"Stop! What are you doing?" a slightly cold voice suddenly said.
"Kobe!"
"Bryant!"
Seeing that the black man who had been silent before spoke, the entire arena was silent for two seconds, and then Ci Shiping immediately shouted: "Kobe, look at this brat, it's okay to just mess up in the playoffs.
How dare you turn around and point at me? Don't stop me, I must make this idiot look good today!"
"Who played a mess in the playoffs?" The host became furious when he heard this, and immediately counterattacked: "No matter how bad I played, I averaged more than 10 points per game in both rounds of the playoffs. What about you? You are such a flower.
How was your head performance? I remember that after the two rounds of the playoffs, you were only less than 10 points. I don’t know who played poorly!"
"What did you say? You stupid pig who lost the game and lost to others, even if you hit him with an elbow, why did you take off your clothes? It really embarrasses our Lakers team. Why don't you just take off your pants?" Ci Shiping, who has been in the NBA, is like this
Over the years, there has been no good fault. He thought to himself that if he couldn't suppress this little brat today, then he might as well quit the Lakers.
"Who loses the game and loses? If your three-point shooting in that playoff round was not like shit, how could we lose? 3.3 shots, only 0.7 hits, just 20%.
Rate, you know, when I saw your statistics, my eyes were blinded by you! Is this what a small forward should do? Calling you a piece of shit is still giving you a thumbs up!"
"My three-point shooting looks like shit? Where's your defense? Where's your blocks? It's only 0.8, but it's not as good as a small forward like me. It's really more disgusting than shit!"
"Old man, what are you talking about? If you have the ability, stop talking and just come over here and challenge me!"
"Puppy, just wait for me, your uncle Meta will come over and beat you up right now!"
"That's enough!!!" Kobe suddenly yelled: "Do you still have me in your eyes???"
"But Kobe..."
"Okay, Meta, last time we played against the Mavericks, the loss had nothing to do with you." Kobe interrupted Ci Shiping directly.
"Humph, why it has nothing to do with him. If his eyes were accurate, how could we..." Andrew Bynum couldn't see the situation clearly, but he still complained about Ci Shiping.
"Andrew Bynum, shut up!" Kobe turned around and faced the Lord and said loudly.
"Kobe, what are you doing? He provoked me first, okay? Can't I still defend myself and fight back?" The Lord continued to mutter.
"How to defend yourself? What to counter attack? If I tell you to shut up, just shut up. Are you the boss of the team or am I?" Kobe has always had a bad impression of this young player signed in 2005. According to him
It seems that he doesn't care about personality, temper, private life, etc., and it doesn't matter, but his performance on the basketball court must not be ambiguous. Andrew Bynum began to hone his skills with the Lakers from 2005 to 2006.
But six years have passed, and there is still no progress at all. His mind and control are not as good as those of ordinary high school students. For such a young man, his limited patience has long been worn to the edge.
One season, if Andrew Bynum still looks like a useless bird, then he will apply to the management to let this 24-25 "genius insider" get as far away as possible.
Under the pressure of Kobe Bryant playing for the Lakers all year round, the middle school boy finally reluctantly shut his mouth. He snorted angrily, then turned around and went to practice alone.
"Kobe, what do you think of his attitude? Do you really think he is the future of the Lakers?" Ci Shiping looked at Bynum's back and said angrily.
"The future of the Lakers is not up to him." Kobe replied with no emotion in his voice, and then said: "Don't be affected by last year's results. Last year has passed, and this year will happen again."
Winning the championship and proving ourselves is what we, the Los Angeles Lakers, have to do and what we should do."
"But what should we do about Kobe and Lamar? Should we just let it go?"
The face of the man named Kobe Bryant changed for a few seconds, and then he said in a cold voice: "I will go to the management to ask about Lamar's matter. Our job now is to train well and strive to win the championship.
Beat the Chicago Bulls in the opener."
"but..."
Ci Shiping wanted to say something else, but Derek Fisher quickly stopped him and said: "Meta, that's enough. Since Kobe has agreed, he will definitely ask for clarification. We are all professionals."
Players, now that the new season has begun, don’t be distracted by things off the field."
After Kobe resolved the internal conflicts within the team, his heart was not as calm as his face.
The relationship between Lamar Odom and him is actually better and closer than anyone present. Kobe himself is very positive about Lamar. But no one knows what Kobe means to the Lakers.
, maybe it is a sign, maybe it is a symbol, but in the management, he has very no status. Why Kobe was forced to go to the Bulls in 2007, a big reason is that he suddenly found himself in the upper management of the Lakers, and he had no imagination
He had the right to speak. That’s why that year, he would take seemingly extreme actions to increase the management’s attention to his opinions. To paraphrase Luke Walton’s interview remarks in the future, Kobe Bryant’s forced abortion in 2007
His behavior was correct, and even the whole team was silently supporting Kobe Bryant. This shows that as the boss of the Lakers, his opinions were not taken seriously. Such examples were not uncommon in Kobe's life, and
Lamar Odom's departure from the team is also one of them.
