Yesterday, Andrew Bynum opened up about the trade that sent him to the 76ers saying that he’s better than Dwight Howard and that Kobe Bryant’s ball-dominant ways hurt his development as one of the league’s best centers. Last night after the Lakers beat the 76ers (for their second consecutive win), Kobe responded to what Bynum had said…
According to SPENCER LUND at DimeMag:
Kobe responded, but not in the snarky/back-handed/prickly way we’ve come to expect from one of the best players of this generation. Kobe actually agreed with his former big man, he acknowledged that Bynum’s assessment was probably the case, and diplomatically defended his former center:
“For sure, because when you’re playing with me you obviously have to sacrifice something. Same thing with me and Shaq. You kind of off-set each other to a certain extent. So, I mean, that’s true. When he gets back and he’s healthy, he’ll come out here and he’ll be the focal point of their attack and he’ll be getting the ball more and you’ll see big games from him more consistently.”
Kobe went on to make light of Bynum’s ‘fro, but that was as dyspeptic as he got – and that was all in good fun.
Source: ESPN
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