That's purely speculation. What we know is that Mike hit 3 two times, didn't cry to Stephen A Smith (an ESPN employee by the way), and didn't hang around to rot on the vine in his nest. He went elsewhere to die, like an old indian chief.
Mike also went to bat for Phil. Kobe ran him off.
It's "his choice" when the evidence is against your argument but "chicken " otherwise.
I don't do stats. Last game in the playoffs, remember?
And Kobe is all for it.
Money is money, but for a compe or to choose a tank over competing as long as he's paraded around like a prom queen on death row, that's pretty chicken itself. At least go out with some dignity.
Are you a Lakers fan or a Kobe fan, given they are mutually exclusive?
Now I am not comparing Kobe to Mike, just stating the fact that Kobe chose himself over his franchise, a franchise you purport to love.