Kobe: Lakers "Insiders' All Wrong <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">May 29 :: 2007 The Truth: Lakers "insiders" all wrong Was up again, y'all. I saw an article this AM in the LA Times which said a Lakers' "insider" noted that my wanting to "get away from Shaq" is what created this whole "mess" the Laker's currently find themselves in. Man, hearing something like that, which is not true, and which comes from the "inside" is totally frustrating. The fact of the matter is that many people don't know what really went down when I was approaching free agency because I have stayed quiet about it this whole time. The real facts are that Dr. Buss requested a meeting with me during the 04 season long before I opted out of my contract, and he told me he had already decided to not extend Shaq, as he was concerned about Shaq's age, fitness and contract demands. Dr. Buss thought it was best for the Lakers to make a trade to get value for Shaq while they could. Dr. Buss made it clear that his decision was final, his mind was made up and no matter what I decided to do with free agency he was still going to move Shaq. I've heard many people say "the Lakers are letting Kobe take the bullet for the Shaq trade" but I always just let that go. But now when I hear "Lakers insider" it makes me feel so unsupported that a Lakers "insider" is tryin to spin Dr Buss' decision about Shaq on me. Laker fans should know that when I was a free agent Dr. Buss called me from his Vacation in Italy on the eve of my decision and promised me that the Lakers would do everything to build a contender NOW. I told him at that time that my fear was the Lakers waiting to save Cap Room to sign a top notch free agent in 3 or 4 years, so that was why I was leaning towards other teams like the Clips and Bulls, both of who had a cast of good young players. But Dr. Buss promised me he would rebuild right away, and I believed him. That is why I put my trust in the Lakers. As I said yesterday, I am a die hard Laker fan, so I will keep my trust in them to remain here and play for the team I love. But, when stuff like this is coming from the "inside" all I can do is hope that someone from the "inside" comes forward to support me and set straight the facts of what really happened. This is the TRUTH</div> Source: KB24.com Kobe has officially hi-jacked this year's playoffs.
Wow, sucks for Kobe the "insiders" are doing this. I'm surprised Kobe was able to saty quite about Dr. Buss telling him he was going to opt out of Shaq's contract. Guess we all know the Truth about what really happend.
I love this. God bless the internet. Why hasn't ESPN reported any of this? Why are they so sensationalist?
BSPN hasn't reported any of this because it spins Kobe in a positive light. They like making him the bad guy.
Dude, have you guys herad the interview on AM 570 on Money and Petros show? THINGS ARE REAAAALY BAD RIGHT NOW. Interview can be found here if you don't feel like going to the other thread: HERE
