Kobe Doin’ Work Trailer
Posted by John Campeaon 04. 05. 2009in News Chat
Let me say right up front I detest Kobe Bryant. I think he’s overrated as an athlete and he’s a sub-human as a man. That’s just my opinion, and I’m entitled to it. For some reason Spike Lee decided he wanted to do a documentary of sorts on Kobe and the result is “Kobe Doin’ Work”.
“For most of us, a day at the office is never accompanied by media interviews and roaring crowds. For Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, though, this is just a routine part of his job. In the spring of 2008, with the Lakers set to face off against the San Antonio Spurs in a late-season game with major playoff implications, legendary filmmaker and conspicuous sports fan Spike Lee took the opportunity to show what it’s like for a top athlete like Kobe to go to work. With unprecedented access, Lee follows him from his arrival at the Staples Center through team meetings and pregame warm-ups, during the game itself, and at the end of his day as he, his wife, and his kids get in the car to drive home.
During the game, a wireless body mic and upwards of 30 cameras—under the direction of cinematographer Matthew Libatique (Iron Man, The Fountain)—captured Bryant’s every move and word. The result is an elegant and poetic conception of watching and experiencing a basketball game side-by-side with one of the best NBA players of the modern era. An ESPN Films presentation.”
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haha overrated…ok john you are a mind warped by media….this is a kid who was used like a tool to get other people rich from the gate…..he was drafted at such a early age yet he managed to come out a caring guy that donates millions and spends a shit ton of time mentoring kids in L.A. not to detest is funny cause i doubt u do any of that. we all have opinions of people but to say you detest some one u have never met or hung out with and to say it about someone who does so much. Sure there was that “rape” charge…but how the hell do u know its real…i mean your assuming i guess cause the girl took the money and ran….i detest some of the stuff u say but i would never say “I think he’s overrated as a internet nerd/director and he’s a sub-human as a man.” thats just plain rude…i have never met or hung out with you so that would be fucked up.
I’m gonna save some time writing my own post and just say “the opposite of ^^^^”.
i think kobe is one of the best players to ever play basketball and the trailer looks cool….that is all
“During the game, a wireless body mic and upwards of 30 cameras—under the direction of cinematographer Matthew Libatique (Iron Man, The Fountain)—captured Bryant’s every move and word.”
In other words, this is a fluff piece no different from “reality” shows.
As soon as someone knows they are being watched and recorded, their demeanor changes and the true reality goes out the door.
-Rapist
-Ball hog
-Overrated
-Has not won an NBA championship without Shaq
-Will never be a team player and doesnt know what basketball means
I hate the Terrel Owens and the Kobe Bryants of sports…all they do is talk and indulge themselves in their ego and at the end of the day all they are is parasites to their teams
If you want a REAL basketball player look at Steve Nash, that guys a fucking leader. He turned a shitty team into GOLD because he knows how to run a team like a player, not keep the spotlight on himself and try to score EIGHTY ONE FUCKIGN POINTS IN ONE GAME! (which is what Kobe did one day…they didnt make it to the playoffs that season)
really? lol, that last one is insane, he makes everybody on that team better on and off the court…most of his team are young scrubs who wouldnt be nothing without him. kobe never been about the ego, u never see him talk shit, he plays the game and keeps it moving.
Well he got Gary Peyton FIRED, and he threatened the GM to trade Shaq….he also ruined Karl Malone
BTW to people who arent familiar with these names…these are all great hall of fame players, REAL players who were teammates and would never do this to anyone else
By doing this Kobe single handedly ruined the team, turning them from a dynasty to a last place team…last place! The CLIPPERS were better then the Lakers
That same exact year, however, Nash turned the shittiest team in the NBA into a championship contender by SINGLEHANDEDLY carryign the team and making guys that never had a name, like Shawn Marion and Boris Diaw REAL players
What happened to Marion as soon as he left the Suns and Nash? He went back to shit because no one in the Heat can baby spoon feed the ball as well as Nash does…the guy basically feeds you the ball and you score, he MAKES the team great…he averages like 10 assists per game
And I wont even get into the whole rape thing.
