the thing is with the lakers, kobe is the heart of the lakers, TV contracts, sponsorship, jersey sales, ticket sales its all centred around kobe, theres nobody that can tell him that what he is saying is wrong, he has alot power.
Anyway, without Gasol i think the lakers are finished, if Houston, Dallas and Portland just keep winning it will put the lakers out of business...and even Kobe permanently.
Kobe dunked on 2 players in new jersey, he admitted after the game he hurt his shoulder, maybe it was a sucker punch in reference to howard but he did say on ESPN he is wearing his body out, he is young at 34, but thats old for the NBA when you have Durant at 23 and lebron is 27 i think.
Lebron is def a better teammate, i really hope he does win 5-6 rings, i really have gained alot of respect for him, he rarely blames teammates, in cleveland he never mentioned he had a terrible cast and still took them bums to the finals.