When the game was over, all his teammates went on vacation with their families or girlfriends, and he was the only one who stayed. He didn't want to waste his youth like this, he wanted to find an answer for himself! What was the reason why his current situation was so embarrassing, whether his potential had not been fully stimulated, or something else.

At the end of last season, the owner of the Lakers, Buss, also seemed to be a little dissatisfied with the unusually bad atmosphere in the team, and in order to appease the deepening contradictions, the OK combination had promised to bring a helper worthy of the Lakers' identity and strength to the Lakers in the new season.

Kobe Bryant didn't want that, he stayed in Los Angeles for 7 years, and was the younger brother under Shaq O'Neal for 7 years, Kobe Bryant was fed up! He didn't want to live aggrievedly under that big fat man who had no enterprising heart and was lazy, he wanted to be the boss of Los Angeles and the king of Los Angeles!

In order to make himself have enough strength to replace Shaq as the core of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant is busy training by himself every day and does not stop for a moment! Although he has heard about the disturbing transaction scandals in the outside world, he has never taken it to heart. The only thing he cared about was the movement of the Los Angeles Lakers, or the movement of Shaq, and whether the team management would trade Shaq for himself? But Kobe Bryant was disappointed! After the team management signed the old postman Karl Malone, the team began to hibernate.

Obviously, the Lakers management chose to turn a blind eye to the conflict between themselves and Shaq, or to make a big thing a small thing! This made Kobe Bryant extremely annoyed, and if his demands were not met, Kobe Bryant would not mind leaving.

Although he and his family love the city of Los Angeles, it doesn't mean that Bryant is willing to stay under the lazy dead fat man as a younger brother just because he likes it.

Feeling that his strength had recovered a little, Kobe Bryant stood up and walked to the sidelines, took out his mobile phone in his bag, and called his agent.

"Hey, haven't you heard yet?"

After a moment of silence on the other side of the phone, the voice of Kobe's agent Pelinka came: "I'm sorry! Although I don't want to say that, but, Kobe! You seem to have been deceived again, I didn't get any news that the Lakers are going to trade Shaq!"

"Damn, then I'll let go of the early renewal of the contract. Kobe cursed fiercely, and then asked, "Is it true that Karl Malone is going to join the Los Angeles Lakers?"

"Yes, Dr. Kobe Bryant is very sincere, this time Karl Malone seems to have made up his mind to do so, and the Utah Jazz seem to have given up on keeping him, and now Karl Malone seems to be unstoppable from joining Los Angeles. ”

Hearing this Kobe Bryant's heart slammed, postman Carl Malone, will the old guy be on his side after coming to the Los Angeles Lakers?

If Karl Malone is willing to stand on his side and support his seizure of power, Kobe Bryant has absolute confidence that he can make Shak O'Neal hand over the Lakers' leading position.

But soon Kobe's agent, Pelinka, broke him with a scoop of cold water.

I heard that the main reason why Karl Malone is willing to join the Los Angeles Lakers with a low salary is that he is very optimistic about Shaq O'Neal! But I heard that the Lakers seem to have a plan for the next step, but they will never trade either you or Shaq. ”

"Kobe! I'm not saying this to provoke a relationship with anyone, but Buss is just too much, he's been perfunctory to you at all! Now the whole league knows that you and Shaq are at odds with each other, but the Los Angeles Lakers just don't want to give us a promise, or they've been fighting with the mud!"

"It seems that for Dr. Bus, you and Shaq are more important than the team! Kobe, it seems that we have to plan ahead, I am afraid that they will choose to side with Shaq when the time comes!"

"Enough!" Bryant shouted as he interrupted his agent, "Enough!

Bryant's eyes had turned a little red, and it was obvious that his agent's words had stimulated his most sensitive nerve. He hates deception, hates those who don't keep their promises, and even doesn't just hate it, but hates it.

"Maybe I should do something about it, Rob, stop all contract extension negotiations with the Los Angeles Lakers, and I'll be a free agent after this season! I'm not going to leave my fate to these vampires!

Kobe's words surprised his agent, although he had long guessed that Kobe would make such a choice, but hearing such news from Kobe's mouth at the moment still made this agent Pelinka a little overwhelmed.

But Pelinka's surprise was followed by a burst of ecstasy. Bryant has only one year left on his contract with the Lakers, and if Bryant becomes a free agent next season, any team that wants to get Black Mamba will have to come up with a super-big contract.