The guys on his team that are great now, were great already in some other team, he didnt make them great,his teams full of dudes that dont really need him, they can score themselves…you take Kobe out and they can still score…but if you take Steve Nash away from the Suns they are TOTAL GARBAGE
are you takin about the same Steve Nash that is watching Kobe Bryant try to win a championship? or maybe the same one who has never been to the NBA finals. Kobe’s been there 5 times, won 3. scoreboard.
Does Kobe get all the credit for how good the Lakers are now? We like blaming him for destroying a team, why can’t we give him credit building one.
Yes, The Lakers won those with a team that cost them millions of dollars. It had Shaquille Oneil
Steve Nash made that team better then the Lakers with a budget that was incredibly low, the players were all cheap, who the hell was Shawn Marion and Amare Staudamire? Shit (without Steve)
On the other hand, if you take Kobe out of those Laker teams from 2001 they still had Shaq and like 10 other 10 million dollars per year players. You take Steve out and theyre nothing. The Lakers are a rich franchise, they can get anyone…the Suns have money NOW because they have fans (NOW after Nash got them tickets) look at the year Nash arrived…it went to an empty arena to sold out games
Kobe Bryant will never carry a team into a championship. Dwayne Wade can, Steve Nash can, Michael Jordan can…Kobe is just another guy who thinks he knows what it takes to be a leader
Right now the Lakers are STACKED with good players, they have depth….something the Suns never had…and Nash made those same exact shitty players into a real playoff team. Of course Kobe has been to the finals more times…hes playing in the LAKERS
lol ball hog…thats cause he scores…he is only top tier player on there team
rapist….i doubt it…the girl was a known gold digger and have u seen kobe’s wife?
over rated? how so?
not winning a championship doesnt mean your not mean your not good…just ask karl malone and john stockton….btw talk to me when the seasons over and and kobe single handly takes down a team with 3 top tier players….im not a kobe fanclub member but the guy deserves credit for what he has done in life
kobe is a joke the lakers are the yankees of basketball theyre only any good because of the bank account backing them kobe is a decent player but you gotta be a team player to be good
One of the biggest frauds in sports. Everything this guy does is contrived. Do you actually believe his fellow peers like him? It’s all a facade.
Can’t wait for the sequel though. Kobe:Doin’ Teens
Don’t you think you are being a little harsh John? Sub-human? I’ve been reading this blog for quite a while and this is the first time I’ve read something as irrational as that. Overrated, sure maybe…and yes your are entitled to your opinion, but going as far as saying he is sub-human on a blog where followers look to your knowledge and insight on movie news sort of hurts your credibility…don’t you think? Were you wronged by him in some way?
This is a blog desi. I share my opinions on this blog. I’ve followed Bryant for a long time, and yes, in my opinion he is a bad person.
And no, it doesn’t hurt my credibility in the least any more than think he was a great guy would hurt my credibility. To think it does would show an obvious pro-kobe bias.
I think he is a famous celebrity who got away with rape, backstabs teammates, got a teammate “fired” to protect his fragile ego and was useless on his team until Pao Gasaul joined him.
It’s my opinion, I’m entitled to it, and I’m free to share it. Just like you’re free to have a different opinion.
Damn John, you make him sound like he is the scum of the Earth. Like if he’s on the same level of Osama Bin Ladin or something. Sure Bryant may be an asshole, but he is extremely good at what he does. Just like your favorite actor Russell Crowe.
Sorry John, I usually side with you, although your entitled to your own opinion, YOU’RE NOT ENTITELD TO YOUR OWN FACTS. Yes, Kobe allegedly Raped a women in Colorado, but did you forget that she was out the same night she claimed she was rapped, had intercourse with 2 other dudes, and when she finally remembered to report the rape in the A.M, they couldn’t tell which one was Kobe’s semen?
Come on John, once her personal history made it to the D.A he had no choice but to drop the charges,…it was going to be a circus of a case. She was a one night stand, couldn’t get over the fact Kobe just wanted to smash and not be in some relationship with her. Hell this what Athletes do when they are on the road.
So if you really want to accuse the man of anything, then adultery is the only thing you can prove.
