Oh, just another day in the Los Angeles Lakers locker room. Reporters took notes while the Lake Show prepared for the shortened season with some free throws and rebounding drills.
And then someone decided to ask Pau Gasol an inappropriate question regarding Kobe Bryant’s personal life.
“I have to ask, because we are reporters and this is our job, but there’s a lot of rumors out there — there’s a lot of reports out there — about Kobe’s divorce. Do you know anything about that?” asked the off-camera voice.
An overall great day at work, I’d say. The question and Gasol’s response may not find a place in the sports pages, but at least there’s a camera and a YouTube account to feed that insatiable beast. Because gossip is the new name of the game.
I have to say, because I have a blog and a platform, that the reporter’s preface to that inappropriate question doesn’t justify her reasoning. Divorce is a personal matter, which Gasol should have no comment about, and doesn’t require any kind of inquiry — especially while all the details were just “rumors … reports.”
Is this really what you want to accomplish with your credentials and access? Terrible question, and my compliments to Gasol for doing the best he could in the moment.
