HARD IN THE PAINT: TURKISH SQUAD BESIKTAS LOOKING AT KOBE ALSO?

Is Kobe Bryant looking at the front door to stack paper in Turkey along with Nets guard Deron Williams. That’s what the internets say, Turkey’s Besiktas has reached out to Kobe’s reps in an effort to create what could be one of the best back courts in recent memory. Besiktas head coach Ergin Ataman told Yahoo Sports in a recent conversation that interest between the two camps was mutual

“It is a fact that Kobe Bryant’s managers have contacted us,” coach Ergin Ataman said Thursday

He also made light of the fact that the team would have to reach out to a sponsor in effort to afford Kobe. Rumors are swirling all over the NBA that stars will be heading to play in other European destinations and possibly China with the lockout on full blast. That’s a global game, for real

via Yahoo sports