Kobe Bryant Is Biggest Roadblock in Los Angeles Lakers Rebuild

May 6th, 2014 by Dan Favale Leave a reply »

Among the many roadblocks facing the Los Angeles Lakers in their attempt at a hypersonic rebuild is Kobe Bryant, the 35-year-old shooting guard to whom their fortunes are still decidedly tethered.

At one point, that would have been considered a good thing. A great thing. Bryant has been many things throughout his illustrious NBA career—incredible, annoying, critical, outspoken, impatient, honest and demanding, to name a few.

Above all else, he's been reliable. 

When he was injured, he played, When he fell on the wrong side of 30, he played. When he was approaching 35, he played. And he played well. 

For a while, it looked like Bryant was the exception to every rule ever. Screw time. Forget age. As long as Bryant played, he would be an asset both on and off the court.

That's all changed.

Bryant is no longer the vast-reaching resource he once was, the player an entire city once counted on. Truthfully, the Lakers don't know who or what he is now. Figuring that out is their toughest task, leaving Bryant, for once, as the biggest obstacle standing between where the Lakers are ...

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