Kobe Bryant Zings Mark Cuban On Twitter After Torching The Mavericks

Mark Cuban went on ESPN radio Friday and suggested that it might be smart for the Lakers to use the amnesty clause on Kobe Bryant next year — cutting him so his ~$30 million salary doesn't count against the salary cap.

Cuban was just speaking hypothetically, and it was more a comment about the new collective bargaining agreement than a comment about Kobe.

But it still became a big thing.

Kobe (who always has his finger on the pulse) took notice. After scoring 38 points in a 103-99 win against the Mavericks yesterday, he fired off this zinger:

Amnesty THAT

— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) February 24, 2013

Excellent. It has been retweeted 50,000 times as of this writing.

Cuban responded well:

Nice to know there is a least one team and theirplayers, outside of the Mavs, that listen to everything I say.

— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) February 24, 2013

But I do have to give props to @kobebryant for a great tweet. #Welldone.

— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) February 24, 2013

The lesson here: Kobe is watching. He was vintage Kobe yesterday (via r/NBA):

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