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[Andre @TheSevenSermons]

- Scoop Jackson (of @ESPN) speaks on the blatant hate that was going on for YEARS from a good chunk of the media to Kobe.

“Truth is Kobe Bryant [might] never win the MVP of the league. He is hated too much. Hated by those who cast votes. Writers won't honor Kobe like that. As one writer said to me when the subject was brought up in conversation, for an election year, "Kobe's electability quotient is zero."

How is hate justified? Easy, by being consistent. Because if we are honest, if we look at what Kobe Bryant has done in the past two seasons without winning the MVP, there should be no way he can win it this year. Which leads us back to the hate: A man averages 35.4 ppg, the eighth-highest average in the history of the league; he gives you 5.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.8 steals; he has 27 games of 40-plus points, has one month where he averages 43.4 ppg, scores 81 in one game and outscores an entire team in another (the 62-point game against Dallas where he sat out the fourth quarter); he is on the all-defensive first team (something not one of the other players in the MVP running is included on); and he leads a CBA-built team to the playoffs. The man has a season that no one is likely to see for another generation and he comes in fourth in the MVP voting that year.

That same man, the very next year, averages 31.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.4 steals for the "fedora trick"; he has 10 games of 50-plus points, only the second person in NBA history to do so in a single season (including a four-in-a-row stretch that hadn't been seen in more than 20 years); he makes the all-defensive first team again; and this time he takes a YBA-built squad to the playoffs. In a season that many claim is more "complete" than the season before, the man this time comes in third in the MVP voting.

How bad is it for Kobe? In a 2004-05 season in which Kobe averaged 27.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 6.0 assists, P.J. Brown -- yes, you read right -- received more MVP votes than he did, and Brown received only one vote. How many games did the Hornets win that year? 18.

Is it right? Fair? No. It's life. And for Kobe, it's become his life.

In sports, in the end, whether we want to acknowledge it honestly or not, athletes put their legacies in the hands of those who have the power to hate them. And in those situations, what they do on the court or field, whether we are talking MVP or Hall of Fame (or Oscars), what they do takes a backseat to who they are. Their careers become a popularity contest, a "likability" raffle lying in wait for the hate to die. Which it never really does. And in the past five years in professional sports, no athlete has been more hated on than Kobe Bryant.”

[Hater Report @HaterReport]

Jalen Rose’s reaction to Coach Spo calling a timeout he didn’t have got me in TEARS 😂😂

THAT CHRIS WEBBER PTSD HIT LIKE A MF

[Modern Notoriety @ModernNotoriety]

Hot Boys reunited at Lil' Weezyana Fest 2024 🔥

Cash Money takeover with Lil Wayne, Juvenile, BG, Turk, Birdman, and Mannie Fresh all together on stage

[RUBBABANDGRANT @RubbBandGrant]

Nigga better buy her a ring, a woman who will stick by you through an L is damn near impossible to find. Especially in 2024

[🫡TRUTH MATTERS @FrmNGGStoGODs]

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[i SeeRacists 🐐 | Breaking News @SeeRacists]

‼️ 21 YEAR OLD, BLACK MALE LYNCHED

📍Henderson | North Carolina

Javion Magee, a 21-year-old Black man was found HANGING FROM A TREE in Henderson, NC.

Javion, a recent CDL holder, was on a delivery route when his body was discovered without his phone or wallet, yet authorities claim suicide.

📌 The truck stop owner states Javion wasn't alone.

📌 Henderson / Vance county is also known to be RAClST and KKK affiliated, POLICE included “allegedly”

We need this story to spread.

WHY IS THIS STORY NOT NATIONAL NEWS? 🤔

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Trashy Garbage Truck ✨️

[BIG3 @thebig3]

Take your hands off @Michael8easley 😤

[KAKE News @KAKEnews]

A sink hole has opened up in front of the Crown Uptown near Douglas and Hillside. #KAKEnews

[Olympic Bean @olympicbean]

I think we can all agree on this…

[Shannonnn sharpes Burner (PARODY Account) @shannonsharpeee]

Stephen A Smith pulled up to game 1 like he about to play & drop 40 😭😭😭

[Daily Loud @DailyLoud]

Nigeria’s first lady advises young girls not to copy U.S. Celebs

[ Legendary Self-Made Progress THA GREAT 🏁 @1EntreProNegro]

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[Pittsburgh Steelers @steelers]

James Harrison talks to Rob King about his football career and more. @pepsi

[Ari Meirov @MySportsUpdate]

The Deluxe edition cover of EA Sports College Football 25 just dropped 🔥🔥🔥

[ClutchPoints @ClutchPoints]

Did you know...

Victor Wembanyama could have been the FIRST PLAYER to ever win Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season 😮

[NBARetweet @RTNBA]

They don’t make games like this anymore.

[Nostalgia @NostalgiaFolder]

the Kellogg's Star Wars spoon (2005)

[Hoops @Hoopss]

Kobe Bryant really won back to back championships with this roster

[AB @AB84]

Hide da Dogs #CTESPN