Kobe got a phonecall

After yesterdays crazy media frenzy over Kobe’s well executed radio interview blast, Laker owner Jerry Buss gave Kobe a call and touched base about the issues at hand.

In a press release he made available this morning, he stated…..“I talked with Kobe this morning and assured him that I share his frustration and, more importantly, I assured him that we will continue to pursue every avenue possible to improve our team with him as the cornerstone. I told him that we will keep him apprised of our progress and we agreed that we will talk again in the very near future.”

The main reason why Kobe was so angry is because of the miscommunication. Imagine being one of the key components of a multi-hundred million dollar corporation, and not knowing what the hell is going on. Being in the dark and taking the criticism from national media saying that almost everything is your fault, but still having to go out every night and do your job in front of them all.

THAT CAN WEAR SOMEONE DOWN TO THE POINT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE A CHANGE(Trade) IN SCENERY.

I think Kobe used the platform that was available to him very intelligently, whether it was intentional or based on pure emotion.
Starting with:

• a demand for change at the exit interview press conference
• a request for a general manager (Jerry West) that proved he can BUILD a contender and WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS
• an early morning ESPN interview requesting a trade with Stephen A. Smith
• a midday ESPN interview with Dan Patrick
• an afternoon interview on Loose Cannons AM570, addressing the same issues, but making sense of the situation

All to have somebody just give him a phone call and COMMUNICATE to him what is going on in the organizations future, and to address that they will be doing everything they can to build a contending team in the near future, directly.

I think that was worth it. Because he had no other choice.

Kobe said in all of the interviews, “I just want the truth.” Hopefully this time Jerry Buss can handle telling him the truth that the organization will….. “pursue every avenue possible to improve [the] team with him as the cornerstone.”