Kawhi "Claw" Leonard
LaMarcus "No one cared enough" Aldridge
When Shaq left, they defended Kobe because he wore purple and gold, then they defended him again when he ran of Phil Jackson, and the lies just spiraled out of control over the years. It's the strangest codependent relationship I've seen in sports. The fact that free agents are avoiding the Lakers like smallpox has started to wake some of them up.
This is the exact reason why I always hate the Duncan vs Kove debate. Kobe isn't willing to sacrifice self to win. The Lakers could've won more were it not for Kobe needing to just win, but win because of him. I can't believe he told Aldridge he could be his new Gasol!
Kobe's an absolutely great basketball player who, for some reason, always tried to cultivate this image of a guy who can win by himself, though he's never ever done it. Part of the reason for that is likely because he's always valued the scoring le more than championships. If he'd kept his mouth shut he'd likely have more les than Jordan at this point and the argument of his greatness would make itself. As it stands, he's got a legion of ignorati screaming about how he deserves to be compared to Jordan.
Since it looks like the LMA/Kawhi era is closing why not a walk down memory lane?
Props, the only dude to respond decisively in Kawhi's favor right away.
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