Last night, Kobe Bryant and his Los Angeles Lakers grabbed their 15th championship when they defeated the Orlando Magic in game six of the finals. Shocker? Not so much. If we were owners of the team, we would have had our Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy speech ready after Game 1. But that’s just us, we like to stay ever-ready like the batteries. Unfortunately, owner Jerry Buss’s son Joey must have thought they were gonna catch an L that night, because when he was handed the trophy, he seemed to be making up his emotionless speech as he went along.
What proceeded was quite possibly one of the most awkward award acceptance speeches in sports history. Granted, Joey is normally relegated to back rooms of his father’s empire, so hopefully Papa Buss doesn’t feel the urge to put both him back on L.A. Sparks duty. But if he does, maybe he should check out these five other memorable (read: odd) sports award acceptance moments…
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After winning the NBA championship, Beantown is gassed.
A year ago, even haters had to begrudgingly root for the Boston Celtics. After sinking to new lows in 2006-07, honoring recently deceased coaching legend Red Auerbach with a 24-58 record and a franchise worst 18-game losing streak, the once proud Celts organization finally did something right when general manager Danny Ainge teamed Paul Pierce with Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. Perennial All-Stars who’d given their best years to shitty Minnesota Timberwolves and Seattle SuperSonics squads, respectively, they formed “The Big Three,” a trio of hungry aging ballers who would push their mamas down stairs to win a ring. KG, in particular, changed the culture of the team, convincing guys who’d only known losing to hustle and think of the Celts as a brotherhood (James Posey then added the awkward extended man-hug to the mix).
KG’s borderline psychotic passion and intensity rubbed off on everyone, including non-Celtic fans, who wanted to see him triumph, even if it meant spoiled Boston drunks fans getting yet another title. But now that the Celtics are defending NBA champions, it’s officially OK to hate them again. In fact, it’s the right thing to do. Read on to for five reasons that you should hate the C’s.
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