MVP Bryant wants to stay with Lakers - LA Daily News

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SportsBrief - May 7
Published 5/7/2008 by Ali Jawad at SportsHubLA
... Kobe is with the new hardware, so happy that he lets it be known that he’s a Laker for life once and for all, writes Elliot Teaford L.A. Daily News. It’s pretty amazing to think that a guy considered the best player in the game for a number of years took this long to be recognized by the media as the Most Valuable Player. Finally, we’ve aggregated ...

First Cup: Wednesday
Published 5/7/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Elliott Teaford of the Los Angeles Daily News: "A year ago, Kobe Bryant was ready to bolt. Now, he's prepared to stick with the Lakers for the rest of his NBA career. 'I would like to, absolutely,' Kobe Bryant said during a formal news conference Tuesday afternoon to announce his selection as the NBA's MVP. For the first time since his demand to be traded last May, there were no qualifiers when he was asked about remaining with the Lakers. There was no talk about the business of basketball. Only a direct response to a direct question followed by a ...