ESPN Los Angeles : "Nobody wants to play with Kobe"

[PickernRoller]

I'd draft them over Kobe

This.

[KingLeBronJames]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li52iOIFA6M

This is the reason why. All the lakers fan treat him like a GOD and ignore any bad thing he does on or off the court while blaming everyone else. Other superstars don't want to play with him for that same reason. He can say things like the thing he said in this video and yet lakers fans hate lebron for leaving cleveland when he was a free agent. Kobe was trying to leave when he still had time left on his contract by forcing a trade.

LeBron left the Cavs cause they couldn't go back to the Finals in the next 4 years so he went to the Heat. I'd say Kobe has a legit beef. Kobe got the Lakers' front office scared since they sucked for 3 years since reaching the Finals. They promised him that they'll be contending again. But for 3 years, seems like they weren't doing anything to improve the team until Kobe scared the shit outta the front office.

[The Iron Fist]

Horry 7 rings GOAT leader

Steve Kerr 5 rings same leader as kobe

Even a third grader wouldn't use this logic.

[Chrono90]

Horry 7 rings GOAT leader

Steve Kerr 5 rings same leader as kobe

Lol, detective, Horry and Kerr weren't the leaders of their team.

[secund2nun]

Who wants to play with Kobe?

The guy is a cancer. He will blame his teammates for his failures, then take all of the credit for the team's success (though the media is the main culprit here). He will also get upset if you outshine him and publicly blast you for various different reasons.

[DetroitPistonFan]

Who wants to play with Kobe?

The guy is a cancer. He will blame his teammates for his failures, then take all of the credit for the team's success (though the media is the main culprit here). He will also get upset if you outshine him and publicly blast you for various different reasons.

A cancer who wins championships! I'd take him.

[3LiftHeatCurse]

A cancer who wins championships! I'd take him.

Kobe isn't the reason they got 5 rings. The Los Angeles Lakers are the reason.

Kobe has 0 rings if he went to the team that drafted him, the Charlotte Hornets

[Chrono90]

Kobe isn't the reason they got 5 rings. The Los Angeles Lakers are the reason.

Kobe has 0 rings if he went to the team that drafted him, the Charlotte Hornets

If you're serious, you never watched the games and just being a hater.

[StocktonFan]

Wade 3 rings lebron 2

wade = leader
lebron = scrub

using your logic...

[Derivative]

Lol, detective, Horry and Kerr weren't the leaders of their team.

and kobe isn't leader for 3 of his 5 rings

[KobesFinger]

and kobe isn't leader for 3 of his 5 rings

So Pippen has no rings? Kobe lead the team in assists and was second in scoring

[3LiftHeatCurse]

If you're serious, you never watched the games and just being a hater.

What?

Kobe on the Charlotte Hornets wins 0 rings. The first 3-peat was with Shaq and everyone that LA attracted to help them win.

Hornets don't have Shaq, nor do they have anyone else like that. So that's 3 rings dead.

And Hornets don't get Pau Gasol for Kwame Brown.

0 rings.

[TheBigVeto]

Playing with Kobe isn't fun. He's a crybaby that doesn't want to do any of the gritty work and just wants to take all of the teams shots.

You know which players have attracted the most ring chasing veterans?

LeBron and Shaq. These guys are so dominant that they make the game easier for everyone else. All you have to worry about is making the open looks they create for you. Not to mention they create a fun atmosphere for the guys. When you come to their teams your being adopted into a family like environment.

Kobe isn't getting anyone open looks. He'll take contested shots, expect you to get the rebounds, and expect you to cover his man for him on the other end. Oh and he'll bitch at everyone too all game long and expect all of the glory when the team wins. Guy has had problems with almost every high profiled character hes ever played with except for Gasol + Nash who are two of the most humble guys in the NBA, dont care about anything except the good of the team.

This is The Honest Truth.

[Chrono90]

Lebron? 2. Shaq? 4. Duncan? 4.

Kobe? 5. Whatever it takes to win.

[TheBigVeto]

[QUOTE=Knoe Itawl]This was blatantly obvious to anyone that's not an idiot fanboy. Kobe's game and personality just doesn't translate into people wanting to play with him. How many times have we heard this from people he's played with? Shaq, Malone, Bynum, Dwight, Phil (who skewered him but came back for the money. You KNOW deep down Phil doesn't like Kobe). There have been other lesser players, both on his team and off that have talked about what an ass he is. Andrew Bogut:

[B]"There's no one I really hate, but Kobe [Bryant] had a demeanor of being very cocky," he said. "What happened with Shaq. . . . If I had a chance to play with Shaq or Tim, if they told me to buy them groceries, I don't care, I buy them groceries. It's a gift to play with somebody like that. Kobe is probably one of the guys that, everybody knows it, he's got that cocky arrogance to him, everything has to surround around him the whole time. Otherwise, he doesn't function. That's the biggest example.