Writer Complains About Lebron's Powder Antics
Monday, January 19, 2009
Everyone knows about my irrational hate for Lebron James. A lot of it has to do with him killing my Wizards during every Playoff series, but a lot of it also has to do with the constant hype of the Cav, and the fact that (up until this year) he's lazy at times on the court. With that said, I've always thought the powder thing he does before games is original, and pretty badass, but not everyone agrees.
Kevin Ding, of the OCRegister, is now chastising NIKE for sending the message that it's okay to ruin his laptop. From the OCReg via BDL via TSB....
"As stylish as James' "chalk" Nike commercial is both in vision and sound, it sends a terrible message. You have no idea just how horrible that 'chalk' is. (It’s actually a rosin mixture — this is the one the Lakers use — to keep players’ hands dry for gripping the ball.) The powdery stuff gets everywhere — especially in sports writers’ drinks when sitting courtside and even worse ... in laptop keyboards. It’s a nightmare. So boo on James (and Kevin Garnett) for throwing that crap into the air. And kudos to Bryant, who gets his and bends at the waist to lower his hands toward the floor, discreetly dispersing it with slow claps that keep it out of harm's way."Wahhhhhhhh! First of all, powder isn't going to ruin your laptop. Second, if you know it's coming, just shut the top of the thing for 5 seconds. I know a lot of people whine about all sorts of different thing, I too do my fair share (see tag: Lebron James), but this is just a tad annoying.
LeBron’s “chalk” is a silent killer of defenseless laptops (OC Regsiter)
Suicide Lines (Ball Don't Lie)
Writer Wants Nike To Stop Encouraging Laptop-Killing Pregame 'Chalk' Tossing (The Sporting Blog)
7 Comments:
the chalk thing isnt original. garnett used to do it in minnesota, but he just did it at home, and he wasnt doing it to draw attention to himself. if you ever watch lebron before the game he always wants to draw all the attention he can to himself.
Kevin Ding should focus on writing stories that his readers might actually give a damn about. Him having to get another free Diet Coke is not something that people tend to give a shit about.
The powder thing isn't original. Jordan used to clap it in the face of the media and radio guys.
Just copying Jordan........Started it in '88
Kevin Ding needs to write for a real paper if he wants to complain about shit...i used to work at the OCRegister building...that paper is a piece of shit...crappy writing...constant complaining about being little brother to the Los Angeles metro area...fuck off Orange County
Roy Tarpley used to throw up real crack dust.
True story.
