Kobe bombshell

According to ESPN.com, Kobe Bryant will demand that the Lakers rehire Jerry West and give him full control of basketball operations, or else Bryant will ask to be traded. The story is oddly placed — less important than Serena Williams’ first-round victory at the French Open — and doesn’t include any fresh quotes from Kobe, although the source on the story is ESPN’s Ric Bucher, who has known to be tight with Kobe over the years. Stay tuned for more details.