The Los Angeles Lakers got their first win over the weekend and will be looking to get another as a spate of news and trade rumors come out.
Check out the latest buzz below.
Kobe Denies Wanting to Leave
The speculation about Kobe Bryant leaving the Lakers--which would involve him revoking his no-trade clause--has been steadily increasing lately, prompting Bryant to reiterate publicly that he has no plans to depart the team.
“It’s not going to happen,” Bryant told USA Today when asked if the temptation to change teams might still grow from here.
“It’s not going to happen. You go through the good times, you’ve got to go through the bad times.”
Bryant previously admitted to Yahoo that he’s heard about the chatter but that he’s not going to leave because he believes in sticking with the organization through both the good and bad times.
“It’s not going to happen,” Bryant emphasized. “I have a no-trade clause. (Lakers governor) Jeanie (Buss) and (Lakers executive vice president of basketball operations) Jimmie (Buss) aren’t sending me anywhere.”
Bryant did say that he can’t envision playing beyond his current contract, which is for this season and the next.
Jeanie Buss recently expressed a desire to re-sign Kobe if he does decide to play longer in the NBA.
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