The Hose

Evil

THE BEEF WITH KOBE

I don't know what to make of Kobe Bryant. As expected, the news came down this morning that the Lakers had traded Shaq and even though all parties deny it, everyone knows it's because Kobe wanted Shaq out. Ok fine. There was also the firing of Phil Jackson. Most people generally accept that Kobe was pulling the strings here. Me me me. That's what everyone's saying about Kobe. Oh, and after all this, Kobe might actually bolt and go play for the Clippers. He even wanted the Clippers to play some games at the Pond in Anaheim, closer to his house. Everyone's saying that Kobe is selfish.

And oh, one last thing... this guy is still on trial for rape. At the end of the day, he might end up in the slammer.

But here's what I don't get. How did all this happen? Two years ago, Kobe was squeaky clean. Remember? Huge success story of a kid coming out of high school and making it in the league. People liked to mention how he was raised in Italy and speaks fluent Italian. And when he got married -- especially because he was young -- people said that Kobe was a good family man and not interested in chasing ass at various NBA cities around the country.

I've concluded that PR is a fickle bitch.