There’s a whole lot of tongue in cheek going around lately, and Kobe Bryant is the latest athlete to make an outlandish and sarcastic statement seem believable.
During a question and answer session with the media, Bryant gave this answer to a question regarding Kevin Love.
One of the questions that Kobe laughed at today was mine, re: Kevin Love trade & if he would’ve like to see him a Laker, Kobe said “No.”
— Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) October 1, 2014
Winters went on to delete the tweet, but other reporters confirmed that Bryant made the statement in a joking fashion.
Kobe asked about Kevin Love deal to Cleveland. Called it"good trade." Then sarcastically said "no" when asked if he wanted him here
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) October 1, 2014
We just have to hope that Bryant’s young teammates will appreciate his ornery, tongue in cheek phase.