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Jonah Hill must curb his enthusiasm for the Lakers
LA Times

Actor Jonah Hill's agent has Lakers season tickets, courtside seats right next to the home team's bench. Hill gets to sit in them four or five times a season, experiencing the good and the bad that comes with such a prime position.

The good: Being able to chat with Kobe Bryant. Hill told Jimmy Kimmel that Bryant told the actor, " 'I love your movies,' and he started quoting 'Superbad' and stuff. It was mind-blowing for me." The bad: This can happen when you change seats near the Lakers bench and Phil Jackson notices and become annoyed.

During one game, Hill recalled, the HBO comedy "Curb Your Enthusiasm" was filming and the crew asked Hill if it could briefly use Hill's seats. Hill moved two seats over, waited for the film crew to complete its business, then moved back to his original seat.

"All of a sudden," Hill said, "Phil Jackson, who's never looked in our direction, turns to us and says, 'Hey, this isn't musical chairs! Next time you move around during a play I'll kick you . . . out of here!'

"It was the most terrible feeling because I look up to this guy so much."

Wow I wouldn't have figured Phil for such a hothead. He always seems so zen and nonchalant when giving interviews. Sadly, despite the fact that his back injures make him basically a cripple I'd still be piss scared of him.

On a side note I saw 'Funny People' Sunday. It was a pretty quality flick. No complaints aside from the fact that Judd Apatow insists in continuing the 2 and 1/2 hour comedy. He's getting a lot of love now. Basically the whole cast made the Top 25 Funniest People in Movies list.