As for he’s skills on the Court,…WOW john overrated? Really? How many all star games teams has he made? How about MVP trophies, Kobe scored 81 points in one Game, not even Jordan did such a thing (no he’s not better then Mike, but damn near close to) he had a streak of 7 games he scored 40 points or more…well and if you will use the argument he hasn’t done much Till Pau got to LA, then we can say the same thing about all the great NBA teams of all time, all have had a 1-2 punch to win it all. Jordan-Pippen, Magic-Kareem, Bird-Parish, Kobe-Shaq, Duncan-Parker etc.
Watch the Movie, Kobe is the closest right now to Mike Jordan, yes LeBron will be better then Kobe since he’s only 24 and Kobe is 29, but let’s not fake the funk. Kobe aka Black Mamba is clutch
this looks like it will be interesting. spike usually does a great job. def worth checking out.
i’m actually glad he picked kobe, he is one of the most polarizing cats in the nba. either you love him or you hate him (as evidenced by the previous comments in this post…). regardless of how you feel, he is a great player who might of made a few mistakes, just like all of us have.
no need to disrespect him.
Let the Kobe bashing commence…thanks Movieblog…I thought this site was about movies…
Hey genius… this is a post about a movie about Kobe Bryant. You know… a MOVIE about Kobe Bryant.
desi i dont know if u noticed the topic but scroll up lol
Well damn, John. Not disagreeing with you, but wow.
Give Steve Nash a movie, not this brat
Or Alonzo Mourning…thats a great story
Kobe bashing, haha, I wondered if and clicked the comments link and got what I expected.
Spike should be doing a movie on Michael Jordan, that I’d pay to see.
Yup, that’s what i’m talkin about!
HAZMAT is my new best friend…i’m a huge Suns fan. I’ll still watch this though. I always wondered exactly what the players coaches and refs said to each other at that level of play.
Im a hard core Heat fan cuz i live in south Florida but I have to admit Steve Nash is fucking gold
Hes been making Shaq 10 years younger ever since we gave them to you Sun fans…and wtf happened to Marion?? He got here in Miami and said “So whos going to be passing me the ball?” and then Wade laughed…that was the end of Marion
hahah all this and its obvious you are a laker hater….your so biased it hurts.
Actually I lived in LA (Hawthorne to be exact) and I liked the Lakers but then my mom died and I moved to Florida…that same year…Kobe went all douchebag and destroyed the lakers and the Heat changed when they got Shaq, I automatically hated Kobe for what he did and started liking the Heat
The Lakers are not to be blamed for the shit that Kobe has brought them…if not for him they would still have Shaq and they would have had the money and talent to get better players
Why is he overrated? Because basketball is about more then scoring 80 points in one game…well thats just what I think
And everyone in that Lakers team can score…especially Odom…but noooooo they all just stay out of Kobes way and hope their defense can hold on and if Kobe scores 70 then they have the game
wait are the suns in the playoffs…oh they didn’t qualify
ok is this post about osama bin laden. lol. some of you dudes need anger management. I bet Karl Malone, Gary Payton or Shaq hates this man more than yall. and he did nothing to you. wow.
really though, that bitterness you have for Kobe is serious. yall might wanna just move on from the pain that he caused you and forgive the guy for what he supposedly did to other people that you’ve never met. haha. seriously tho.
hey john…
i agree completely about kobe, never liked him as a personality….great bball player, but jus seems like a loner with no real friends…hes alienated from his family for stupid reasons, and hes jus not my type of guy…
im a huge NBA fan, and please excuse my bias, as i am a lifetime Cleveland Cavaliers fan…
but i believe you should check out and post the trailer for lebrons up coming documentary on his youth and being in the limelight since HS….and about his teamates he grew up with and hired as agents and are still tight to this day…..it was actually premeired at the toronto film festival and got great reviews, i believe it gets a mass release in the fall..
