Kobe Bryant And The Lakers Issue Anti-Gay/Bullying PSA (VIDEO)

Oh what a difference a week makes!

After being caught on camera mouthing a gay slur at a referee after what he perceived as a bad call, Kobe Bryant and his fellow Laker teammates are speaking out in a new anti-gay/bullying PSA to warn fans about the negative effects of ostracizing someone simply because they're different.

This PSA reads INAUTHENTIC to me...sorry.

Khloe And Monica Cheer On Their Husbands At The Lakers Game.....

....despite their LOSS!!!

LET'S.GO.BOSTON.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Did Kobe Bryant Hurl A Homophobic Slur At A Referee Last Night (VIDEO)???

Uh Ohhhhhhhh! According to this video, it seems as if!

Last night, the Los Angeles Lakers played a game against the San Antonio Spurs at the Staples Center when NBA superstar Kobe Bryant received a technical foul from NBA referee Bennie Adams and appears to mouth the words, "F**king f**got."

WHOA! No Bueno....ESPECIALLY when the cameras are following your every move!

You can even hear one of the commentators saying, "You might wanna take the cameras off of him right now, for the children watching." Uh, ya think?

A rep for the team says, "The Lakers can not confirm that is what Kobe said or not."

Yea, ok! That's EXACTLY what he said....PUUUULEASE!

This story is about to get REAL! More to come...

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RHOBH Take In The Lakers Game!

I guess it's safe to say that Camille Grammer WILL be back for the 2nd season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and her and Kyle Richards have made up? Too soon? Well let's just wait and find out....

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills stars Kyle Richards, Camille Grammer and Lisa Vanderpump (my fave!!!) were all spotted exiting the Staples Center in LA after watching the Lakers beat the New Orleans Hornets last night!

These ladies have $$$ on top of $$$. No faking around these parts. Atlanta....take notes!


More flix of the ladies under the break......

 

 

 

 

That divorced money looks good on you, Camille!

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Jay-Z Shows Support To The Kentucky University Wildcats!

NIIIICE!

Mogul Jay-Z showed his support to the Kentucky basketball team over the weekend after they defeated the North Carolina TarHeels to make it to the final four of the NCAA tournament.

Does it get any bigger than Jay-Z? Nahhhhhhhh!

Family Time: Lindsay Lohan And Family Check Out The Knicks Game

 



Lindsay Lohan and all of her siblings - Ali, Cody, and Michael Jr - were spotted exiting Madison Square Garden in New York City yesterday after checking out the New York Knicks basketball game.

Throughout it all....family is supposed to stick together. This is probably what she needs at the moment. And not those enablers she's been surrounding herself with for years!

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Coupled Up: BowWow And Angela Simmons At The Nets Game!

 



Look! Are yall gonna get married or what??? Enough with the dramatics....

Rapper BowWow and his on-again-off-again woman Angela Simmons were spotted at The Nets game in New Jersey yesterday having a good ole time!

They were also joined by Angela's cousin Jessica and another gentleman, but no one really cares about them...we're focusing on Bow and Angela!

I really like these two together! I'm sure Angela isn't commiting to him just yet because he still has a lot of "play" up in him, but a few years down the road I wouldn't be surprised if they got married!

Ummmm, I might need to calm down with my wishes. These two may not even want all of that! LOL

NBA Star Grant Hill Responds To Being Labeled An 'Uncle Tom' In ESPN's "Fab 5" Documentary

 

This past Sunday, ESPN broadcast a remarkable documentary on University of Michigan's "Fab 5" - Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson - where some members of the group, particularly Jalen Rose, spoke out about their disdain and competitiveness toward Duke University's players during that time.

Jalen was quoted as saying that they hated Duke and referred to the black players as "Uncle Toms" due to their positive images portrayed in the media.

WELP! Of course that hasn't sat too well for many Duke players (and fans) accoss the land, especially Grant Hill (who was highlighted in the film by being an all around great kid with a professional athlete as a father and a mom who went to college with Hilary Clinton). Now, Grant is responding to the Fab 5's harsh words.

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I am a fan, friend and longtime competitor of the Fab Five. I have competed against Jalen Rose and Chris Webber since the age of 13. At Michigan, the Fab Five represented a cultural phenomenon that impacted the country in a permanent and positive way. The very idea of the Fab Five elicited pride and promise in much the same way the Georgetown teams did in the mid-1980s when I was in high school and idolized them. Their journey from youthful icons to successful men today is a road map for so many young, black men (and women) who saw their journey through the powerful documentary, “The Fab Five.”

