Kobe Bryant to Italy Won’t Help NBA Lockout
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By DERON SNYDER
The NBA players’ union and league officials met Tuesday in a last-gasp attempt to save the upcoming season as Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant tried to finalize his contingency plan of playing in Italy if the lockout continues. Sadly, his maneuvering won’t help solve the labor situation, but it definitely could exacerbate the problem.
Roughly 60 players are going abroad to play, but the only big name thus far is New Jersey Nets guard Deron Williams, who’s headed to Turkey. Bryant’s defection would be a blow to the players’ union and the 400 or so players who don’t have international options. They’ll be left at home, missing paychecks, while Bryant, Williams and the others hoop it up in Europe and elsewhere.
