Lamar_Odom wasn't "banned." "Suspended" is a more accurate term; he'll be allowed back, once his suspension is over.
And this thread isn't why he was suspended, anyway. This one is; as a long-time poster here, you should know as well as anyone that an "outsider" calling the Kings "chokers" is verboten around here.
Calling people kid/son is rap culture crap. Noted East Coast rappers like Andy Milonakis use "son" a lot. But I sense that Kobe's using it as a dizrespekt. I'm proud of Kobe for punking kid. Bigger fish to fry, ha. I wanna hear Brad Miller call out Rasho.
"I was cool through four games of this series, man," Bell said. "No beefs, all right. Whatever. If you’re going to keep hitting me in my face and then talking like you’re not doing it on purpose, there’s a reason both my cheeks are bruised right now and I can barely open my jaw. "