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Since being traded to the team on draft day in 1996, Kobe
Bryant has been a loyal life-long Laker.
Bryant even recently compared his loyalty to the Lakers to
the Titanic, stating:
“If this was the
Titanic, I’m going down with the ship. I’m not jumping off.”
Bryant’s devotion to the only team he has played for
professionally is evident. He could have left L.A. to chase championships
elsewhere in the twilight of his career, instead of toiling around on
lottery-bound Laker teams, and blowing out his body in the process. After five
championships, and countless individual accolades, no one would have blamed
him.
Bryant didn’t bolt however. His Los Angeles Loyalty – and a
fat contract – kept him in purple and gold, and at this point, it seems quite
clear that Kobe Bryant will retire, whenever he decides to, as a Los Angeles
Laker.
Although he never made a move, Bryant did consider other
options. He notoriously toyed with the idea of leaving the Lakers for the same
city’s other basketball franchise.
Image from lakerholicz.com |
Also, according to a recent report from The Washington Post,
Bryant wanted to join the Washington Wizards over a decade ago, where he would
have joined forces with Michael Jordan, who was in the midst of a
second-comeback and a two-season stint with the Warriors.
“That’s true,” Bryant told The Post, regarding his desire
to join Jordan in D.C.
“A long time ago? Yeah.”
Although Jordan was well past his prime at that point, it
would have been almost surreal to see the game’s greatest suited up alongside
the ‘next generation’s Jordan.’
Jordan had ventured into ownership at that point of his
career, and Bryant felt that he could do great things under Jordan, once the
latter had returned to the front office after his playing days. When asked what
would have happened had he and Jordan teamed up in the country’s capital, Kobe
didn’t equivocate.
“We would have put together a great team and we would have
won championships.”
Could Kobe and Michael have created something special with
the Wizards in Washington had they joined forces? It is possible, but at this
point we will never know. Jordan is busy trying to build the new-look Hornets
back into a contender, and Bryant, facing season-ending shoulder surgery, faces
an uncertain future.
Check out the full article, from Philly.com, here.
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