pump and run to half time the next.

Good acting Kobe but I'm not buying it.

Give me a stinckin break! Kobe plays to the camera and wants the world to see that when he doesn't win, it's because he has a hangnail or something!
Phil Jackson has no class either. When the Lakers lose and everybody's healthy, he wants the ball to go to the star to finish off the opponent. When the star's hurt, he doesn't want his playere to pass to Kobe. You lost, Coach, you lost. Take it like a man! And that comment about the foul on Price not being a flagrant 2 is idiotic! The whistle blew, Coach! The "hard foul" came AFTER the play was dead!

Phil Jackson is a sorry excuse for a good leader. I think he smoked one too many joints back in the day. (I'm sure I saw him inhale when Bear drove the motorcycle by the Laker's bench last time).

I'm guessing every day when Jackson meditates his prayers he gives thanks for Jordan and Pippen, Shaq and Kobe...He certainly doesn't have 9 rings because he's a good coach! Heck, I could have 9 rings if you had me coach teams with the superstars he's had.

He's the most classless coach in the league.

That`s why you`ll never be considered the best ever....you are a a phony,and a lot of other things we don`t need to re-mention....