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Kobe Bryant calls out Pau Gasol for being soft

Found December 03, 2012 on 5TH QUARTER MAGAZINE: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Kobe Bryant,  Pau Gasol,  Antawn Jamison,  Dwight Howard
TEAMS: Los Angeles Lakers
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  When the Lakers got Pau Gasol in a trade for a bag of air in 2008, that was seen as a robbery since Pau Gasol is one of the most talented power forwards in the game.  Basketball fans saw the basketball abilities of Pau Gasol as he helped Kobe Bryant reach the Finals when he arrived and eventually winning a title the year after. Recently, Pau Gasol has not been himself.  He is battling knee tendinitis and battling to get minutes.  A starter battling for minutes?  That seems like the case under coach Mike D’Antoni’s new system.  Antawn Jamison is coming in for Pau Gasol and eating up his minutes.  Also, Pau seems lost in this new system.  He has been complaining that he has not been getting touches and has seen himself away from the basket and shooting jumpers from the elbow. In an article by ESPN Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant has had enough of Pau Gasol complaining and being soft.  The Black Mamba had some not-so-kind words for his teammate in an attempt to toughen him up.  He said, Pu...
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