Kobe Didn’t Think of the Children
Bryant’s little car-jump stunt is drawing criticism.
(Are there any kids out there dumb enough to believe that was real? Wait, don’t answer that.)




Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 | 53 Comments
Kobe Didn’t Think of the Children
Bryant’s little car-jump stunt is drawing criticism.
(Are there any kids out there dumb enough to believe that was real? Wait, don’t answer that.)
53 Responses to “Kobe Didn’t Think of the Children”
Apr.15 at 2:01 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
I love it.
Apr.15 at 2:06 pm
Allen says:
He should have done it in a gorilla suit so people would accuse him of looking like “King Kong”.
Apr.15 at 2:07 pm
Ken says:
Hahahaha!
Apr.15 at 2:13 pm
Bigi says:
F**k R.Kelly!
Apr.15 at 2:20 pm
price says:
either did melo http://www.tmz.com/2008/04/14/melo-busted-for-dui/#comments
Apr.15 at 2:28 pm
Bigi says:
How bout that Jordan commercial where Money jumps of a bridge…No complains!?!This isn’t Titanic…”If you jump I’ll jump…”
Apr.15 at 2:30 pm
Sam Rubenstein says:
I believe Kobe starts the video with a “do not try this at home” warning. So there.
Apr.15 at 2:46 pm
Kadavour says:
Kobe’s next publicity stunt: a remake of “Trick Lov’ Tha Kids”
Apr.15 at 3:00 pm
Myk says:
Sam got a great point, Kobe DOES say do not try this at home in the end of the video.
And regardless of that, the article was idiotic foreal. I won’t even get into why it’s idiotic.
At least it was informative enough to make me google R Kelly’s new hairstyle.
Apr.15 at 3:02 pm
thesubwayconnection says:
Whatever. Google “parkour” or David Belle and tell me kids aren’t doing that stuff. Kobe’s minor, and Sam’s right, he did say don’t try it at home.
Apr.15 at 3:10 pm
FLUXLAND says:
what Sam said
Apr.15 at 3:11 pm
canadian says:
I tried to jump over a car last night and broke both my legs. I’m suing Kobe for 50 million dollars.
Apr.15 at 3:12 pm
Nguni says:
whatever, kobe can do that, and if kids are stupid enough to do it, it’s not his fault. the parents should be teaching their kids not to believe in everything they see on tv or in this case, on youtube.
Apr.15 at 3:15 pm
h-wag says:
And I thought the “do not try this at home” referred to hanging with Ronny Turiaf…
Apr.15 at 3:17 pm
bballer says:
Bigi, great point about MJ. Great point.
Apr.15 at 3:46 pm
Kobe24Bryant says:
KOBE can do that
Kobe can do what ever he likes
n if the kids are stupid then its there falt
Apr.15 at 3:59 pm
Ryan Jones says:
1, I’m still mad at the idiot kids who burned their house down after watching Beavis & Butthead, after which Beavis was never again able to say “Fire! Fire!” This is similar, yet different.
2, Mostly, I’m just glad to see that Kejuan Wilkins has something to do.
Apr.15 at 4:06 pm
Sparker says:
next time kobe dunks on a 7-footer, really tall guys across the u.s. better look out
Apr.15 at 4:25 pm
Tommy Patron says:
Besides being an obvious d-bag, the writer of the linked article also stated that just today he saw three (3!) guys at Wal-Mart with gold cornrows. What BS.
Apr.15 at 4:29 pm
stevo says:
h-wag i agree! haha
Apr.15 at 4:46 pm
albie1kenobi says:
Kobe only said “don’t try this at home”, he clearly didn’t say anything about parking lot or the street. i mean, he’s gotten be responsible for all the broken legs kids and adults suffer because of this commercial.
Apr.15 at 4:50 pm
Solito says:
If somebody is dumb enough to try this jump, darwinism would implicate that they would have killed them selfs while doing some other dumb sheit… more sooner then later.
Apr.15 at 5:03 pm
Spaceship Jay says:
……….
Apr.15 at 5:07 pm
what says:
F–k the kids. Also, pause the video right as KB24’s about to jump, you can see that he’s in front of the car.
Apr.15 at 5:18 pm
The Biz says:
People are so stupid these days it’s pathetic
Apr.15 at 5:32 pm
jay says:
lets not give him the MVP, oh & im calling shannanigans on the writer.
Apr.15 at 7:43 pm
Ken says:
I also liked the Turiaf joke.
