Link:If Kobe was so irate as to not show up at camp and sit out the season, he would be walking away from $19.5 million. So as Terrell Owens' agent would say, Kobe has millions of reasons to be there.
The next question is, will he just be there, or will he be so dismayed by the roster's lack of significant improvement that his heart is not into this play?
Kobe is generally given credit for being the ultimate competitor, so the safe assumption is, if he's playing, he'll be giving it his best. Which is not to say he doesn't want to be traded. Kobe will probably tip-toe around that one Monday, tell us he's said what he's said, and now he's just focused on the upcoming season.
It would be swell if he'd just say he wants to die a Laker and will do whatever he can to bring them another title, but don't bet your Kobe-inscribed laser engraved basketball on it.
The saga will likely continue, but for the Lakers, at least it will be with Kobe.
The man is too gifted to sit out. Even if he wants out he will go out playing rather than missing a chance to keep showing the world how talented he is.
