Apr.10 at 5:13 pm

shean combs says:
dats my man Black Mamba. MVP son! Also, first!

Apr.10 at 5:20 pm

Monee says:
hehehe Ronny……good jump, are those the new hyperdunks??????? First.

Apr.10 at 5:26 pm

jbas says:
1st? omg. this is legit

Apr.10 at 5:28 pm

Myles Brown says:
I dont see why he couldnt do something like that, but I just hope that he wasnt stupid enough to actually try.

Apr.10 at 5:30 pm

Jack says:
It can’t be real, man. Surely the Lakers would never let this happen.

Apr.10 at 5:30 pm

Zee! says:
Good thing shaq wasn’t driving….

Apr.10 at 5:31 pm

Whitemamba says:
NICE

Apr.10 at 5:37 pm

namik says:
he couldnt do something like that because there is no way he could actually stay at the same point in the air with a speeding car under him. Cars actually displace the air around them fellas, and Kobe wouldve smacked his face in the pavement if he actually did this. As always, soccer got there first. Check out Cristiano Ronaldos eerily similar video on youtube,

Apr.10 at 5:42 pm

WhaHuh says:
Bynum??

Apr.10 at 5:45 pm

Darksaber says:
Displace air? like i care. This is the first AWESOME thing i’ve ever seen Mambiatch do that show’s he’s just a kid pretending to be the man, and i LOVE it. Holy crappo, when did Kobe become cool? and an Aston nonetheless, great choice Kob’s.

Apr.10 at 5:49 pm

the Birdman says:
It you look at the shadows, you can see that Kobe’s actually jumping beside the car (not over top of it).

Apr.10 at 5:51 pm

RV says:
wouldn’t it look that way if the car passed right next to him and he jumped and cleared it from our view?

Apr.10 at 5:52 pm

RV says:
birdman beat me to it lol…but can’t wait for the lawsuits to begin when kids actually try this on their own…

Apr.10 at 5:55 pm

Alpha-bet says:
RV.. I can see it now..lol.. some dumbass trying to jump over an Escalade or some sh*t…

Apr.10 at 5:58 pm

French Toast says:
Very good one ZEE !
Good thing shaq did not try the same trick too (imagine the Aston Martin after the crash)

Apr.10 at 5:59 pm

French Toast says:
I watched it closely, Kobe jumped at the left side of the car not in front of it

Apr.10 at 6:03 pm

Darksaber says:
Still looks awesome. Apart from Kobe going behind the back then 180ing on Denver, or the alley oop he put on iverson a few years back, this is the coolest thing dude’s done in a while (yeah yeah, 81 bla bla, who cares), optical illusion or not.

Apr.10 at 6:14 pm

Adam says:
He’s standing right over the shadow of the street lamp, which the right wheels of the Aston drive over. I still don’t buy it. I’m sure they filmed them seperately then put em together somehow. Whatever, I like the shoes.

Apr.10 at 6:15 pm

thesubwayconnection says:
Interesting. Haha.

Apr.10 at 6:20 pm

peteb80 says:
I hate these “let’s make it look like these dudes went out totally spontaneously to do some extremely cool sh1t like young rebels!” commercials, while they copy other people’s stuff, it’s all carefully planned, there’s probably like 30 people on set and they cgi half of it. It’s just so fake in every aspect. Hey, that fits Kobe perfectly.

Apr.10 at 6:31 pm

Eazy-Yi says:
Fresh to death

Apr.10 at 6:32 pm

jbn74sb says:
One of my co-workers just rolled his son’s Hot Wheels down the hall way. I almost cleared it.

Apr.10 at 6:39 pm

iLL wiLL says:
Why didn’t Ronny jump?

Apr.10 at 6:44 pm

peteb80 says:
Ronny only jumps when Kobe tells him to.

Apr.10 at 6:51 pm

Allen says:
That’s Simon Cowell’s car.

Apr.10 at 6:54 pm

Kobe24Bryant says:
Dammm

Apr.10 at 6:55 pm

Raynmann says:
it’s dangerous, but if you get the timing down, it isn’t that hard to do, with the speed of the car you don’t have to stay that long in the air

Apr.10 at 7:10 pm

Jukai says:
RAYNMANN PROVE IT BRO! YOUTUBE!

Apr.10 at 7:10 pm

Cameron says:
still a crazy vertical. i have that jacket! i want those shoes. (not for jumping over cars but for bball purposes)

Apr.10 at 7:18 pm

Holly MacKenzie says:
In other Lakers news… Bynum has NOT been cleared to return to practice, guess we won’t be seeing him in the regular season. Get well, Andrew. And, this video, is sick. Fake or not.

