kobe trade rumor

espn reported a rumor 3 team trade involving kobe going to chicago and big ben and artest going to LA and kings get someone. i thought having big ben and artest may make this trade worthy for the lakers. then i realize that it's more than just basketball with kobe.

keeping kobe in a lakers uniform is a simple business decision: he's a celebrity playing sport. with the fickle LA crowd, the lakers need star power that transcend sports to keep the team relevant in the city. good or bad, as long as there's drama, there's publicity, and that's what the organization wants.

plus whatever team kobe gets traded to will have a depleted roster, which means pretty much same situation he's in with lakers right now, and he'll veto the trade.

so you see, kobe ain't going nowhere.