It was a sad and somewhat pathetic turn of events, therefore, to see friends narrating this interesting documentary about their moment in time and calling me a bitch and worse, calling all black players at Duke “Uncle Toms” and, to some degree, disparaging my parents for their education, work ethic and commitment to each other and to me. I should have guessed there was something regrettable in the documentary when I received a Twitter apology from Jalen before its premiere. I am aware Jalen has gone to some length to explain his remarks about my family in numerous interviews, so I believe he has some admiration for them.

In his garbled but sweeping comment that Duke recruits only “black players that were ‘Uncle Toms,’ ” Jalen seems to change the usual meaning of those very vitriolic words into his own meaning, i.e., blacks from two-parent, middle-class families. He leaves us all guessing exactly what he believes today.

I am beyond fortunate to have two parents who are still working well into their 60s. They received great educations and use them every day. My parents taught me a personal ethic I try to live by and pass on to my children.


I come from a strong legacy of black Americans. My namesake, Henry Hill, my father’s father, was a day laborer in Baltimore. He could not read or write until he was taught to do so by my grandmother. His first present to my dad was a set of encyclopedias, which I now have. He wanted his only child, my father, to have a good education, so he made numerous sacrifices to see that he got an education, including attending Yale.

This is part of our great tradition as black Americans. We aspire for the best or better for our children and work hard to make that happen for them. Jalen’s mother is part of our great black tradition and made the same sacrifices for him.

My teammates at Duke — all of them, black and white — were a band of brothers who came together to play at the highest level for the best coach in basketball. I know most of the black players who preceded and followed me at Duke. They all contribute to our tradition of excellence on the court.

It is insulting and ignorant to suggest that men like Johnny Dawkins (coach at Stanford), Tommy Amaker (coach at Harvard), Billy King (general manager of the Nets), Tony Lang (coach of the Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins in Japan), Thomas Hill (small-business owner in Texas), Jeff Capel (former coach at Oklahoma and Virginia Commonwealth), Kenny Blakeney (assistant coach at Harvard), Jay Williams (ESPN analyst), Shane Battier (Memphis Grizzlies) and Chris Duhon (Orlando Magic) ever sold out their race.

To hint that those who grew up in a household with a mother and father are somehow less black than those who did not is beyond ridiculous. All of us are extremely proud of the current Duke team, especially Nolan Smith. He was raised by his mother, plays in memory of his late father and carries himself with the pride and confidence that they instilled in him.

The sacrifice, the effort, the education and the friendships I experienced in my four years are cherished. The many Duke graduates I have met around the world are also my “family,” and they are a special group of people. A good education is a privilege.

Just as Jalen has founded a charter school in Michigan, we are expected to use our education to help others, to improve life for those who need our assistance and to use the excellent education we have received to better the world.

A highlight of my time at Duke was getting to know the great John Hope Franklin, John B. Duke Professor of History and the leading scholar of the last century on the total history of African-Americans in this country. His insights and perspectives contributed significantly to my overall development and helped me understand myself, my forefathers and my place in the world.

Ad ingenium faciendum, toward the building of character, is a phrase I recently heard. To me, it is the essence of an educational experience. Struggling, succeeding, trying again and having fun within a nurturing but competitive environment built character in all of us, including every black graduate of Duke.

My mother always says, “You can live without Chaucer and you can live without calculus, but you cannot make it in the wide, wide world without common sense.” As we get older, we understand the importance of these words. Adulthood is nothing but a series of choices: you can say yes or no, but you cannot avoid saying one or the other. In the end, those who are successful are those who adjust and adapt to the decisions they have made and make the best of them.

I caution my fabulous five friends to avoid stereotyping me and others they do not know in much the same way so many people stereotyped them back then for their appearance and swagger. I wish for you the restoration of the bond that made you friends, brothers and icons.

I am proud of my family. I am proud of my Duke championships and all my Duke teammates. And, I am proud I never lost a game against the Fab Five.

Grant Henry Hill
Phoenix Suns
Duke ‘94

Hmph! They went and pissed 'ole Grant off, eh?

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BFFs LaLa Vazquez And Ciara Take In The Knicks Game!

LaLa Vazquez was accompanied by her best friend Ciara at last night's Knicks v. Jazz basketball game to cheer on LaLa's husband, Carmelo Anthony, at Madison Square Garden.

Peep more flix of the pair along with Adrienne Bailon under the break....

Ciara rocking a comb-over, a la Donald Trump!

LaLa also chopped it up with director Spike Lee

Innneresting shoe, CiCi!

Everybody's favorite Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon (who kicked it with music's newcomer Bridget Kelly) was also in the building! Such a purrrdy girl!