foreverla:

“I don’t like it. I’ve known Lamar for a long time, and for the team itself, he’s meant a lot in terms of his versatility, his personality. He’s a big presence for us in the locker room, just from a team chemistry standpoint. He’s great at bringing guys together and things of that nature. I trust management knows what they’re doing. I let them do their jobs, I never get in the way but it’s tough. You’re talking about sixth man of the year last year. He played lights out. Especially to them [the Dallas Mavericks]. We were supposed to come back and get them back, know what I mean?” — Kobe Bryant on the Lamar Odom trade

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