Deadspin
The words "Kobe Bryant Lawsuit" is enough to make tongues wag — or, uh, other things do, er, other things — but the most recent Bryant lawsuit doesn't involve Aspen hotel rooms or inappropriately tossed T-shirts; instead, a Memphis Grizzlies fan — proof of their existence! — has slapped Bryant with a $75,000 suit saying Kobe intentionally elbowed him at the Lakers-Grizzlies game the other night. From the complaint:
Kobe Bryant left the basketball court and entered the spectators' section where Bill Geeslin was sitting and landed on Mr. Geeslin. While Defendant was on Mr. Geeslin in the spectators' section, the Defendant committed assault and battery and engaged in extreme and outrageous conduct when the Defendant, without provocation, violently struck Mr. Geeslin with the Defendant's elbow, causing Mr. Geeslin injury and damages.
As a proximate result of the Defendant's conduct, Mr. Geeslin received injuries for which he sought medical attention and has suffered great pain of body and mind.
All told, as far as these things go, Kobe should be pleased about this relatively mild case of "extreme and outrageous contact."
We will keep Mr. Geeslin and his "great pain of body and mind" in our thoughts and prayers. Hopefully he will someday recover.
Kobe Bryant Hit With Lawsuit In A Memphis Court [ABC24]
The Braves Soldiers Of The Smoking Gun [Deadspin]
Comments
Mambas don't have elbows. Try to argue your way around that.
Erm, what part of Mr. Geeslin's body was 'violently struck' and is he sure it was an elbow?
Because we could see a pattern developing....
Mambas don't have any balls either.
Defendant seeks $75,000, or, in the alternative, dinner at Boston Market.
Not to nitpick, but this was a year ago according to the article.
The big problem was, right after this happened, Mr. Geeslin was called for fouling Dwyane wade.
Did you see how that guy was dressed? He was asking for it...
"Extreme and outrageous" seems to have a different meaning in Memphis than in, say, the rest of the entire world.
At least someone remembered to put a body on Geeslin.
I think the plantiff (is that the word?) wanted 75,000 or tix to tOSU-Michigan...
Geeslin apparently was hunting little Mexican girls, prompting Kobe to elbow him.
Geeslin? Kobe'd hit that in the pooper, too.
Shaq would buy this guy a car to shut him up.
The only reason Mamba doesn't knock you out is that he doesn't feel like carrying you.
That's 75,000 double cheeseburgers
Mr. Geeslin, show me on this dol--Action Figure, where Mr. Bryant touched you.
The Deadspin Law Firm LLP declined to take the case on account of the sheer lameness of it all.
Apropos of nothing (Yeah, I said it) -- Check out ESPN.com's main page.
Underground, eh?
The lawyer gets 10,000 of them LancesOtherNut.
Unless the lawyer wants his share in apple pies.
That's 75,000 double cheeseburgers
Before tax.
Kobe should send Jack Nicholson after this guy with a golf club.
Saxist I saw that too.... surely there HAS TO be something better to put on there than a random band...
Underground my ass.
Curse you, Pat Forde!
Umm Will....go to ESPN.com. I think ESPN is watching the underground.
"I believe we're 102-0 against the Wolverines," Biafra insisted. "If you go back and check the lying, liberal Wolverine media, they'll make you believe they won many of the games."
tOSU Education: Either you become a hapless punk in a band (notice, not a hapless loser in a punk band) or you move to Berea and splatter man-spunk all over the keyboards of the public library.
Memphis Grizzlies fan
Hahahahahaha
Has anyone ever seen Pat Forde and Will Leitch in the same room together?
Elbowing is not Kobe's M.O., he prefers choking his victims.
Check out ESPN.com's main page.
You talking about the Dead Schembechlers or the fact that Lunardi has already seeded the 65 teams for Marck 'effing Madness?
March, dumbass.
Speaking of ESPN.com, Jemele Hill may have usurped Simmons' place as the worst Page 2 columnist. This first impression is worse than Leon Washington's.
Did, did you say Geeslin?
Geeslin?
THAT GUY OWES ME MONEY!
I saw Pat Forde on ESPN last night saying Bob Knight should be suspended one game, rest assure he and Will are two different people.
Sucks Mr. Geeslin lost his earrings...
Did anyone notice that ESPN.com has turned into Deadspin today? There's an article on the Dead Schembechlers on the main page and a news story about Leon Washington's trading card "salute." It's only a matter of time until Holly Mangold gets her own Jen Sterger-esque column.
Everyone knows the Geeslin is the natural enemy of the Mamba.
I can only imagine what Geeslin was doing to distract Kobe from a competetive game like...oh wait.
Deadspin is ESPN?....ESPN is Deadspin? Oh my god.......
Ah, Litigation Nation.
Geeslin's atty. also advised him to sue for burns on his thighs, being fat, having lung cancer, and sexual assault because, you know, just in case.
ESPN wants a book deal too, it seems.
Next week, Alex Balk will be a guest columnist and will write a story about how great Tom Brady and the Patriots are.
umm i think this zach randolph rape charge might be worse:
http://edit.blogs.oregonlive.com/uploads/279873-randolph.p...
Dammit Will! It wasn't in Aspen it was in Eagle which is right next to Vail and Beaver Creek.
zach randolph thinks he's gangstuh.
Kobe has admitted the elbowing happened, but claims it was a consensual act. He's also bought his wife a new ring.
Did Kobe have plastic surgery on his nostrils?
Start a discussion:
Login with your username and password below. Or comment on this post via email.
Forgot your username or password? New User?