Kobe Bryant said he believes the Lakers misled him.

The Lakers' public meltdown took another turn Tuesday when a seething Bryant called the team's front office "a mess," repeatedly said that he had "trust issues" with management, issues he isn't certain can ever be resolved, and left open the possibility of a trade.

Bryant accused the Lakers of deceiving him about their plans to undergo long-term rebuilding in the post-Shaquille O'Neal era and also bristled at the oft-expressed belief that he forced the Lakers to trade O'Neal.

"I get up at 4:30 (a.m.) and I get on the court and work on nothing but defense," Bryant said in an interview with 570-AM. "My focus has been all about getting this team to the next level. Now, the tone has switched now. The tone has switched. Because now I've got serious trust issues."