17.06.2007, 23:55
Zitat:Original von Slash
Lakers Fans festhalten...
Folgendes Statement hat Kobe heute auf seiner offiziellen Website gepostet:
Man, today is one of those surreal days for me and my family. When you love something as much as I love the Lakers its hard to even imagine thinking about being elsewhere. But, the ONE THING I will never sacrifice when it comes to basketball is WINNING. That is plain and simply what it's all about. It's in my DNA. It's what pushes me to work as hard as I do. It's my daily passion and pursuit.
The more I thought about the future, the more I became convinced that the Lakers and me just have two different visions for the future. The Lakers are pursuing a longer-term plan that is different from what Dr. Buss shared with me at the time I re-signed as a free agent. I have seen that plan unfold for the last three years and watched great trade opportunities come and go, and have seen free agents passed on. That has led to the Lakers not winning a playoff series. All of that was frustrating in itself, but then, this week to have someone "inside" the Laker organization try to blame me in the media for us not being a contender right now -- that is what brought me to my current position today.
I want it to be clear that I still love, with all my heart, the Laker Legacy. From Mikan to West to Goodrich to Wilt to Kareem to Magic. That will never change. And the support my family and I have gotten from Lakers fans is undeniably the best. I will also always believe that.
But, now there is a new road ahead. I am gonna keep grindin and keep workin to get back to competing for Championships. Sometimes the trek up the mountain is tough. But, I know we'll get there.
http://www.kb24.com
Für mich heißt das kurz übersetzt: "Hier gewinn ich nie was, ich will weg!"
Sofort wird natürlich im NBA-Osten mit den Hufen gescharrt, da die Lakers Kobe nie in den Westen traden würden. Die New York Knicks sollen David Lee, Channing Frye und Jamal Crawford für Kobe bieten. Für Lakers-Boss Jerry Buss heißt es jetzt handeln und seinen Superstar schnellstens zufriedenstellen oder ihn verabschieden. Kobe kann übrigens, falls ein Trade zustande kommen sollte, dank einer "No-Trade"-Vertragsklausel mitentscheiden, wohin es für ihn geht.
:/: ?( :/: :schimpfen: :bigcry: 
:schimpfen: :/: Mehr fällt mir Momentan nichz ein!