Master P Responds To Kobe Bryant's Tweet And 'Phony' Comments About Lamar Odom

Rapper Master P typed up a long Facebook message to L.A. Lakers great, Kobe Bryant after he called him out on not begging as supportive by pushing him to still have a spot on the NBA team and even comedian D.L. Hugley's recent reaction to the recent diss.

 "If you're real with someone, you keep it real through the good and bad times. I understand first hand from dealing with my own brother that was living recklessly, I had to show him tough love but I'd never cut him off because we're blood. I'm not pointing the finger at anyone, Lamar's unfortunate situation is a result of his own decisions and actions. I can relate to D.L. Hugley's statement on dealing with family members with addictions, it's draining. I'm not a phony, I can admit that I stopped dealing with Lamar years ago for those same reasons."

He added, "Even though I've known Lamar for over 15 years, it wasn't like we were the best of friends. I tried to mentor him and give him advice but he is a grown man and made his own decisions. You can't help anyone that don't want any help and I get that, that's life. So that's why I stopped dealing with Lamar."

Master P stressed that it was important to help the baller get back on track and wasn't trying to slam the NBA All-Star, "I have nothing against Kobe or the Lakers. I have nothing to hide and I'm willing to speak face to face with anybody, with Kobe or Kardashians about the conversations that Lamar and I have had concerning him trying to get his life back together and getting back into the league. I'm not about entertaining no mess and I'm only speaking on this because I knew this brother. I hope that if ever I was in a similar situation where I couldn't speak for myself, that somebody would keep it 100 for me."

The rapper stressed that he wasn't calling anyone out directly for being "phony" but explained now with Lamar's life-and-death circumstance, more people were reaching out today versus caring for him last month, "The truth hurts, even in Hollywood. My condolences to the people that really love him. And I am not trying to question the support of others that are truly grieving, this is a critical, life and death situation. This is only my opinion, it's just sad that last month no one had anything positive to say about Lamar... and that's what I meant by being phony."