Mark Cuban says that the Mavericks were very close to trading for Kobe Bryant in 2007 with a package of Josh Howard Jason Terry and draft picks so close that he thought the deal was done However Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak was able to talk Kobe out of his trade request

Hassan Whiteside on his dagger: "On that last fadeaway I yelled 'Kobe'"

Marcus Morris on what Markieff brings to Lakers - "He definitely brings another versatile player who can play the 4 and the 5, mix it up, been shooting the 3 pretty well. Great defender, hes a tough guy on the court. Im not a Laker fan, but I'm rooting fo

JJ Barea starts to tear up talking about his time with the Dallas Mavericks

Tyrese Haliburton LeBron was my favorite player growing up I was a Cavs fan then Heat fan then Cavs fan again and then Lakers fan before i got drafted That's just how it went