“ Chris doesn’t like that stuff. He’s got that little-man complex. I do that to his head all the time. Man, he just hates it. But he’s a tough little [expletive], and he’s not going to let that [expletive] slide, accident or not.
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Kobe Bryant, on Chris Paul and the dust up between Paul and Pau Gasol at the end of last night’s game.
Gasol, Lakers show they’re still full of fight - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
It’s interesting to see how Kobe Bryant is down playing the budding rivalry between the Lakers and Clippers in Wojnarowski’s article. If it was just another friendly game between big brother and little brother, the game wouldn’t have been as physical and playoff like as it was. The calendar may say it’s still January, but at Staples, it felt like May. It felt like game five and the series was tied at two games a piece.
Side note: Lakers/Clippers isn’t a rivalry, technically, it’s a derby.
