BASKETBALL: Kobe Bryant Attacks CBA Over $24 billion TV Deal

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant weighed in on the controversy sparked with players after the league signed a nine-year, $24 billion deal to re-up its TV rights on Monday. And like LeBron James and Kevin Durant, Bryant is unhappy with the CBA's pressure for stars to re-sign for less in light of how much money the owners are making.

Bryant has been vocal on this point before, and it was something he mentioned when he signed a two-year, $48 million extension with the Lakers that effectively strangled their cap space and ability to re-make the team around him. In other words, Bryant wanted to send a message that stars shouldn't and wouldn't take less. LeBron James was reportedly in the same mindset when he took a max deal last summer.