Kobe Bryant on Extension with Lakers: ‘This Wasn’t a Negotiation’

UPDATE: Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 5:55 pm EST by Adam Fromal

When Kobe Bryant spoke to the media on Tuesday, he made it pretty clear that his contract negotiations weren't negotiations at all. The Lakers knew what they wanted going into the meetings with the Mamba, and the result was a short temporal gap between sitting down and standing up. 

It's also worth noting that the deal was made before Kobe played a single game. On the heels of the Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
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