Kobe on how close he came to leaving the Lakers in 2004: "We were actually looking for homes in Chicago. Researching schools, places to live.."

Charania The Lakers have made it clear that they want him back but the one thing I do know is that multiple contenders are already circling If LeBron is really going to hit the open market and decide and have a true free agency he's not going to have a shortage of teams

Charania Minnesota Lakers Celtics Heat Knicks those are the teams that had interest in Giannis at the deadline You think about teams like Miami and Minnesota those were more back and forth engagement conversations Then you had teams like CLE LAL BOS NYK that just checked in

Luka called out Charania I wasn't close to clearing There was some stuff in the media that went out that wasn't true If I could be out there I would be 100

Shaq on signing his 120 million deal that helped make Kobe Bryant a Laker I was at Magic City about to get me a dance and I still remember the girl's name too Electra That motherfer was so fine 6'3 built like a bag of water I opened up the envelope I never seen so many zeros in my life

Jaylen Brown I was inspired by LAs Kobe Bryant He inspired me not only to play basketball but his thoughts and stuff he did off the court inspired me as well Before he passed he was exploring starting his own brand and giving athletes better percentages and deals

Charania I do know a lot of teams are calling LeBron and his camp I spoke to Rich Paul last week and he told me every contender in the NBA has essentially placed a call since the season ended