…Bynum felt that Bryant’s ball-dominant ways hurt his development as one of the leagues best centers.
“I thought it really helped me a lot obviously at first, because he draws so much attention its hard for guys to double team and key on you, so it helped me tremendously,” Bynum told a group of L.A. reporters before the Lakers played the Sixers on Sunday. “Later, I felt I was able to get the ball more and do more things with the ball, so I could definitely see how it could stunt growth.”
Bryant, who said he met with Bynum for 3-4 minutes after he put up 34 points in the Lakers 111-98 win over the Sixers, was not offended by his former teammates remarks. In fact, he agreed with them.”For sure, because when you’re playing with me you obviously have to sacrifice something,” Bryant said. “Same thing with me and Shaq. You kind of off-set each other to a certain extent. So, I mean, that’s true.
At least he can admit it!