It's never easy to see Kobe Bryant's side in these things, in part because there is always a thing with this guy. It seems everything ends in a contentious point as he polarizes fans and pulverizes relationships.
So now he is asking for a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers, telling ESPN Radio, "I would like to be traded, yeah. Tough as it is to come to that conclusion there's no other alternative, you know?"
There never is an alternative with Bryant, who always seems to be making his own bed and then complaining about it. The current plight of the Lakers is no different. He's no innocent victim here.
But here is the issue with Kobe: As bad as he is at making these demands, as poorly as he always comes across and as skeptical as he makes everyone, what is the alternative?
Bryant hasn't said anything in the last few days that every Lakers fan hasn't said 100 times. He's wished Jerry West was still running things, he's wondered what Mitch Kupchak is doing, and he's begged for a better supporting cast so his prime and this golden franchise don't waste away in mediocrity.
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