Kobe not feeling the love from papa

Kobe Bryant’s father watched his son score 39 points in the Lakers’ 95-92 game 2 win over Kevin Durant’s Thunder on Tuesday night. Why is this important?

Well, apparently it’s the first time Joe Bryant has seen his son play in person in more than five years. Joe coaches basketball in Japan so he has an excuse, but still, not the most supportive father. I wonder how Kobe’s long distance phone call to his dad went last year after he won his fourth championship.

“Dad, you see me beat the Magic?”

“Sorry son, you know the time difference is killer over here. I’ll catch the next one”

“But I won my first Finals MVP.”

“That’s great Kobe. Okay, gotta go, this call’s costing me a fortune.”

To review for all you parents out there, withholding your love gets you an ultra-competitive basketball superstar while showering your child with affection gets you a broke sports blogger.

During last night’s halftime show, TNT’s producers ambushed Charles Barkley with the question, “Do you prefer blonds or brunettes?” After having a good chuckle, Barkey calls everyone “assholes” on live television.

Also, check out Chuck using the Shake Weight on Monday night’s show.

Dwight Howard was a guest on PTI on Tuesday. After Howard failed to mention James when he was asked who he thought should be MVP, saying Kevin Durant or Amare Stoudemire should win the award, Tony Kornheiser asked him if “he was throwing some chin music” at LeBron. Howard, who’s Magic will likely face the Cavs in the Eastern Conference Finals, replied, “No, no, no, I love LeBron, I have nothing against him,” but considering he had the audacity to put Stoudemire over LeBron in the MVP race, I’d say them’s fightin’ words.

The trailer for the Wii’s new NBA Jam game, rumoured to be released in December 2010, looks real good. Now if Wii could just get to work on a NHL ‘94 reboot, I’d really have something.