Gamble Away
And someone changed Kobe’s hotel room.
-This columnist thinks the League should let its refs gamble to their heart’s content.
People are going to gamble, even some officials, and the best way to keep an eye on their habits is to let them gamble openly. Obviously, betting on basketball is a no-no, even outlawing all sports wagering makes sense. But at least let ‘em blow a few grand in Las Vegas, let ‘em roll the dice in Atlantic City. The NBA can set up a system where officials can report their gambling activity, so it will all be on record. That way, they aren’t forced into being secretive and conniving.
(Oh yeah, I can totally see David Stern allowing this after the Donaghy crisis.)
-Brandon Roy’s birthday bash was shut down early due to violence. The good news is that no one was seriously injured.
-The Colorado hotel that Kobe Bryant made infamous a few years ago has apparently changed everything but its name.(Via: SPORTSbyBrooks)
The Lodge & Spa at Cordillera renumbered all of their rooms, and every bit of furniture in Room 35 was reportedly sold to a used-furniture dealer in Denver. Today room 35 is now 156!
(But, do bears still come up to this window? Inquiring minds want to know…)
-Magic Johnson was one of the people who received National Civil Rights Museum’s annual Freedom Awards yesterday. Johnson was honored for his work in low-income neighborhoods.
“A committed philanthropist, Johnson continually finds time to support worthy causes,” the museum said.
-Brandon Bass has agreed to a 2-year deal with the Mavs.
36 Responses to “Gamble Away”
Jul.25 at 9:21 am
Keith says:
Was the columnist who thinks refs should be allowed to openly gamble, Tim Donaghy in disguise?
Jul.25 at 9:26 am
BETCATS says:
Kobe should change his number to 56 just because
Jul.25 at 9:27 am
Keith says:
BETCATS..do you sit on this all day like I try to?
Jul.25 at 9:33 am
BETCATS says:
sometimes, when i aint workin, but my hours get swtiched back next week so no more early moring BET
Jul.25 at 9:39 am
Keith says:
That’s a shame man. Also, your comments ahve improved since I last saw you. No more all out abuse. Did the Slam boys have a word with you?
Jul.25 at 9:40 am
Ryan Jones says:
Kobe will wear 157 on his uniform this season.
Jul.25 at 9:41 am
Ryan Jones says:
Yeah, we told BET we’d send Tim Donaghy to his house with a golf cart and some lighter fluid. He don’t want it like that.
Jul.25 at 9:50 am
1hush D says:
Nothing about that particular room appeals to Kobe. Remember it was the forbidden orafice he was interested in. That is why he will have the number 277 on his jersey all season, corresponding to an A, and followed by an S, and another S. Shhhhh, don’t tell.
Jul.25 at 9:53 am
AJ$ says:
In case anybody cares im goin 2 dat hotel in a couple weeks…
Jul.25 at 10:12 am
A-Money says:
Letting refs gamble makes as much sense as letting Lindsay Lohan drink.
Jul.25 at 10:18 am
Keith says:
And in both cases A-Money, it can’t be stopped. Maybe we could give both Lohan and refs electric shock collars and if the amount of alcohol/gambling in their blood eclipsed a certain level, they’d get a shock.
Nah, forget that idea. Lohan and Crawford would probably get off on it.
Jul.25 at 10:32 am
BETCATS says:
?
Jul.25 at 10:33 am
BETCATS says:
Ryan i will do that any day of the week
Jul.25 at 10:34 am
BETCATS says:
and they didnt let me post for like two hours…why?
Jul.25 at 10:36 am
BETCATS says:
Farmer, I know your behind this
Jul.25 at 10:39 am
Ryan Jones says:
Nope
Jul.25 at 10:46 am
BETCATS says:
o, then i am confused.
and ther is gonna be like 1000 comments saying “why the f*ck am i banned” poppin up.
Is kickapop now a modertor?
Jul.25 at 10:49 am
Keith says:
Trouble in Portland with a Blazer? That’s a novelty.
Jul.25 at 11:00 am
Esco says:
u guys are funny
Jul.25 at 11:07 am
Keith says:
Thanks Esco. We are hoping to set up a spin-off ‘comedy board’.
Jul.25 at 11:10 am
BETCATS says:
Esco? Isnt that the nock off brand of Ecko they sell at my old job (WAL-Mart)? Just kidding but i think it seroiulsy is…and this may be a duplicate because this f*cking libary computer wont let me post.
Jul.25 at 11:12 am
Booyakasha says:
its just not an nba party without a body count
Jul.25 at 11:13 am
Mo Charlo says:
Hopefully it will work better than the ill-fated “Chukaz” board. I can’t believe they just sold that furniture to some used furniture place in denver. They should have at least put some of the stuff on EBay. There’s enough Kobe haters out there that would buy some of that furniture for a large price. Instead, my buddy Jake probably picked it up for really cheap and is struggling to figure out how to get the “yogurt stains” out of it.
Jul.25 at 11:19 am
Booyakasha says:
brandon roy’s party aint nuthin, i heard some wild sh*t about fred hoiberg’s all nighters.
Jul.25 at 11:21 am
BETCATS says:
Did Hoiberg have cancer or something?
Jul.25 at 11:26 am
A-Money says:
lol @ Mo Charlo. But your right tho, enough Kobe haters (like myself) would have been interested in those items (not really)
Jul.25 at 11:27 am
A-Money says:
Roy’s a good dude that was just unlucky.
PLaying in Portland just has this damn stigma abt it.
Jul.25 at 11:39 am
Booyakasha says:
BET…if he did have cancer, i just successfully stuffed both my feet in my mouth at once…
Jul.25 at 11:40 am
BETCATS says:
yeah, he had liver or colen cancer i think.
Jul.25 at 11:57 am
Booyakasha says:
…well dont i feel like an ass
Jul.25 at 1:38 pm
Mo Charlo says:
I don’t care if he’s out of the L, I still want to go to Kenyon Martin’s birthday shoot out.
Jul.25 at 1:42 pm
Ghost of Johnnie Cochran says:
r.o.y. better be careful about that ish. he IS in portland
Jul.25 at 1:56 pm
nothin _personal says:
I hear that they actually sold the furniture to a farmer that just “happened’ to be passing by. He was so happy for thoser yogurt stains. If you don’t believe me, just ask Jasen-bodie
Jul.25 at 2:11 pm
Mo Charlo says:
Nice. Do we think Greg Oden was at R.O.Y.’s party, or did his mom not let him go. Furthermore, does G.O. have a curfew?
Jul.26 at 12:45 am
Chukaz says:
@BETCATS: Hoiberg had a heart contition like my boy Ronny Turiaf.
Jul.26 at 2:13 pm
Kihwan says:
If players can gamble, excluding sports wagering, why can’t refs?