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After the Lakers lost to the Suns Sunday, Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol made comments about the trade rumors involving Gasol. Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak has responded to those comments.
Via Lakers:
“As a former player, I understand how the days leading up to the trade deadline can be nerve-wracking for an NBA player. Nonetheless, as General Manager of the Lakers, I have a responsibility to ownership, our fans and the players on this team to actively pursue opportunities to improve the team for this season and seasons to come. To say publicly that we would not do this would serve no purpose and put us at a competitive disadvantage. Taking such a course of action at this time would be a disservice to ownership, the team and our many fans.
You can read what Kobe and Pau said here.
