Kobe Bryant vents on Twitter over Steve Blake being traded to Golden State Warriors

By Josh Hill | Feb 20, 2014

May 12, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant (24) and and point guard Steve Blake (5) react in the final seconds of game seven of the Western Conference quarterfinals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets at the Staples Center. Lakers won 96-87. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA trade deadline has come and gone, and while the Los Angeles Lakers failed to trade Pau Gasol or Jordan Hill, the clutches of the trade deadline grabbed hold of someone and dragged him to the depths. Steve Blake was traded late on Wednesday night to the Golden State Warriors and not everyone is happy about it.

Obviously the Warriors are thrilled, but Blake’s now former teammate Kobe Bryant is not so tickled. Kobe took to Twitter to vent his frustration over the Steve Blake trade.

Not cool with @SteveBlake5 being gone AT ALL One of my closest teammates and psycho competitor GS picked up gem #smartmove
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) February 20, 2014

Bryant isn’t going to demand a trade or anything that because of the move, rather we’re finally seeing some true and unfiltered frustration from Kobe over how this season has gone. Kobe Bryant is a winner, he doesn’t lose and his team never sells at the deadline. Those last two things are very true of this season and it’s clearly taking a toll on Kobe.

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