NBA · OT: Sports Media Hitting a New Low.... Kome Saga (page 1)

TrueBlue @ 6/12/2007 12:58 PM
Another Buss steers into drama
By Mike Bresnahan and Robyn Norwood, Times Staff Writers
June 12, 2007

With Jerry, Jim and Jeanie Buss all speaking out about Kobe Bryant in recent weeks, it leaves Janie and Johnny as the only Buss family members not to voice an opinion on the matter. Oh, wait. Make that just Janie.

Johnny Buss, the oldest son of Lakers owner Jerry Buss, sent a bulletin to friends on his MySpace.com page that contained a peculiar reference to the team's nine-time All-Star.

"If you've been following the Kobe drama, I want to let you know it's not really drama … sometimes we all need to make a change in our lives and that's all it is," Buss wrote. "Popular or unpopular, when it's time, it's time. Good luck Kobe wherever you go!"


A freelance photographer, Johnny Buss is not part of the Lakers' front office and holds no decision-making authority in the day-to-day operations of the franchise. The Lakers have no plans to trade Bryant, who two weeks ago said publicly he would like to be traded.


Is this what journalism has come down to these days? Checking Myspace pages for news and printing such references in major media outlets. I'm embarrassed of the La Times and Realgm for even posting this as news.

LOL am I doing the same?


[Edited by - TrueBlue on 06-12-2007 1:59 PM]
VDesai @ 6/12/2007 1:41 PM
Well at least the media doesn't give everyone really stupid nicknames.
franco12 @ 6/12/2007 1:59 PM
Posted by TrueBlue:
Another Buss steers into drama
By Mike Bresnahan and Robyn Norwood, Times Staff Writers
June 12, 2007

With Jerry, Jim and Jeanie Buss all speaking out about Kobe Bryant in recent weeks, it leaves Janie and Johnny as the only Buss family members not to voice an opinion on the matter. Oh, wait. Make that just Janie.

Johnny Buss, the oldest son of Lakers owner Jerry Buss, sent a bulletin to friends on his MySpace.com page that contained a peculiar reference to the team's nine-time All-Star.

"If you've been following the Kobe drama, I want to let you know it's not really drama … sometimes we all need to make a change in our lives and that's all it is," Buss wrote. "Popular or unpopular, when it's time, it's time. Good luck Kobe wherever you go!"


A freelance photographer, Johnny Buss is not part of the Lakers' front office and holds no decision-making authority in the day-to-day operations of the franchise. The Lakers have no plans to trade Bryant, who two weeks ago said publicly he would like to be traded.


Is this what journalism had come down to these days? Checking Myspace pages for news and printing such references in major media outlets. I'm embarrassed of the La Times and Realgm for even posting this as news.

LOL am I doing the same?

But he is the oldest son of the Lakers owner! If he had been overheard saying something similar while eating lunch, it be printed the same as this- just with Myspace and Blogs- there is a lot out there that gets picked up that wasn't there to be found before...
TrueBlue @ 6/12/2007 1:59 PM
Posted by VDesai:

Well at least the media doesn't give everyone really stupid nicknames.

That's actually one of the more widely used nicknames outside of L.A., sorry it doesn't tickle your fancy.


One Point of reference LOL!


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T-Back" Stacy Mc "Trade Me"

Meow Ming

Fright Coward

Kome Cryant

Snaq O’Meal

Dork NoWinski

DaPain Fade

AintWon Chucker

Miss Bosh

Crymelo Agony

LeBust Shames

Fluke Walton

Shames Poser

Steve Trash

Gilbust Uranus

Antawn "J" Missing

"J" less Woes

Pau Gasoft

Lamar Odumb

Wince Harder

G*y fAllen

G*yshuan Princess

fAllen Cryverson

Jamal Crawful

Erica Damqu*er

Tim Dunked-on

Rashweed Wallace

Chauncey BigLips

Jason Terryble

Effing Garnot

Manure GiNobody

Phony Lacker

Bricky Davies

Quitting Brickerson

Scoreless Williamson

ZEROnus Ilgauskus

Felacio Hoberto

Lasagna Flop

Ron Arrest

Qu*eric Slow

Andrew Bogus

Rashard Foolish

PatBrick SheWing

Tim Hate-a-g*y

Larry Clown



[Edited by - TrueBlue on 06-12-2007 1:29 PM]
Solace @ 6/12/2007 2:15 PM
Haha. Those nicknames are great!
Pharzeone @ 6/12/2007 2:47 PM
Just where the hell are Starbury's nicknames???
VDesai @ 6/12/2007 9:20 PM
Here I was thinking you were coming up with these corny nicknames all on your own...you've got an entire database of them!
Solace @ 6/13/2007 4:35 AM
Posted by Pharzeone:

Just where the hell are Starbury's nicknames???

Those can't be said in public.
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