Kobe Bryant, Insurance Man

NBA / Jan 15, 2009 / 9:43 pm

By Austin Burton

Posted in NBA |

25 Responses to “Kobe Bryant, Insurance Man”

January 15th, 2009 at 9:51 pm

A-Slam says:

Nice effort, but Kobe just aint funny lol
January 15th, 2009 at 9:58 pm

CJG says:

I hope this doesn’t come back to haunt nike and kobe. A lot of the fears and talk about the Kobe IV is how low cut they are and the fear of players rolling they’re own ankles, it’s making me think about getting a pair. It would be quite ironic if the low cut shoes led to a rash of injuries while this commercial flashed BROKEN ANKLES across the screen. I’m probably just gonna keep playing in my hyperdunks and then get some hyperlites when they come out.
January 15th, 2009 at 10:10 pm

Gunner Matthews says:

I’m starting to like him more
January 15th, 2009 at 10:17 pm

money says:

kobe’s hilarious. he’s such a better actor than most of the other nba stars, i.e. lebron or dwight. they just seem too stiff, but kobe’s pretty smooth
January 15th, 2009 at 10:25 pm

jamesagee says:

I love Kobe but that commercial isn’t funny. And those shoes are going to lead to rolled ankles. Phil Jackson and Kobe said that low cut shoes aren’t a big deal because pro players have their ankles taped. But how many kids in pick up and gym rat settings tape their ankles before they play? It’s just marketing.
January 15th, 2009 at 10:31 pm

Pinoy7 boy says:

I love this commercial! Kobe’s hella funny are you serious?
January 15th, 2009 at 11:03 pm

the cynic says:

haha, pretty funny. The horse was a nice touch and the exploding ankle was good
January 15th, 2009 at 11:19 pm

Jau28 says:

I found kobe to be pretty funny I loved the commercial
January 15th, 2009 at 11:27 pm

the antoine says:

president, ceo and cfo and cmo and owner .. y jefe.. classic.. if you dont think thats hillarious.. you hate kobe waaaay too much..
January 15th, 2009 at 11:30 pm

the antoine says:

and Dime.. step up youre game.. this was all over alll the blogs since at least last night.. ya’ll falling behind..
January 15th, 2009 at 11:41 pm

nola says:

tru dat. agree with post (insert number here) above me. kobe was hilarious. especially the horse part. well unless you really hate him that much, i guess you can use this as another reason..
January 15th, 2009 at 11:58 pm

A-Slam says:

i dont hate Kobe, i just think he’s trying wayyy to hard to come off as a funny guy rather than all the other shit thrown at him.
January 16th, 2009 at 12:40 am

Mark says:

I liked the other commercial with the kicks betting. The whole ‘BROKEN ANKLES’ yelling wasn’t funny, although the exploding mannequin was funny. The first time.

I guess Kobe mentioning ‘ankle insurance’ in an ESPN interview last month was an alluding plug to this marketing ploy.
January 16th, 2009 at 12:58 am

JCARR says:

haha the first clip has potential to make it in the disturbing show ‘Scarred’
January 16th, 2009 at 1:25 am

freshouttatime says:

they seemed to be doing two different themes for one commercial. if they just left in the insurance bit, without the chump yelling broken ankles! it woulda been fine.
January 16th, 2009 at 1:45 am

JHov says:

That spot was decent..at least it was better than them dayum geico and progressive spots! lol!
Was that n@#$% riding a horse??! WTF?
January 16th, 2009 at 2:04 am

A-Slam says:

Kobe should make a commercial for how to escape a rape charge lol
January 16th, 2009 at 2:28 am

dueces says:

some of yall are acting real stupid. you honestly didnt think that shit was funny? antoine was right. the funniest part of all this is that i had no idea you could hate one dude so much that you couldnt see that shit. damn!
January 16th, 2009 at 8:00 am

Stef says:

Kobe rocks!

http://www.squidoo.com/KobeBryantDunk
January 16th, 2009 at 9:00 am

Kobeef says:

Brilliant.

This is only partly about the concern related to low-cut shoes but it does a good job dealing with that question.

People always respected his game but couldn’t help but think that Kobe the person was a dickhead. The car-jump, jackass pool jump and this are doing a lot to make Kobe seem like a funny person who doesn’t take himself too seriously.

Nike is really doing their homework. Nice work.
January 16th, 2009 at 10:11 am

Ross says:

lol A-Slam

Or better yet, instead of ankle insurance, anus insurance.
January 16th, 2009 at 1:55 pm

A-Slam says:

lmfao ross
January 16th, 2009 at 7:15 pm

haslem says:

good commercial, lebron and kb should team up
January 17th, 2009 at 2:06 am

Anton says:

“Hey guys, it’s your man KB24 here bringing it exclusive to my paying fans. Well I had a tough day today, our second straight loss this week. I blame it on the ever-so-uninspired Bynum who doesn’t play what he gets paid. 3 rebounds? Seriously bro? F***ing Ariza got 3 rebounds with a fraction of your minutes! And how can we let Howard score 25 points? I mean he stays in the same 2 square foot spot on the damn floor all night – put a couple of defenders on him and he’ll be more confused than Vujacic when I tell him to play defense. Anyway, y’all see that Cavs/Hornets game? Bron won it with three key injured players! Sh*t, that crab’s out of the pot now, we’re pretty much screwed for Monday.
I sent a few text messages to Candace Parker congratulating her on her baby, I’m 30% sure it ain’t mine. Ahhh just playin’!
Thought of the day: I think Shaq’s @ss takes like blueberries.
Hey you cats catch my new commercial? It was all good until I made the horse wear my IV’s and snapped its ankle, forcing it to be put to sleep.
Anyway, Vanessa’s calling me to wax the diamond ring again.
Y’all keep safe and keep payin’ me.
Kobe Out.”
January 17th, 2009 at 4:56 pm

Heckler says:

LEBRON’S NEW COMMERICAL

**CLEVELAND BROWNS***

http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&brand=foxsports&vid=13ccb19f-6ee0-4e93-9bce-8d8f09784d46&tab=s189