here is a link…”more then a game”
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Sneak-peek-LeBron-James-More-Than-A-Game-the?urn=nba,157485
ya cause again coming out of high school being worht millions oesnt alienate you enough from degenerate family members…let me say that i know one of tiger woods step cousins…ya u heard right step cousin…this assholes side of the family straight up live of tiger and they never see him…they pretty much ave college and everything paid for them and they completly act like its supposed to be that way…they even talk shit about tiger and have only chilled with him few times….they are shitbags yet tiger supports the…..so while u say this shit about a very hardworking young man that at the age of 19 was supporting a industry of people with his skills…and kobe is always doing shows with NICK choice awards etc…..hate u guys are just asshole media lemmings….i guess so am i , i just look at the good points of people.
i didntr say i know kobe personally or know him personally….in fact all i said was ive never liked him as a PERSONALITY….i dont like his public persona…and kobes not the first 18 yr old to get millions and fame thrown at him….sorry
and kobe didnt alienate from his family becuz of monetary reasons….kobe wanted to marry a 16 yr old girl, when he was in his mid 20s.(his current wife) and stopped answering calls and refuses to let his parents meet their grandchildren….
i agree none of us have a right to completely and blindly hate him as a human being based on his public persona…but thats y i didnt say anything HATEFUL, only facts and MY opinion….
and really, i just want john to check out Lebrons movie, becuz i think he is more likeable and his movie looks a lil more in depth and interesting(and got good reviews at the toronto film festival —like i said)
get off your soap box sampson, blogs are for opinions, just dont read too much into mine.
first of all big sampson….
nowhere in my post do i show un-abashed hate for kobe. i simply state that i never liked him as a PERSONALITY.
i never claimed to know him personally. all i stated was MY OPINION on what i know about his PUBLIC persona….shoot me if im the first person to form an opinion on the only information i have.
kobe DEFINATELY isnt the first and wont be the LAST 18 yr old right out of HS to get millions of dollars and fame thrown at him….so that means nothing.
he hasnt spoken to his family(who gave him a very nice upbringing) becuz they advised agaisnt him getting married to a 17 yr old when he was in his mid 20s….since then they have tried to reconcile but kobe wont let his parents meet their grandchild!!
im sorry, his parents werent crack head, abusive losers…his dad was a pro basketball player who gave kobe any and everything a kid could need.
i get that you see ppl on here just HATING on kobe as a human being, but dont confuse me with them..i simply stated MY opinion on his PERSONA, and wanted John to check out lebrons trailer
becuz im a fan of lebrons, think hes more likeable(then kobe) and his movie has gotten rave reviews…plus it appears to be a far different documentary about basketball then kobes, which is interesting in it of itself….
anyways big sampson, blogs are for opinions,dont read too much into mine….i just wanted to add to the relevance of the convo and post a relevant clip about a MOVIE….get off your soap box.
screw professional sports all together
oops,i didnt think my reply post made it, so i wrote essentially the same thing again accidentaly…SORRY.
I have lost ALLLLL respect for Spike Lee…if I ever had any
Hey john.
Who is your favorite player in the nba. My 3 would have to be wade dirk and duncan. my fav team is chicago. Did you see the celtics bull sereis just now. It was amazing.
As someone who has covers the NBA professionaly and considers this blog a daily read, I feel compelled to jot down my thoughts on this particular topic.
-Calling someone a “rapist” when all charges were dropped is ludicrous.
-Kobe Bryant plays for arguably the most storied franchise in the sport and has a rather fascinating history and backstory. From a teenager in Philly to playing infront of the stars of Los Angeles, teaming up with another controversial figure in Shaquile O’Neal to winning three championships in a row and going to a fourth.
-Some of the comments suggest that Bryant’s leadership skills pale in comparison to Steve Nash’s. That could be true, however it should be noted that Nash is a point guard, a facilitator. Much like Chris Paul did last year with an inexperienced Hornets team, Nash helped make the Suns a playoff contender because the entire offense is set-up through him. Kobe Bryant is a terrific all-around player, but make no mistake he is a scorer first, because that is what his team needs.
