Kobe Bryant not ‘disappearing forever,’ like the team that reappeared from ‘the shadows’ to beat him in 2004

Via the Huffington Post, Kobe Bryant had this to say after his Lakers were lackadaisically bounced from the playoffs by Oklahoma City:

"“I’m not fading into the shadows if that’s what you’re asking,” Bryant said. “I’m not going anywhere. We’re not going anywhere. It’s not like one of those things where the Bulls beat the Pistons and the Pistons disappear forever. I’m not going for that shit.”"