Kobe respected Lin?? Are you for real?! Did you see the videos of the workout AFTER that day? Kobe destroyed Lin physically and mentally in practice, there have been witness reports about Lin crying in the locker room after that. Kobe wouldn't do this to him if he respected him, let's be real.
That's how Kobe respects his teammates. He did the same thing to Pau Gasol at the Olympics while Pau was still a Laker. That doesn't mean anything, or it means that he wants to play seriously with them. He is a competitive player, and he will destroy anyone if they play against him. Nah man, he surely didn't respect Lin, there is so much video evidence for that. The situation with PAU in the Olympics was so totally different, it's like you are comparing apples with oranges.
He went through Pau to set a statement, we are on the same Lakers team but this is a different game we are playing today, that was the message. He would also never say anything bad about Pau, just let his hard game do the talking.
There has been a very limited amount of teammates Kobe actually respected, you can count them down on 1 hand maybe.