If asked, which would Laker Kobe Bryant admit to wanting to sink more: his marriage or his ball club? Because it seems like he’s done pretty damaging work on both ends for the past couple of years. But just like the gi-normous rock he gave his wife Vanessa after the “unpleasantness” in Colorado, Kobe’s now trying to clean up the mess he made in the off-season. All those trade demands and teammate-dissing he did in the off-season? That was because he was in a haze. A selfish, money-hungry haze.

“I’m happy to be here,” Bryant said. “My guys and I — we have such a tight bond. Business and basketball sometimes can cloud things, but when you get here in your element and you’re around your teammates and just having a good time with them and thinking about them and not about the business of the game, that’s when it becomes fun.”

Bryant wouldn’t go as far as to rescind the well-publicized trade demand he made in May. When asked if he no longer wanted the Lakers to trade him, he essentially gave a no comment, saying, “I don’t get into that stuff.”

Uh-huh. We’re sure that’s what he told Vanessa about white girls, too.

Kobe glad he wasn’t traded, is ‘happy’ with Lakers [ESPN]
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