Suicide lines: Kobe's odometer; Tinsley seeks NY for less money

Each weekday morning, Ball Don't Lie serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your coq au vin.Brian Kamenetzky, LA Times: "Kobe Bryant is still just 30 years old, but that doesn't mean his odometer isn't flipping digits like an '86 Volvo station wagon owned by a couple of liberal arts professors at a small Maine college. It's easy to forget how long Kobe's been around and how many games he's played ... so allow me to remind you. 948 in the regular season, good for ninth among active players. (Assuming good health, by mid-season 24 will break into the top 100 in pro hoops history.) Looking just at minutes logged, Kobe is seventh among current players at 34,531. This doesn't include his 175 postseason games and their additional 6,888 minutes on of burn. This is not to suggest that Kobe is ripe for decline — the dude keeps himself in terrifyingly good condition — but the Grim Reaper (roundball version) eventually comes f...