"DO I LOOK ILLEGAL?" -Kobe Bryant's wife wears shirt to conference final game

[underpants]

Yesterday, dozens gathered in front of the Staples Center in Los Angeles before the L.A. Lakers-Phoenix Suns game to protest Lakers coach Phil Jackson’s tacit endorsement of Arizona’s new immigration law, SB-1070. In the past, Coach Jackson has said, “I support those who stand up for their beliefs. It is what makes this country great.” In reference to the anti-immigrant Arizona law, however, he staked a less courageous stand, telling the press, “I don’t think teams should get involved in the political stuff.”

Jackson’s advice didn’t stop the part-Latina wife of Lakers star, Kobe Bryant, from making her opinion known. ProBasketballTalk reports:

Vanessa Bryant is part Hispanic and she wore a shirt that said, “Do I look illegal?” to the game.

The reference was clear.

She — and often the couple’s daughters — are regulars at Lakers games. They tend to stay out of the limelight, as much as that is possible for a high-profile family. But she gets noticed, and used that to make a statement at Game 1 against Arizona


http://thinkprogress.org/2010/05/18/lakers-immigration-bryant/

[Motown_Johnny]

1. not with that ring you don't no....

:sarcasm:


I hope I didn't offend anyone with that

[maxsolomon]

2. not me. Kobe deserves it.

BEAT L.A.!

love, a sad Sonics fan.

[Sebastian Doyle]

3. Love the shirt. Hate the Fakers

Always have, always will. Just like the YankMe's in baseball and the Dallas Cowpies of the NFL.

And I too, am a sad Sonics fan. Fuck Oklahoma. :evilfrown:

[MIprogressive1]

4. my friend (since elementary school) said he just bought this shirt!

http://www.zazzle.co.uk/immigration_shirt-235424640844974379

[thecrow]

5. I wouldn't buy anything from that site

where 5 out of 6 items "recommended for you" are anti-Dem sentiment, including a bumper sticker with the Obama campaign logos as the "O" in a graphic saying "You Lie". Seriously? I am offended by that.
However your friend's shirt is pretty funny.