BRYANT BLOG DEMANDING DEAL WRITTEN WEEKS EARLIER: REAL GM reports that Kobe Bryant’s widely-media-cited Sunday blog post on his official website, which detailed his demand to be traded, wasn’t posted on Sunday after all: “Kobe Bryant’s widely reported blog post was not written on Sunday as believed, but several weeks ago.”
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Meanwhile, “Laker Insider” Phil Jax emails the LOS ANGELES TIMES on Monday night, writing of Bryant, “He’s made a decision that he feels justified to hold — one that I’ve questioned — that he has reasons to leave the Lakers, However, it’s my unshakeable feeling that Kobe will be a Laker next October … when training camp opens.”
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Translation: Bryant’s presence will be required to ensure a high rate of Staples Center suite renewals - which in turn ensures another year of comped bottle service for Jerry Buss at Spearmint Rhino.
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David Neiman of LA OBSERVED has the typical Angeleno perspective (no, that doesn’t mean you’ll need to learn Spanish) on the most-recent Bryant blowup and reiterates what everyone batted down in The Basin already knows - Kobe ain’t goin’ nowhere.
FIVE TOOL TOOL has a part-empirical, part-historical perspective on the future destination of Kobe Bryant, listing the 10 most likely spots he’ll land in a future trade:
10. Boston
9. Rome, in the time of Caesar
8. New York
7. Paris, in the time of the Revolution
6. Dallas
5. Buenos Aires
4. Detroit
3. Washington, DC
2. Miami
1. Hell
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Correction on #1. Kobe’s been there, done that (see above).
And finally, THE ASSOCIATION somehow scares up a NBA-related story that trumps the Bryant debacle.