Kobe knew Lamar Odom's loyalty to the Lakers. ESPN reporter Stephen Smith was the first to conduct a video interview with the latter. He also saw Lamar Odom choked up, sad, and even
The sound of crying in front of the camera also shocked him greatly.
"...I have only one dream here, and that is to play hard, and that is to make everyone happy... But now, I really don't know what to do... After hearing the news, I felt my whole body
It’s almost crazy... you know... I have long regarded this place, the Lakers, as my home. Here, the Lakers are a part of my life. You know, here, it is indispensable in my life.
Part of it...I really don't know, I really don't understand, why something like this happened..."
Lamar Odom's words kept spinning in Kobe's head over and over again. He called Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak directly afterwards, and Mitch Kupchak's answer was as formulaic as ever.
: "Kobe, this is Odom's own decision. After the league stopped the three-way transaction, we have no intention of trading him again. He came to my office on his own and applied to leave the team."
"Bullshit! Kupchak, do you think I'm a fool? I don't know what kind of person Lamar is? Even if he wants to leave, he will never go to the Mavericks who eliminated the Lakers last year!!!"
However, Kobe's anger was not taken seriously by Mitch Kupchak. Everything was just like in 2007. In any decision of the Lakers, there was no player intervention, oh, no, no room for intervention.
Unless old Bass is alarmed.
"Bryant, don't forget that you are just a player of the Lakers, not a manager, so anything the management does does not require or have your consent. As a player, you only need to be responsible
Just worry about things on the court. As for things off the court, I advise you to stay less involved." The relationship between Mitch Kupchak and Kobe has never been as harmonious as the outside world sees it. In many cases, it's even...
It's a bit like fire and water are incompatible.
Of course, this is invisible to outsiders.
"Kupchak, have you forgotten what happened in 2007? The worst case scenario is that I'm going to petition Old Buss to see if you still dare to treat me like this!" Kobe was not born with a good temper, otherwise he would be in trouble.
The labels of "close" and "difficult to get along with" will no longer be plastered all over you.
"2007?" Mitch Kupchak sneered. He didn't like Kobe, and it was from this year. In 2007, Kobe and the whole team succeeded in forcing the palace. The person who was hit the hardest was none other than
Why does Mitch Kupchak, the general manager of the Lakers, say this? The answer is actually not difficult to get. As the general manager of an NBA team, the greatest power is to plan the team and sign personnel, and Mitch Kupchak
Puchek is different from West, the previous general manager of the Lakers. He is an extremely controlling person, so when Kobe makes such a fuss, he feels that his power and prestige have been seriously eroded. In such a situation,
Naturally, he was firmly remembered by Mitch Kupchak. It was not his general manager style to be led by the players. It was just that he made too much noise that year, which alerted the biggest boss of the Lakers, Jerry
Bath.
So Mitch Kupchak had to bow his head temporarily.
Because Old Buss valued Kobe very much.
It's not good for him to go against old Bass's will.
But this year, the situation has changed. If Kobe wants to use this trick to scare himself, it will no longer work.
"Kobe Bryant, do you think it's still 2007? Times have changed a long time ago. The Lakers are no longer the Lakers they were back then, and you are no longer the same you were back then." Mitch Kupchak's voice was serious.
Said nonchalantly.
"What do you mean?" Kobe asked.
"Bryant, do you think old Buss will still come out to take care of things now? You have been with the Lakers for so many years, don't you see any changes at all?"
"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't tell me half-said and half-spitted." Kobe said impatiently.
"Hmph, after so many years, your skills have indeed reached their peak, but it's a pity that your eyesight is still so 'poor'. Forget it, I'll tell you right now, from now on, the Lakers will not be able to seize the power of life and death.
The transfer slowly passed into the hands of Jim Buss. Due to old Buss's health and other issues, he will completely delegate power to the Lakers. So..." Mitch Kupchak chuckled on the phone and said: "
Even if you call Old Bass now, it will be useless, because I bet Old Bass will ask you to go to Jim Bass to solve the problem."
What……
Although Kobe focused all his attention on basketball, he had been with the Los Angeles Lakers for more than ten years, and he was not unaware of the changes in top-level personnel.
It's just that Old Bass's final decision was beyond his expectations.
Actually, she didn’t choose, Jenny, but chose, Jim?
No wonder...
No wonder Phil made the decision to leave the Lakers last year. Did he anticipate this situation at that time?
Kobe Bryant was thinking rapidly. After about seven or eight seconds, he slowly said: "So, this is the reason why you have been hanging out with Jim lately. You are really a snobbish old wolf."
"Haha, Bryant, thank you for your compliment. I, Mitch Kupchak, am just following the trend. Didn't God say that a person's achievement is the distance that his eyes can see. I am just
I'm just a little more far-sighted than you guys." Mitch Kupchak said with a "smug" expression.
Kobe Bryant is not an idiot. He knows that no matter how hard he tries, he is not a core member of the Buss family. He cannot protect himself from the storm of power changes in the big family.
