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R. Kelly stopped his concert to watch Kobe’s final game on a giant screen

James Dator
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.

R. Kelly heard your jokes, and he didn’t appreciate him. When he posted photos of watching Kobe Bryant’s final game the Internet ceaselessly mocked him for watching it on a tiny TV in a stark white room. We don’t know where R. Kelly was, and he probably had a totally good excuse -- but that hurt him. Now he’s making amends.

On Saturday night in Chicago he paused his concert to watch excerpts from the game on a giant screen while sitting with his back to the crowd in a giant recliner. R. Kelly found a way to unlock the ability to make people pay to watch him watch TV.

Well done, R. Kelly.

(h/t Yahoo)

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Kobe’s final game was so Kobe

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