The Lakers flat out lied to Bryant so they could keep him - they need the star power to keep the LA stars asses in the seats.
They let him take all the heat for Shaq leaving, and, to his credit, he did.
Then they throw him under the bus this year because they don't want to take the fall for a bunch of crappy seasons.
I am not a Bryant fan, but I feel for the guy now - I think he does want to win, hell, he was going to the lakers saying "how about we get Baron Davis? how about Carlos Boozer? How about Ron Artest?" what more do you want from the guy?
I think Bryant has every right to demand a trade now, the Lakers have flat out screwed him over and he is finally fed up.
I can't believe I am saying this, but I actually kind of feel bad for Bryant and the crap he has put up with from the Lakers...
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