-It’s Pau Gasol, not Pao Gasaul
-I’m not sure where some of you are getting your information, but the assumption that Bryant some how destroyed the careers of Karl Malone and Gary Payton is patently false. While I applaud the Lakers for siging those players for a championship run, it just didn’t work for a combination of reasons. Payton’s style of play never meshed with Phil Jackson’s triangle offense. He was just the wrong type of point guard for that strategy. And Malone missed most of the NBA Finals with a sprained knee, including the series deciding Game 5.
-I’ve covered the entire NBA for four years now and I can honestly say there isn’t a more compelling figure than Kobe Bryant. Maybe at the moment LeBron James is a better player, but I gurantee more people will go see a film about Kobe.
And I’m not a Lakers fan in the least bit. I’m originally from new York.Hopefully this will at least begin to put the argument to bed.
Ironic how John tried to defend his credibility by calling Kobe a rapist and backstabber…I guess Kobe is presumed guilty until proven innocent in some places…The “victim” dropped all charges after finding out details about her promiscuous behavior leading up to the incident would be revealed…hah
BTW John, I still love your commentary on movies. =)
Dwayne Wade is a shooting guard and hes supposed to be a scorer but he makes people around him better by opening up the floor, hes a playmaker, sure, hes primarily a scorer but the guy knows how to be a leader. If Kobe Bryant is out the Lakers need to find a way to score 100 points without him, not happening.
I had him on my fantasy team and he was insanely good, for my fantasy team, theres no doubt the guys talented, but if Steve Nash had that amount of talent I cant even imagine how amazing he would be
The backstabber thing I am 100% behind John on. He went up to the GM and told him
“I am not playing on the team as long as hes here”
Peyton averaged like 15 points and 5 assists, thats exactly what Phil wanted him to do
And I believe he grew up in Italy
And no, not even close, theres more basketball players with better back stories, Mourning? Wade? Sebastian Telfair (too bad he sucks now)Dave Beduchere? Jordan? Bird?
LeBron James would be a PERFECT player IMO if he was a little better at clutch time and with free throws, but appart from that, the guys perfect.
Calling OJ a murderer is ludicrous even though all the charges were dropped?
Okay, its cool to be a fan of Kobe, I used to be the biggest Kobe fan, its just that the guy is just like any other “cinco ocho” and “Terrel Owens” out there, and that TO ME is not someone I could put up there with Nash or Wade or Paul
OJ Simpson was tried twice, once in criminal and once in civil court…both trials had different outcomes…so I have no idea what to make of him…every comedian likes to call him a murderer but truth is no one REALLY knows except him and the victims…it is just becoming socially acceptable to throw out labels and assumptions…not really fair if you weren’t in that courtroom yourself…
Kobe’s trial never really fully materialized, so I’d give him more benefit of the doubt than OJ.
Kobe may have outed his GM, but I believe a lot of greats have done the same…it’s not THAT disgraceful IMO…so he didn’t agree with his boss’s decisions…big deal
KOBE is one of the best PLAYERS right now. who else scores 80 points a game? Yeah and he’s not a ballhog. Lebron is the OVERRATED one here.
I agree with you 100 percent John, as a Utah Jazz fan I have special hatred for Kobe Bryant. BUT, even with that, I think you are spot on.
Remember when he said he’d rather play on Pluto than with this current group of Lakers? He was going to demand a trade until former Laker and Kobe-lover, Jerry West, who despite working for the Memphis Grizzlies, gave the Lakers a gift in the trade for Gasol. A trade which gave the Grizzlies jack shit.
Anyway. I digress.
Is he good? You bet. Probably even great.
Is he an asshole? Assuredly.
BTW, I cannot believe all the Kobe defenders. These are obviously 12 year old dorks with no understanding of life, or die-hard Lakers fans.
Seriously? Scoring 80 points makes you good? Any NBA player can score 80 points when he jacks up 75% of his teams shots and goes to the line 40 times. That’s not talent, that’s minutes and touches.
And Lebron is not overrated. Plus he’s classy. Lebron just won MVP today, over Douchey Von Bryant.
its opinion guy, u saying kobe defenders are 12 year old dorks makes u seem like a huge asshole.
no 80 points doesnt make u good, it means you’re good. im no kobe fan by any means, but its hard to accept someone thinkin hes not good, when he proves his talent over and over again… odd
Hazmat,
Let’s be clear, OJ Simpson was found innocent by a jury. His case went to court and although all pieces of evidence, and a high speed chase with the cops pointed at guilt he somehow got off. But he was found guilty in the civil case, making it clear that he had done some damage.
