Kobe Bryant defends Pau Gasol

Posted by Unknown on Monday, February 20, 2012 with No comments
Kobe Bryant is tired of all of the trade talk involving teammate Pau Gasol and shared his frustration after last evening's game.

"I wish management would come out and either trade him or not trade him," Bryant said crisply after the Lakers' 102-90 loss Sunday. "It's just tough for a player to give his all when you don't know if you're going to be here tomorrow. I'd rather them not trade him at all, but if they're going to do something, I wish they would just ... do it.....If they're not going to do it, come out and say you're not going to do it," Bryant said. "This way, he can be comfortable and go out and can perform and play and he can invest all of himself into the game. You can't have one of our pillars not knowing if he's going to be here or not. Do something. One way or another, do something."