After a long silence, Kobe said into the phone: "Kupchak, you know, this is why you are not as good as West. No wonder Shaq didn't like you back then. I never understood it before. Now, I finally
Understood."
"What did you say? You said I'm not as good as West?" In Mitch Kupchak's heart, he respected, was jealous and hated the previous generation of Lakers general manager. He naturally admired West.
Means and operational ability, jealousy, is Mitch Kupchak. He has never thought that he is worse than the opponent. As for the last hatred, it is his resentment towards West for suppressing him for 14 years.
Many outsiders may not know that Mitch Kupchak has long joined the Lakers management team. This was in 1986, and it was not until 2000 that he entered the new millennium. It was 14 years later that he joined the Lakers management team for the first time.
He stepped into the front office. Before that, he existed as West's assistant and assistant general manager of the Lakers.
As an ambitious man, how could Mitch Kupchak be willing to be inferior to others all his life? So in 2000, he began to attack, even though he always claimed in front of the media that he and West were "students and
"mentor" relationship, but only he knows that he is tired of the position of assistant to the general manager. Therefore, his goal is to reduce the word until it becomes the word "general manager". Weiss
It was not that Te was unaware of the deputy's personal emotions, but to him, none of this mattered. He was already 62 years old at the time, and he was too lazy to argue about many things. Otherwise, he would just rely on Mitch Kupchak.
, which cannot shake his solid status as the godfather of the Lakers.
Everyone knows the final result. West resigned from the Lakers, and Mitch Kupchak, who had been the assistant general manager for 14 years, was finally reinstated and became the legitimate "new godfather" of the Lakers.
However, Kobe was not interested in Kupchak, because in his opinion, the reason why Gasol came to the Lakers was entirely due to the relationship between the first-generation godfather Jerry West. Therefore, of course, the Lakers later
The two consecutive championships are also due to Jerry West, not Mitch Kupchak.
"Bryant, don't be ungrateful. If it weren't for me, would you have gotten Pau Gasol? Can you win two consecutive championships? You are such an ungrateful white-eyed wolf!" Mitch Kupchak yelled into the phone.
road.
"Kupchak, you idiot, do you really think that Pau Gasol came because of you? Do you really think that the reason why I chose to stay with the team was because of you? You are a real white-eyed wolf!"
Kobe suddenly said sarcastically.
"What? Bryant, what do you mean?"
"Originally I was too lazy to tell you, but now, it's been so long, so it doesn't matter if I tell you. You should listen carefully." Kobe said with a slight sarcasm in his voice: "Back then I
The reason why I suddenly chose to stay on the team has nothing to do with you. It is entirely due to Jerry West. It was he who called me one night, and it was also he who promised that he would definitely get it for the Lakers.
You're here for reinforcements, otherwise how could you shut me up with just your words? How could you get Gasol?"
"Wha, what? This, this is impossible!!!" Mitch Kupchak yelled.
"Nothing is impossible." Kobe Bryant said: "If you don't believe this, you can ask Paul and see if his answer is the same as mine. Do you really think you can rob yourself?
Paul? It was Jerry West who reassured the Spaniards, not you."
"You, you fart!!! You lied!!!" Mitch Kupchak seemed to overturn the table in his office, and the reason that made him so out of control was what Kobe just said. Pau Gasol,
This is almost the unique trade that Mitch Kupchak is most proud of. He feels that it is precisely because he helped the Lakers get this Spanish big man that the Lakers can quickly revive and achieve a brilliant record of reaching three finals and winning two championships.
.
However, Kobe was told that all of this was due to "that person", which made the "ambitious" Mitch Kupchak find it difficult to accept for a while.
"It doesn't matter to me whether you believe it or not, but I'm here to advise you, don't think that you can do whatever you want after sitting in the position of general manager of the Lakers, because it is always the players who sweat while playing, not the general manager.
After saying that, Kobe hung up the phone with a bang.
Recalling this scene again, Kobe's originally unfriendly face suddenly became more grim.
But for a moment, he seemed to remember something again. He walked to the Spaniard alone and said: "Paul, you and Castro..."
When the Spaniard heard this, his shooting hand twitched slightly, and then he forced a smile and said: "It's okay, Kobe, she and I are completely over."
"Well, I was too negligent in this matter. I didn't expect Shannon Brown to be such a person. Sorry, man, I'm sorry."
"Kobe, where did you go? How can I blame you for this kind of thing? I can only blame myself for not seeing her true face clearly." The Spaniard said with a bitter look on his face.
"The quarrel between Vanessa and Castro..."
"It's over, it's all over, Kobe, you don't have to blame yourself too much. If Vanessa hadn't told me all this, I would have been kept in the dark like a fool. In the final analysis, this matter is
It’s me who should thank you.”
"No." Kobe shook his head and said, "I have asked the management to trade him."
"Thank you, Kobe. This is enough for me, really." Pau Gasol said gratefully.
But at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded:
"Who are you??? Why are you standing here without permission???"
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