Apr.10 at 7:53 pm

Juddy says:
lol that had no point at all…all that money no damm brains

Apr.10 at 8:05 pm

iLL wiLL says:
If Hobe wanted to make it more interesting, he should have worn glasses to give the viewer a first person point of view. But in true bit*ch fashion, Hobe opts for the ‘jump beside the car’ trick.

Apr.10 at 8:26 pm

RV says:
he should have just jumped over it like that kid in the commercials, that’s probably harder to do since the car doesn’t speed by and you have to jump forward not just straight up

Apr.10 at 8:30 pm

johnnyrooks says:
kobe got a 45 inch vert ithink that it is real kobe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apr.10 at 8:40 pm

iLL wiLL says:
Um, wow, johnnyrooks sure loves him some Kobe.

Apr.10 at 8:48 pm

nastruthomas says:
wheres the the wack/lame sam rubenstein columns been? i miss having laughs at those…

Apr.10 at 8:55 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
I hear LeBron jumped over a bigger car but it was in the East so it didn’t count.

Apr.10 at 9:33 pm

Sam says:
Sick!

Apr.10 at 10:11 pm

Captain America says:
No Bynum no 2nd round.

Apr.10 at 10:24 pm

J Donuts says:
Hahahaha Russ. Always with the wit.

Apr.10 at 10:33 pm

damascus fields says:
i dont know if its real or not…. but kobe jump super high…. he was up there…. propably almost 4 feet in the air

Apr.10 at 10:44 pm

The Promise says:
If it was real that was so aewsome…hes probably capable of doing that…oh by the way Kobe,I wont try it at home…

Apr.11 at 12:27 am

Bryant Reeves says:
If some kid tries this and gets crippled can he sue Kobe and Nike for millions?

Apr.11 at 1:08 am

RV says:
probably not , since he did say don’t try this , didn’t seem like much of a warning, but its probably enough in court

Apr.11 at 1:34 am

Vigoss says:
Those people who were thinking that Kobe jumped to the side of the car are wrong. Look at the shadows as reference. However, they may have either CGI’s it, or really lowered the car. If Bowen was driving the car he may stopped underneath the man.

Apr.11 at 2:32 am

AC says:
I tried the hotwheels version too… Didn’t go so good.

Apr.11 at 3:08 am

Ken H. says:
*laughs* at russ’s comment.
sarcasm is one of your better qualities Russ.

Apr.11 at 4:06 am

Logan says:
hah like Kenny said, if you have an Aston Martin, go ahead and try it!

Apr.11 at 5:51 am

TB says:
hahahaha!

Apr.11 at 6:34 am

Kevin says:
yea, Russ wins best comment in the thread with the Lebron line.. lol

Apr.11 at 6:53 am

Logan says:
kobe’s reaction to being asked about this : ‘Hollywood!’

Apr.11 at 6:55 am

WeezyF.B. says:
i like the part where he jumped over a car…

Apr.11 at 8:31 am

Ryan Jones says:
If Myles found video “evidence” of Kobe jumping over a nine-story building, he’s say:
“I dont see why he couldnt do something like that.”

Apr.11 at 8:32 am

Ryan Jones says:
If Myles found video “evidence” of Kobe jumping over the Sears tower, he’d say:
“I dont see why he couldnt do something like that.”

Apr.11 at 8:33 am

Ryan Jones says:
If Myles found video “evidence” of Kobe’s shoes curing cancer, he’d say…

Apr.11 at 8:34 am

Ryan Jones says:
Also (sorry Myles): “Trust your boy? Trust your boy?”
You figure he tried that line on Vanessa?

Apr.11 at 8:39 am

Ryan Jones says:
BTW, if this is your lengthy rebuttal, I win. I mean, I win anyway, but you know.

Apr.11 at 8:48 am

Jolst says:
Just an Aston Martin? Nate Robinson can jump over a Hummer.

Apr.11 at 9:03 am

Holly MacKenzie says:
Kobe said last night postgame the video wasn’t real! Still funny stuff.

Apr.11 at 9:29 am

adams says:
Did being honest make him cry again?

Apr.11 at 9:41 am

illydiva says:
Why are people so critical? No love lost on Kobe from me, but I think the commercial is hot–giving us Kobe as the show off kid (that most men are anyway) having a little fun. Even if it’s not real, most of y’all pay good money for movies and cable that show stuff that’s not real but looks cool or interesting anyway. Because Kobe’s not a self-centered actor making millions, ….oh wait. Never mind.

