Monroe, Ga. 6/18/2007 9:08:23 PM
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Kobe Bryant Still Wants Out of L.A.

Apparently Kobe Bryant wasn’t able to bury the battle of words he had with Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss.

The 28-year-old superstar continued to indicate that he wants out of L.A. after posting a message on his web site on Sunday that read, “When you love something as much as I love the Lakers its hard to even imagine thinking about being elsewhere, but, the ONE THING I will never sacrifice when it comes to basketball is WINNING.”

Expressing frustration for being the fall guy in the Lakers first round exit in the Western Conference playoffs Bryant said, “to have someone "inside" the Laker organization try to blame me in the media for us not being a contender right now -- that is what brought me to my current position today.”

Kobe’s tone seemed resigned to the fact that he would look for a new opportunity as soon as possible. He concluded his message with a paragraph that started, “But, now there is a new road ahead. I am gonna keep grindin and keep workin to get back to competing for Championships.”

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