While it's a bit difficult to catch up with Kevin Garnett's No. 1 contract in the league, it's at least a little closer. And Kobe's income has increased, and he, as an agent, will naturally get corresponding benefits.

"Yes, Kobe! Of course we can do that. Since Dr. Bass can't meet your demands, and you want to get the position you deserve, leaving is the best way to go!"

"I don't want to hear this now!" Kobe Bryant coldly interrupted his agent's tirade: "What you have to do now is to end the early contract extension negotiations between us at the same time as the Lakers management, and my contract will be said in next offseason!"

"Okay! I'll do it right away!"

When they learned that Kobe Bryant had stopped renewing his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of schedule, reporters who were doing good things were like sharks smelling blood, and they immediately flocked to Kobe's mansion in Los Angeles.

The news of Karl Malone joining the Los Angeles Lakers before greatly stimulated the sales of the newspaper, and now the Los Angeles Lakers have been exposed to such a fierce news, it seems that they will not have to worry about no news for a long time in the future.

Could it be that Kobe Bryant didn't want Karl Malone to join the Lakers, so he stopped the originally smooth contract renewal negotiations? For a while, reporters from all walks of life opened their brains, and all kinds of speculations began to appear in the minds of reporters.

"Of course I welcome Carl to come to the Lakers, which means that the Lakers have added a strong helper on the road to the championship in the new season!" In the face of reporters' pursuit and interception, Kobe Bryant bluntly expressed his thoughts: "As for why you stopped renewing your contract? Because that big guy's contract expires next year!"

"Shaq's contract?"

A local reporter in Los Angeles stood out from the long guns and short guns: "Kobe, with all due respect, your decision was not too inconsiderate." Shaq is Shaq, you are you! You know that you started your career in Los Angeles, where you've been with the Lakers for eight years. This year, in order to improve the strength of the Lakers, Dr. Buss even personally invited Karl Malone to join. Aren't you afraid that the outside world will misunderstand that there is a conflict between you and Carl when you make such a decision now?"

"Misunderstanding?" Bryant said with a dark face, "My decision was well thought out. You're right, I've been here for 8 years, and I don't owe anything to the Los Angeles Lakers, and you can see the team's record over the past few seasons! I don't think the Lakers would have been able to achieve this without me, but the Lakers' management obviously didn't give me enough status!"

Obviously, in a hurry, Kobe Bryant accidentally said what he really thought in his heart.

Bryant's words made his agent, Rob Pelinka, anxious. Although he also very much supports Kobe Bryant's quest for the position of the Lakers leader, and even squeezes out Shaq O'Neal, there is a case in everything.

Once Kobe Bryant's plan to force the palace cannot be realized, not only will the entire Lakers be offended, but at that time, he may not be able to steal chickens and rice, and O'Neal will not be ousted, but he will have to stay away from Los Angeles.

Thinking of this, Pelinka quickly motioned for a reporter he knew well to go to the winery.

The reporter was also very sensible, and quickly pushed through the crowd and walked to the front: "Kobe! The main reason why you left is that the Lakers didn't give you enough status, but once the Lakers meet your requirements, will you choose to leave?"

After venting just now, Kobe's brain also cleared up a little. Kobe Bryant also knew that he had just said the wrong thing, a little too extreme, and when he saw this reporter's question, he quickly explained: "Of course! Just like the person just said, I have lived here for 8 years, and I already have feelings for Los Angeles." I'm hungry for respect as well as I'm desperate for honor, and obviously the Los Angeles Lakers are good enough at that. ”

"We had a little bit of an accident last season and Dr. Bass obviously realized that some of the team were slacking off after three consecutive titles, so they made the necessary changes to our current squad, which is very good!

Kobe Bryant obviously realized that he was a little out of shape just now, so under the kind reminder of the reporter, he tried his best to explain what he said just now. However, Kobe, who is arrogant by nature, is obviously unwilling to bow his head like Shaq O'Neal, so he said that he would create a big scene with Karl Malone, and he would forget Shaq very artistically!

Of course, reporters can hear the implicit meaning of Kobe's words, and the Lakers' management also understands it. It's just that they really can't make a choice now, after all, the Lakers are not a team that needs to be rebuilt, and they are still the league's strongest championship contenders. Therefore, the Lakers' top management will never destroy their foundation when the team is at its peak and trade anyone in the OK combination!