Apr.11 at 9:41 am

Young Chris #3 says:
It would have been dope if he switched in mid-air, the car stopped and he landed in the back seat…

Apr.11 at 9:44 am

illydiva says:
It’s not like we haven’t seen him do crazy, “did I just see that” kind of stuff in real life under his own power. I think he gets a pass. I liked it. I give it an 8!

Apr.11 at 9:45 am

Eboy says:
It would have been more dope if a giant mutant hawk flew by and snatched Kobe in mid air and took him to some far away land, never to be seen again. And not Sheldon Williams, either.

Apr.11 at 9:46 am

Ryan Jones says:
I only watch documentaries, illydiva. I’m snobby like that.

Apr.11 at 9:47 am

Ryan Jones says:
Eboy, that may be the first time you’ve ever made me laugh. Intentionally, I mean.

Apr.11 at 9:47 am

Eboy says:
You know, when Michael Jordan dunked on a 40 foot goal in his Air Jordan 11 commerical, I had to suspend disbelief for a moment too. He could have pulled it off.

Apr.11 at 9:48 am

Eboy says:
Glad I finally got a slight chuckle from you, Jones.

Apr.11 at 9:51 am

Eboy says:
So does this kill my theory that Dwight Howard really CAN’T fly through the night sky like Iron Man? All those nights looking up to the north for no reason…..f*ck!

Apr.11 at 9:54 am

Ryan Jones says:
See, that wasn’t funny. Normal service resumed.

Apr.11 at 10:01 am

Sesa says:
That’s the ghettoest talk that I see from Kobe Bryant…. Ever.
Ryan, LeBron never brought his teammates on his commercial.

Apr.11 at 10:01 am

Eboy says:
And you wonder what’s it like getting through one of your pieces on the almost-never regular.

Apr.11 at 10:23 am

Randy Brown says:
I guess it’s not online yet, but there’s a Stephen Jackson version of this ad. Except in his one he jumps through the car’s windshield and bites the face off the driver

Apr.11 at 11:28 am

Allenp says:
I wonder why Kobe had to become “hood” to jump over a car? Dude is a beast on the court, but in real life he pretty much sucks ass.

Apr.11 at 12:09 pm

Truth About It Dot Net says:
I really can’t believe people are actually debating if this is real or not….ridiculous. Kobe is a douche.

Apr.11 at 12:23 pm

TradeMarc says:
funny….fake but funny you know he really wouldnt be stupid enough to do that….hes stupid but not that stupid

Apr.11 at 12:29 pm

JESUS T. TRUTH says:
hahaha A Jones piece is like a .357 calibre next to your pop gun Gboy….

Apr.11 at 12:44 pm

Sesa says:
and you needed a hug

Apr.11 at 1:38 pm

Michael says:
Only Kobe would get killed for making a commercial.

Apr.11 at 2:33 pm

mat smith says:
isnt this a bball site? dumb…..

Apr.11 at 2:38 pm

johnnyrooks says:
I was right kobe does have a 45 vert and it has to be real because the shadows in the backround look at the shadows LOOK AT THE SHADOWS!!! kobe for president!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apr.11 at 2:42 pm

Kobe24Bryant says:
Whos better than Kobe

Apr.11 at 2:56 pm

tina says:
How is Kobe the douche when he said it was fake?

Apr.11 at 8:12 pm

MagicChicken says:
Freeze Frame it at the 34 second spot, and you can see that he’s slightly to the right of the actual car, not directly in it’s path.

Apr.12 at 3:30 pm

Wazup says:
The time it should have taken KB24 to jump over a car moving at 13 mph covering a distance of .000568 miles is only required .1575 seconds. KB24 took an average of .978 seconds and barely made it over the car. With a time lapse of over .82 seconds, KB 24 could have jumped over a much faster moving car. Bogus advertisement.

Apr.12 at 3:32 pm

Wazup says:
The dimesions were taken from a Aston Martin DB9 2008 model. Taken were four tests of car time and kobe time while distance was length of car.

Apr.12 at 3:36 pm

Wazup says:
Caltech class of 05. thatll silence the doubters of intellect

Apr.12 at 8:49 pm

will says:
BIG DEAL. VC and MJ could do the same thing jumping over a TRUCK or a hummer. Kobe got no hops that why he is jumping over a convertible. LOL

Apr.12 at 11:43 pm

KA says:
LOL at Bowen/jax comments, those cracked me up mambiatch was funny too

Apr.13 at 7:52 pm

Wazup says:
somebody p;ease frickin make a comment about my hypothesis. It took me about 15 minutes to calculate. Bitches

Apr.13 at 8:19 pm

gotta catch em all says:
this isnt legit cuz you can see his shadow on the side of the car

Jul.2 at 5:15 pm

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