Reakcja Kobe’go na transfer Odoma

Kobe Bryant nie jest zadowolony z faktu wytransferowania Lamara Odoma do Mavs i nie zamierza tego ukrywać:

„I don’t like it,” Bryant said. „To be honest with you, I don’t like it.”

„You’re talking about the Sixth Man of the Year last year. He played lights out. I don’t understand the criticism of reality shows and this, that and the other. I don’t get it. I don’t understand that. He had his best season last season, clearly wasn’t a distraction, and he played his ass off. I don’t get where that comes from.”

„Now I’m getting pissed off,”

„I don’t think Mark Cuban is protesting this trade,” Bryant said, adding a sarcastic smirk.

„I’ve known Lamar for a long time and for the team itself, he’s meant a lot in terms of his versatility and his personality,” Bryant said. „He’s a big presence for us in the locker room, just from a team chemistry standpoint. He’s great at bringing guys together and things of that nature.”

Ale mimo to, Kobe nie krytykuje GM’a Lakers i wierzy, że Kupchak wie co robi. (Przecież może niedługo okazać się, że ściągnie Bryantowi do pomocy Dwighta Howarda.)

„I trust management knows what they’re doing,” Bryant said. „I’ll let them do their jobs and I’ll never get in the way of it, but it’s tough.

„You got to let Mitch do his job. Look, Mitch has proven himself over the course of the years that he’s been able to build a great team here. We have to all trust that he’s going to do that.”