Why would he??Becuz he was getting his head bashed in without Shaq. And what do you mean he wasnt gonna leave? Ninja, the trade was all but done! And lets pretend he wasnt gonna leave. Crying like a bitch, demanding a trade and pump faking is worse than demanding a trade with actual intentions on leaving. Either way, Kobe is full of shit. Bro, you dont know what you're talking about.
No the trade wasn't all but done.
Everyone remembers that Lakers were playing hardball and if anything knew they had till February if they couldn't change his mind.
If anything the Bulls were the ones who fucked up their season and their players heads because they were so excited on the possibility of getting Bryant they basically had all their players head fucked up.
Well, it certainly doesn't look like Yi Jianlian figured out how not to foul people during games. The waist-high kick is frowned upon, I'd imagine, no matter how high the wall is around your country. But he was only whistled for three fouls in 33 minutes, which enabled him to score a respectable 16 points. Michael Redd added 27 in a 78-72 win over the 0-3 Chicago Bulls. At this juncture, the Bulls best figure out who else to send over to acquire Kobe Bryant. Perhaps they can send all 12 players to the Lakers for Kobe and his 11 teammates. Maybe then Bryant will be satisfied with who else he's playing with.
Hell the Bryant trade rumors pissed off Joe Dumars as well
Detroit Pistons President Joe Dumars was said to be furious over a rumored deal involving Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and the Pistons.
Dumars has vowed he's not going to allow his players to be tossed around in alleged trade talks, as occurred with the Chicago Bulls.
According the the Chicago Tribune an radio report suggested Detroit was waiting to "get into the mix'' and the deal would include Rip Hamilton. The report indicated the deal could be done by Thanksgiving.
No deal was ever done.