Chrishaune
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Everybody will tell you stars were bigger back in the day because there was a mystery around the great players, movie stars, public figures.....etc. You didn't know so much about them.
Kendrick Perkins Says AntMan Can't Be the Face of League Cuz He's Not Married
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Everybody will tell you stars were bigger back in the day because there was a mystery around the great players, movie stars, public figures.....etc. You didn't know so much about them.
I agree. That’s why a lot of people say social media has ruined certain celebrities because we know more about them than we should…and a lot of it is because of the shyt THEY posted themselves.
In The Zone '98
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Dont even address homie's shyt. Its not basketball
Dont even address homie's shyt. Its not basketball
I think it’s more the ideal “face of the league” at least has the allusion of being a wholesome family man who is easily marketable to the casuals
ANT knows himself and that’s why I always assumed he talked about not wanting that crown and why LeBron said why would you want to be the face when that means getting chit on all the time
I get all that, and the truth is, the convo surrounding it is corny. The media wasn’t constantly posing the question of the next face of the league. Jordan was the biggest star, but there were always popular players. I do remember the “next Jordan” convos, but those were typically relegated to players who fit that MJ mold of athletic perimeter players. There were always multiple “faces” and they overlapped.
A few white people and Mexicans hated Kobe but he had WAY more love than hate worldwide
Kobe was actually hated for like half of his career, easily.
DJ Paul's Arm
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Who gave perk a media job? Tired of that nikka
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Field Marshall Bradley
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Nope… That rebrand with Nike coupled with his play on the court minus Shaq created the Black Mamba… Black men and women outside of LA thought Kobe was arrogant, a showboat and a ball hog… Then when he made the comment about Shaq buying hoes while being interrogated for rape threw.a lot of people off…. Even had Nas calling Kobe a c00n..
BmoreGorilla
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Yea but MJ was the face of the league before that tho. He basically became the face in 88 when he won the dunk contest and the 3’s droppedJuanita was a huge part of Jordan's marketing to women.
BmoreGorilla
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Yup. Kobe didn’t really become loved until he started winning rings without Shaq. He was a very polarizing player before that
Kobe was actually hated for like half of his career, easily.
BmoreGorilla
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Kobe was getting hated on out the gate when he made the all star team as a rookie but wasn’t even starting for the Lakers. Plus alot of nikkas didnt fukk with him becuz he was biting off MJ’s game so much
He even used to do the tongue thing like MJ
BmoreGorilla
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nikkas forgot all about Penny being the face of the league for two whole seasons and he wasn’t married
richaveli83
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He's not wrong, though. Especially with the baby mama bs Ant has going for him right now, he can't be the face of the league.
Kind of off topic, but crazy how Perkins got so fat so damn quick since retiring!
Kind of off topic, but crazy how Perkins got so fat so damn quick since retiring!
