Lakers Lose, Kobe Promptly Throws Teammates Under The Bus

"He's the one guy that I can rely on night in and night out to compete and play hard and play with that sense of urgency and no fear," Bryant said of World Peace. "I'm looking forward to having that by my side again."

That's what he said, and I think this quote is very dangerous. You have a guy like Bynum who acts like a child if anyone calls him out, and Gasol who's weakminded, and maybe Sessions who's knew to this and they may say, "Hey Kobe, you want to just do this alone with Artest, go ahead." Kobe Bryant wanted his Michael Jordan flu game and he didn't, and it's ridiculous he took it out against his teammates, although Gasol has sucked and Bynum is an ass. In my pre playoffs predictions I had Denver in 7. Although it's extremely difficult to win 3 in a row, I see Kobe's words hurting the Lakers rather than helping.

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