18-year-old rookie Kobe wins the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest
Stein Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley have already been in contact since becoming Lakers teammates league sources tell me and new coach Darvin Ham has told them he has lineups in mind to play Russ and PatBev side-by-side
Road Trippin Perkins With the legal issue down in Colorado But I will say this it just goes to show you his mental toughness Kobe Bryant was leaving the courtroom getting on a private jet heading back to go play in the basketball game and giving people that work with his life on the line
McMenamin LeBron James has been upgraded to questionable for Fridays game against the Pistons per the Lakers