Kobe ignored Brand's phone calls to join the Clippers

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-clippers4oct04,1,4555344.story?coll=la-h
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Brand left phone messages for Bryant during the recruiting process in early
July, hoping to coax him into a Clipper uniform. "Anytime you can get a
player of that caliber," he said, "you give your all, and I definitely tried
my best."

But he never heard back and, after Bryant stayed put, Brand wondered like
many others if the Laker star had ever really been serious about joining the
Clippers or was simply "flirting with us a little bit..

"Some of his quotes about wanting to be a Laker forever and Magic Johnson
being his favorite player . I don't know. That says it right there to me."

"s_knight8" <s_knight8nospam.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-clippers4oct04,1,4555344.story?coll=la-h
> eadlines-sports
>
> Brand left phone messages for Bryant during the recruiting process in
> early
> July, hoping to coax him into a Clipper uniform. "Anytime you can get a
> player of that caliber," he said, "you give your all, and I definitely
> tried
> my best."
>
> But he never heard back and, after Bryant stayed put, Brand wondered like
> many others if the Laker star had ever really been serious about joining
> the
> Clippers or was simply "flirting with us a little bit..
>
> "Some of his quotes about wanting to be a Laker forever and Magic Johnson
> being his favorite player . I don't know. That says it right there to me."
>

Uh, Elton, my brother, wake up, it's the Clippers. This is the same team you
said you hoped would not match the contract you signed with Utah or whoever
it was. Why would Kobe have ever seriously considered signing with them.

Greg