Juggling a soccer ball on fire; a hot take on Kobe’s retirement


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SALT LAKE CITY — I’ve found a way to make soccer more interesting for those that think it’s a boring sport.

Fire!

In a video posted Wednesday by Copa90, freestylers Andrew Henderson and Melody Donchet take turns juggling a soccer ball that’s on fire inside a soccer field outline of MOAR fire. See, pretty awesome.

I’m pretty sure there would be no more flopping in soccer with fire everywhere, but who knows.

Other than the repetitively lame song, the video is fun to watch. However, you should probably not try this at home (my firefighter brother does not recommend it).

Kobe’s ‘Game of Zones’

In case you somehow haven’t heard, Kobe Bryant is retiring from basketball next week. And to distract from how bad the Los Angeles Lakers have been this year, it’s been all about the Mamba’s retirement and farewell tour.

Thanks to Bleacher Report, though, we get the best video take on the whole situation, in a “Game of Thrones” style.

It’s ridiculous and over the top, but it’s the perfect embodiment of the entire ordeal. #Winning

Rams tight end wins a truck

Sticking with Los Angeles: Rams tight end Cory Harkey participated in a basketball skills challenge at halftime of the Lakers-Clippers game and ended up winning it all. Not bad for the 6-foot-4, 259-pound tight end accustomed to a football.

Hankey was asked to show off his dribbling, passing and shooting skills to win the competition — think NBA All-Star event.

Congratulations to Cory Harkey who just won a new 2016 Tacoma at halftime in the Toyota Skills Challenge! pic.twitter.com/jkLBIOY0BQ — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 7, 2016

Teammate Rodger Saffold, a lineman for the Rams, shared his take on the win:

Okkkk this isn't real 😂 I'm doin deadlifts and Harkey's winning cars? 🤔 https://t.co/dbV8XhzPuW — Rodger Saffold (@Rodger_Saffold) April 7, 2016

Harkey signed with the Rams in 2012 as an undrafted free agent, and started in six games last season.

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