[Sylvanfan]

Funny when he was originally drafted by the Hornets he demanded they trade him to the Lakers because that was the only team he wanted to play for. Now he wants out. Kobe is actually a pretty intelligent guy in real life as I remember seeing an interview with him before all the bad stuff when he was 21. Speaks fluent Italian and looked very mature for his age, but he's made some awfull descisions in his life and has given himself a terrible image in which he looks like the dumbest athlete in sports and a class A jerk to go with it. I also imagine ego let him develop those traits over time as well.