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GM responds to Kobe Bryant rant

go.com | 4:43 am Feb 21, 2012

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant called out team management Sunday, stating a decision needed to be made regarding the future of forward Pau Gasol. The Lakers responded in turn on Monday, just not in the manner Bryant wanted. The Lakers released a…

And Pau was never traded, and they lived happily ever after. ... LAL 29, POR 7 after 1st quarter.

@KevinDing - KEVIN DING

4:09 am Feb 21, 2012
Pau hits the jumper. 44-18 Lakers.

@Lakerholicz - Lakerholicz

4:29 am Feb 21, 2012
After 1: Kobe 8 and 2 assists, Bynum 8 and 9 rebounds and Pau with 4, 6 and 2 assists.

@Lakerholicz - Lakerholicz

4:12 am Feb 21, 2012
Bynum 6 and 6 early. Pau 4 and 3. Kobe 2 assists.

@Lakerholicz - Lakerholicz

3:54 am Feb 21, 2012
Pau gets first points (and a big cheer) as Bynum bounce passes to Pau under the hoop. Then Bynum off. board to Kobe to Pau. 10-3 LA.

@Lakerholicz - Lakerholicz

3:53 am Feb 21, 2012
Doesn't this addition of "an All-Star!" to Lakers player intros for Kobe and Andrew just make Pau think again how he isn't one?

@KevinDing - KEVIN DING

3:43 am Feb 21, 2012
Kupchak is 100% right not to take Pau out of trade talks. Too many holes to fill.

@ChrisMannixSI - Chris Mannix

3:29 am Feb 21, 2012
Doesn't change the fact that Kobe accomplished one thing in giving Pau his vote of confidence, even if that's as far as it can go.

@KevinDing - KEVIN DING

2:52 am Feb 21, 2012
Quality email from reader Sid Lazarow: "Poor Pau. If only he had Fisher's stats, maybe they wouldn't be looking to trade him."

@KevinDing - KEVIN DING

2:38 am Feb 21, 2012