memphis2sacnicc
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Master P got da nerve. He couldn't "save" his younger brother from trying to "keep it real" and still living in da projects and end up in prison for da rest of his life. He couldn't "save" his big brother from da streets and he ended up dead.
I never defend Kobe but P need to chill out on da dumb comments.
I never defend Kobe but P need to chill out on da dumb comments.
GettinLo;8433968 said:Dave Zirin...
Lamar Odom Deserves Better
Lamar Odom is not a punchline. He’s someone who has lived in a state of self-medication as a means of self-preservation.
It’s difficult to not be sickened by the media noise—and social media sewage—surrounding Lamar Odom
The onetime NBA star is fighting for his life in a hospital bed after allegedly taking a deadly combination of drugs in a Nevada brothel. Odom has a history of illegal drug use, psychological pain, and a litany of family tragedies that would chop down 99 percent of the human population. Odom at times would write the names of his deceased relatives on his sneakers. They included his mother, Cathy Mercer, a corrections officer who died of cancer when he was 13, and Mildred, the grandmother who raised him and passed away early in Odom’s NBA career. Lamar’s father, Joe Odom is a disabled vet who has wrestled with heroin addiction.
I met Odom when he was 20. I assumed his ego would be as large as his talent, given his 6′ 10″ size, point guard skills, and New York City pedigree. I assumed his well-known personal tribulations would make him guarded. I could not have been more wrong. Instead, he was just… nice. He wanted to be liked, and he was beloved. He managed to happily subsume his own individual greatness in the name of team goals on two Laker championship teams.
Even with all of the tragedy he carried on his back, Lamar played an NBA career where he was almost without exception the most adored person on his team.
I spoke with NBA vet and current Magic assistant coach Laron Profit. He echoed what we have seen across the sports pages. “Best teammate anyone ever had,” he said. “Nobody will dispute that. Heart was so big, wanted everyone to feel like they mattered. But he had such a tortured soul from all the death he saw.”
And yet so many of the media takes are steeped in judgment and mockery. At a moment like this, we should reflect on Odom’s own words.
Speaking to some celebrity stalker with a video recorder recently, he said, “I don’t believe in what y’all do, I don’t believe in following people around…do not disrespect my space. Do not disrespect my character because that’s what y’all been doing…y’all have discredited me, beat me down, took my confidence, took everything away from me, you will not do it again. I know what your companies are about. I know what they do to brothers. I know what y’all doing to the rappers. I know you want them beefin’. I know you want them arguing. Y’all don’t do Leo like that. You don’t do Brad like that. Y’all don’t do them like that.”*
Lamar Odom is not a punchline. He’s someone who has lived in a state of self-medication as a means of self-preservation. Now he’s fighting just to live. Unless you are sending out prayers for his survival, please just shut the hell up. That goes for everyone from the bottom-feeding Piers Morgan to the random Twitter egg. Too many people are too destroyed by this to have to sense your bile. Be better than that for them. Be better than that for Lamar Odom. Be better than that for everyone who carries the weight of tragedy yet still makes others happy to be alive.
http://www.thenation.com/article/lamar-odom-deserves-better/
Not sure many knew how trill dude was...is.....
Homie had...has.... passion,just not guidance
detcatinva
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its easy to pick on kobe cuz we dont view him as a real nigga as not being black enough, which is unfair and uncalled for.
black people are our own worst enemy. All kobe ever wanted to do is become the best basketball player he could be and win multiple championships.
did his own way against media people and fans who dislike calling him a ballhog, a wanna be jordan. yet he accomplished what his goals were.
that sound like a real nigga to me, doing what u wanna do regardless of the haters
black people are our own worst enemy. All kobe ever wanted to do is become the best basketball player he could be and win multiple championships.
did his own way against media people and fans who dislike calling him a ballhog, a wanna be jordan. yet he accomplished what his goals were.
that sound like a real nigga to me, doing what u wanna do regardless of the haters
supergangster
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Master P is the wrong person to Judge kobe.. P didn't visit his brother in jail once. I remember the interview with C Murder when he basically said "What brother doesnt visit his blood in jail"?
Ghostdenithegawd
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MR.CJ;8434407 said:
dam even phil confirmed the kardashian shit was a mistae
vageneral08
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Don't be surprised if khole pull the plug and get that money and make some lame excuse about not wanting to see him suffer anymore
jazzybella
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Khloe met and married Lamar in 30 days.....30 days they were walking down the aisle on the kardashians first tv wedding special. I truly believe she had no clue of his demons and were blindsided. When they got their own show, I think it was more of the moms decision then there's, you saw small signs of something not being 100% especially when Jason, the friend who just recently died, would be over and make his snide comments.
I can only go off what they showed on tv but it seemed Khloe tried but his demons became too much. When he got traded to Dallas, that was the end all. Just like a previous poster said, she allowed her mom too much control. Odom wasn't the beloved Laker anymore so he was just collateral at this point. No matter if the kardashians are a family, they are a business first in their eyes. (Dont care what ppl say, marrying Kanye was/is a business move for Kim)
Khloe love that man, that's why that divorce isn't final even though I remember them saying it was this past summer. But just like Hughley said, our demons don't pause so we can help you with your demons....no telling what's the truth behind their closed doors.
I can only go off what they showed on tv but it seemed Khloe tried but his demons became too much. When he got traded to Dallas, that was the end all. Just like a previous poster said, she allowed her mom too much control. Odom wasn't the beloved Laker anymore so he was just collateral at this point. No matter if the kardashians are a family, they are a business first in their eyes. (Dont care what ppl say, marrying Kanye was/is a business move for Kim)
Khloe love that man, that's why that divorce isn't final even though I remember them saying it was this past summer. But just like Hughley said, our demons don't pause so we can help you with your demons....no telling what's the truth behind their closed doors.
Elzo69Renaissance
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GettinLo;8435338 said:
nah u d be suprised...plus LO doesnt strike me as an extravagant dude on the spending side....he remind me more of a Ron Artest i aint worried bout balling type....im more surprised that he doesnt have a will tho
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