Apr.15 at 9:11 pm
Tim Duncan says:
LOL darwinism.. Kobe for MVP! Who in their right mind would do anything Kobe does.. and I just listened to an R.Kelly song. What a load of crap.
Apr.15 at 9:45 pm
mike says:
You can do this as long as Carmello Anthony isn’t driving the car.
Apr.15 at 9:45 pm
EcC says:
The article is crap! Doesnt mean that someone famous does something we copy it. Does it mean that if we stop action movies that the murder rate will come down? If children tries to jump over cars, then their stupid! Blame their parents for not teaching them right from wrong!
Apr.15 at 9:48 pm
Dacre says:
The commercial was a complete smoke and mirrors deal. If kids try this at home, then what are their parents doing having kids? Ronny Turiaf is going to get his head smashed in…(see the LAL and CLIP game last week?? Dancing like dam fool….Brand sent him to the floor - kids got dam brain damage.)
Apr.15 at 10:09 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
I just wrote a rebuttal column. Wanna read it? Here goes: “Lighten up, Gramps.” Like it?
Apr.15 at 10:18 pm
k.o. says:
what about all the kids who will be inspired to create home videos with harmless special effects scenes that make u think twice about what u just saw! did he ever think of THOSE poor children. Kobe’s so inconsiderate
Apr.15 at 10:39 pm
Elyse says:
Ya, kids should turn off the nike commercial and put on something that won’t influence them to try stupid stunts, like Jackass.
Apr.15 at 11:12 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
Oh noes, if kids watch Laker games they’re going to think they can dunk on opposing centers! They should obviously run disclaimers across the bottom of the screen constantly during every game!
Apr.15 at 11:23 pm
iLL wiLL says:
Boo friggin hoo
Apr.16 at 12:19 am
Logan says:
that is so stupid…..its funny its on the Charlotte Observer…Mr. LANGSTON WERTZ JR., please try some real journalism, for once? I hear its quite rewarding….
Apr.16 at 1:19 am
Reno says:
Thats crap…the problem is not about children being stupid to try anything, the problem is with the parents who doesnt seem to have the time to communicate with their children about what is real and what is not anymore..I agree that public figure and media plays a role in the development of younger generations, but not as much as the parents..when the children are properly educated, Kobe can shove a basketball up his behind and do a 360 dunk with it, and all the children’s gonna do is say…”funny commercial..”
Apr.16 at 2:51 am
crossy says:
you’ll probably laugh at me but i dont mind lol, I rekon its a real stunt
Apr.16 at 3:57 am
Myk says:
LMAO, Russ that was a good one foreal.. NBA games should totally have a disclaimer running like a news ticker at the bottom of the screen at all times.. ESPECIALLY during events like the dunk contest OH MY GOD just imagine all the kids breaking legs after trying that.
Apr.16 at 4:22 am
Allen says:
The writer is missing the point. There are only so many Aston Martins in the world, so not that many people can try the stunt as depicted in the video.
Apr.16 at 5:02 am
Logan says:
as Barkley said, if you own an Aston Martin, go ahead and try it! heh
Apr.16 at 8:12 am
hursty says:
trust holly to be the first to post
Apr.16 at 8:19 am
Gerard Himself says:
it’s always something. I hate this bullsh*t where people are wining that it was dangerous etc. Are there really that idiots to believe that’s real? What’s next? Space Jam will get rated ‘R’? Shaq’s classic Reebok commercial will be forbidden because it’s dangerous to break a backboard?
Apr.16 at 8:56 am
DP says:
THAT HOW YOU JUMP OVER A ASTON MARTIN BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought Turiaf was about to take his damn head off. Hey, he said don’t try this at home, but watch little Timmy try it with his go cart and get his ass straight busted.
Apr.16 at 10:01 am
Sesa says:
You can’t buy publicity like this
Apr.16 at 10:44 am
sora says:
If a kid is stupid enuff to try this, maybe he deserves what he gets. Funny commercial.
Apr.16 at 10:57 am
David says:
It’s gotta be the shoes
Apr.16 at 4:10 pm
AC says:
People are dumb. Play the video. Play it in the schools. If parents complain… slap the video on all their channels 24/7. Its like the WWE… its entertainment.
Apr.16 at 6:56 pm
The Promise says:
if you are stupid enough to try it,then maybe you should get hurt.
Apr.16 at 8:14 pm
Sesa says:
Another attempt to take down the great one
Apr.16 at 8:24 pm
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Apr.17 at 3:00 am
B. Long says:
Youtube is the root of all evil!