SportKobe Bryant said to be livid over getting dragged into Lakers drama
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The Los Angeles Lakers called a news conference Monday to introduce their new coach. But what Frank Vogel had to say was minimized hours before he ever uttered a word. Magic Johnson eviscerated Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka in particular, and the Lakers’ power structure in general, in comments he made on the ESPN show “First Take” and again in an interview with the Los Angeles Times in the hours leading up to the media event. Johnson cited “backstabbing and whispering” among the reasons he resigned as the Lakers’ president of basketball operations last month.
The Los Angeles Lakers called a news conference Monday to introduce their new coach. But what Frank Vogel had to say was minimized hours before he ever uttered a word. Magic Johnson eviscerated Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka in particular, and the Lakers’ power structure in general, in comments he made on the ESPN show “First Take” and again in an interview with the Los Angeles Times in the hours leading up to the media event. Johnson cited “backstabbing and whispering” among the reasons he resigned as the Lakers’ president of basketball operations last month. Kobe Bryant was tangentially mentioned in a bombshell piece from ESPN’s Baxter Holmes that chronicles the Los Angeles Lakers ’ stunning During Tuesday’s edition of “First Take,” Smith said Bryant is “ livid ” over getting dragged into the latest Lakers ’ mess. Smith notes that Bryant serves
Former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant was " livid " to be dragged into the team's ongoing drama , according to ESPN's Stephen A. Smith Smith said Tuesday on First Take that Bryant was frustrated because he doesn't maintain any sort of formal relationship with the Lakers and isn't a part
© Richard Shotwell, Invision/AP Photo Hotel on Friday, July 18, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Kobe Bryant was tangentially mentioned in a bombshell piece from ESPN’s Baxter Holmes that chronicles the Los Angeles Lakers’ stunning organizational dysfunction, and Stephen A. Smith reports that the legend is not happy about it.
During Tuesday’s edition of “First Take,” Smith said Bryant is “livid” over getting dragged into the latest Lakers’ mess. Smith notes that Bryant serves in no official capacity with the organization, and the franchise icon avoids involvement in the team’s day-to-day operations.
Yes, @KobeBryant was LIVID his name was even mentioned amid all of this Lakers mess! pic.twitter.com/qpJI8BdR0Q
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Gayle King has angered many Kobe Bryant fans after asking Lisa Leslie, a WNBA player and friend "I wanted to get Lisa's take on it as a friend who knew him well. What she thought, where that would King said she had spent time with Bryant on "many social occasions," describing him as "kind and
It's not hard to see why Lakers coaches and players would want LeBron James' agent, Rich Paul, to be less involved with the franchise's operations. “Kobe Bryant was livid at his name even being mentioned,” Smith said. “His attitude is, ‘I’m here coaching my girls, I ain’t got nothing to do with any of that nonsense. Rob Pelinka has his own relationship with Jeanie Buss. Of course he’s a guy that I value and I trust. He represented me for years. I love the guy, but I’ve got nothing to do with the Lakers. Y’all tell people to keep my damn name out of their mouths.’”
Bryant is not explicitly or implicitly held accountable for the Lakers’ ongoing and embarrassing drama, of course. Nevertheless, Holmes’ damning portrayal of the organization’s ineptitude does cite how general manager Rob Pelinka once name-dropped Bryant in an anecdote that was either entirely made up or woefully and comically inaccurate.
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Many people have a little brother or sister who messes with their stuff, asks too many questions and makes a nuisance of themselves. For many years, Kobe Bryant was Michael Jordan's, the Chicago Bulls legend told a packed Staples Center on Monday.
The story involving Bryant centers around how Pelinka — who once served as superstar’s agent — once claimed that he set up a meet-and-greet between the NBA star and actor Heath Ledger. The meeting was said to have occurred after Bryant watched Ledger’s iconic portrayal of The Joker in “The Dark Night.” The problem is that Ledger of course tragically passed away months before the film’s release.
Video has since surfaced of Pelinka spinning the above yarn.
There’s video of Pelinka telling the Kobe-Ledger story. How come someone blatantly lie like that? pic.twitter.com/hsh1u8wwp7
— John Ledesma (@JohnnyNBA) May 28, 2019
The case can be made that Pelinka had no reason whatsoever to share such an absurd anecdote. In fact, given his longstanding relationship with Bryant, odds are Pelinka had myriad other options for stories he could have told if he simply wanted to share something about Kobe.
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