Kobe's crisis

Poor Kobe Bryant. He keeps throwing temper tantrums and acting like a world-class jerk, but the Los Angeles Lakers refuse to trade him.

If the Lakers won’t set him free, he will have to stay in that lousy town with that lousy team for four more years. In exchange for all that misery, all he gets is $88.6 million.

Is there no justice?

Seems that Kobe is chapped that the Lakers don’t surround him with top-notch talent so he — I mean, the team — can win a world championship.

Apparently the Kobatollah has forgotten that he was matched up with none other than the great Shaquille O’Neal for several years in L.A., and the Lakers did quite well.

But Kobe’s giant ego couldn’t stand anyone edging into his spotlight, so Shaq was shipped to South Florida.

Now Kobe wants another superstar sidekick — but a dull one so he can still be The Guy.

Poor Kobe. He pouts and postures, and coaches and owners keep stroking him and asking him to please, please play nice, but the drama drags on.

I think lots of ordinary fans, who make in a year or two what Kobe makes in a day, could tell Kobe where he should go.

But he probably wouldn’t like to hear their suggestion, and it would probably make him even more upset, so they probably shouldn’t do that.

Poor, poor Kobe.