It seems after five full seasons of playing with Kobe Bryant, the Black Mamba's influence is starting to show on Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol.
Sitting down with the Los Angeles Times' T.J. Simers on Monday morning, the 32-year-old forward spoke at length about his current situation with the Lakers. The topics broached his relationship with head coach Mike D'Antoni ("anchored in disagreement," per Simers), his loyalty to the organization and his thoughts on Kobe Bryant playing more of a facilitator role in the offense.
All of those are innocent enough facts we already knew and could gotten after a game against Milwaukee on a random Wednesday night. Where the interview got more interesting is when the reserved and always friendly Gasol opened up about his course of action if his role doesn't change this offseason.
Here is a transcript of the exchange between Simers and Gasol, per the Los Angeles Times:
"If this coach stays and Dwight Howard remains with the Lakers," I asked, "what about you?"
"It would be hard for me to deal with another season knowing the facts you just mention ...
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