As is normal, once a great player is heading towards the end of their career they get very honest and tons of old stories start coming out. In the past week we’ve learned A LOT about the legendary Kobe Bryant and the stories aren’t done yet. This next tidbit involves the year LeBron James decided to team up with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami.
via Bleacher Report:
With a brutal seven-game victory over the Celtics in the bank for Bryant, the 2010 offseason is dominated by LeBron James’ decision to leave Cleveland for Miami.
What matters to Bryant is Phil Jackson agreeing to return to coach the Lakers again in pursuit of a third consecutive NBA title. Bryant sends James a text message. It goes like this:
“Go ahead and get another MVP, if you want. And find the city you want to live in. But we’re going to win the championship. Don’t worry about it.”
Well neither James nor Bryant won that following year but that’s neither here nor there…
