Kobe Out of Control

With the NBA season now a few days into the season, once again, Kobe Bryant is the center of attention. Kobe keeps saying that he just wants to win, as are all of the superstars today. However Bryants actions have never displayed this, and anyone who believes it now is just crazy. If Kobe was so dead set on winning, then why are him and Shaq no longer on the same team. With the two players in LA together, the Lakers won 3 straight championships. However, Kobe really likes to be THE guy, and sharing the spotlight with Shaq was just not good enough for Kobe. After kicking Shaquille O'neal out the door, Bryant basically sent Phil Jackson into an early retirement for a year, before coming back to the Lakers. Now the next part of the Kobe saga is where, he is not only looking to be traded to the Bulls, but he is now dictating who he wants to be traded for. Despite Bryant already coming out and saying that he wants to be traded to the Bulls, but now he is saying that he would veto any trade to the Bulls which would include the Lakers receiving Luol Deng. Since when do players think they can just demand what they want and just assume that management is going to let them get away with it. For any of these superstars that have already made enough money to take care of their families for generations can easily prove that their main motivation is to win by simply taking a huge pay cut. If for instance, you already have fifty million dollars in five years of work, why not ask for twenty five million for the next five years. This will give your team twenty five million dollars by which they could bring in more players.

Paul Blackborow