Shaq Shocked After Buss Says He'd Trade Kobe

Link:Jerry Buss has already shown that he'll part with superstars. Yet upon hearing that the Los Angeles Lakers ' owner would consider trading Kobe Bryant, even Shaquille O'Neal was shocked.

"I guess it's business before loyalty. But, wow. He said that?" O'Neal said yesterday in Miami after learning Buss told reporters he would trade Bryant under the right circumstances.

Buss told three Los Angeles-area beat writers covering training camp in Honolulu on Wednesday that he "would certainly listen" to trade offers for the two-time NBA scoring champion.

"At any time, I think you have to do that with anybody," Buss said, discussing Bryant publicly for the first time since the often-frustrated Lakers' star asked to be traded at the end of last season. "It's just part of the game, to listen to somebody who has a dissatisfied player that you think is going to fit."

"Anyone can be traded, but mine was different because I walked into the office and demanded a trade," O'Neal said. "I don't take loyalty lightly. If you tell me you're going to do something, I expect you to do it. And then when you change your mind without telling me, that means you're disloyal, so we can't be down anymore."

Knicks Always n Forever wrote:i cant imagine any trade offer that buss would like because how can you compare anybody to a player like Kobe. It's sick. The team would have to give up many draft picks and to top it they have to include probably their star player.