Thursday, April 21, 2011

LA Lakers Do A PSA on Name-Calling (Kobe Apology Part 3)

Okay, I hope this will be my last post about Kobe Bryant’s anti-gay slur. The LA Lakers have made a public service announcement featuring Kobe and several other players condemning name-calling of any kind. You can see it here.

Good for the Lakers for doing this. The PSA certainly won’t win any prizes for production quality or originality, but the message is clear.

Cynics will say the Lakers and Kobe just want to put this controversy behind them and this PSA is merely an attempt to do that. That may be. I’m choosing not to be cynical though and hope that this is just the first step for the NBA in setting a better example for young people when it comes to respect, even in the heat of the moment when you are really angry about an official’s call or an opponent’s action. We’ll see.
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6 comments:

  1. Wyman StewartApril 22, 2011 at 3:03 AM

    Yes, hastily put together; I agree. That's being polite.

    Best, it was a team thing, with Kobe taking the lead; much like in a game. Having a foreign white guy made a good point, but might have helped to have a second white guy too. I don't know the Laker's roster

    Maybe this will also encourage NBA players to improve their overall on-court language. Hopefully this topic can be put to bed now, in the Kobe context.

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  2. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Dang they look like they're being lined up for a firing squad or something. They really couldn't find a better back drop? Did they film this right after a road trip game?

    However, in terms of content, nice job Lakers.

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