QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 10, 2011 -> 11:46 PM)
As far as I'm concerned, David Stern saved the NBA. It would've been an atrocity to let that initial pathetic trade go through. Sorry, Laker fans. You got Kobe for Divac because Kobe's b**** ass refused to play for any other team but LA. You got Pau for bloody tampons (though the other Gasol has made that trade look less pathetic). No Chris Paul for you.
Don't forget;
Wilt demanding a trade (thought not specifically to LA)
Kareem demanding on a trade to LA or NY only
Getting compensation picks for Goodrich, resulting in Magic, who said he wouldn't have gone to the NBA that year if the Bulls won the flip.
Getting Worthy for Don f***ing Ford
Then you mentioned Kobe and Pau.
QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Dec 11, 2011 -> 12:17 AM)
David Stern is the hero we deserve, but not the one we need right now. So we'll hate him, becuase he can take it.