Kobe’s case being dismissed is a completely different scenario. The judge basically said there is no case.
And to rebuttle your claim regarding the list of players that would serve as a better theme for a film; are you out of your mind? Do you really believe a film about Alonzo Mourning would bring in as much money as Kobe Bryant. No doubt Zo has had his hardships and he is certainly a soldier, but he or D -Wade for that matter are not nearly as compelling as Bryant. And a documentary has already been made about Sebastian Telfair. It went straight to DVD five years ago. Bird and MJ have had their lives and careers well-documented. MJ had his own film in IMAX for crying out loud.
Kobe Bryant is the perfect character for this film, because much like the NY Yankees, you either love him or you hate him. The fact that you’re so heated to blog about him and post multiple comments proves my point.
OJ did it:)
im w/ you on that kristina
^ lol’ed at that post
Honestly he may be the scum of the earth to some of you, but its a documentary from Spike Lee!
nuff said
i’m sorry guys but i had to weigh in on this topic. kobe is far from overrated. there is not another player in the league who works as hard at their craft as he does day in and day out. and as far as not being able to carry a team by himself, noone can. garnett didn’t win a championship until he went to boston with 2 other superstars. even jordan couldn’t get it done until he had all the pieces around him to make it happen (pippen, paxson, kerr, etc.) so i dont think anyone can rightfully use that against kobe. he is an amazing basketball player that we should appreciate being able to watch in our lifetime. this has nothing to do with him as a person, since i dont know him personally, and im sure many of you dont as well.
I am not even black and I hate to play the race card but i really do think that most if not all of the people John rants about are Black. Sure he likes a few here and there. Maybe he had a bad expereince
That is the most fucking ass ignorant comment anyone has ever left on this site. In 6 years and tens of thousands of posts I have ranted against:
1) Chris Tucker
2) The Wayans Brothers
I’ve ranted again dozens of white/asian/hispanic people in entertainment.
You are a fucking idot shit head
John,
Wait…youve never talked shit about O.J. or Michael Jackson when he was black? Wesley Snipes?
I would rather see a film about Pierce dragging his team to the playoffs when they fucking blew than one about kobe. in fact i would rather see a documentary about the Lions (football team) winless season than one about Kobe. Yes I do not like Kobe, yes i can’t deny he is a great player and yes he is a huge asshole.
This could be interesting project, but I’m surprised. I thought Spike would do a film about the NY Knicks first. Anyway Kobe is very arrogant, but he is still one of the best players in the NBA. In addition, whether you like the man or not he is still a controversial figure. A documentary on him could be good if done right. Spike makes good films (most of the time) and if this is as good as the recent Mike Tyson doc, then I can’t wait to see it.
John,
You should not have said what you did.
I’m not going to abuse you for writing it because I respect you immensely, but for all his wrongs there are a million rights. Every basketball analyst will tell you that Kobe is fundamentally the best basketball player in the world.
It sucks that basketball’s been made into such a power struggle, it should just be about the game.
You should stick to giving opinions on movies etc.
Hundreds of thousands would agree that Kobe is a tool
comment troll….
Kobe is going to go down in the top 10 or even 5 greatest players ever…how can you deny him? he’s overrated? ppl who think that dont watch him play its as simple as that
Kobe Doin Work (Full Film)
Download: http://turbobit.net/j1q8fxatlh2z.html
Kobe, is a great player, but come on? Really? 90 mins of him, who cares he’s not even one of the great ones yet. I could understand if they made this after he retired, But come on man…..
This whole movie with Spike Lee ( “Douche bag”, Clint Eastwood )
is a BIG PR stunt. Kobe just wants to get his endorsements back.
Kobe is old news and Lakers blow. It’s about time the NBA has new faces. Kobe out and Lebron comes in……
Kobe is a pawn compared to The King LeBron. Kobe is welcome to come to the cavs