Off-topic Kobe on CNBC this morning talking his $2 Billion fund for athletes and entrepreneurs. Investing in e-sports. Hot sauce. Sports gambling. Won't talk about buying a sports team but won't stop smiling after being asked about it.

Bill Simmons tells a story about the time Kobe randomly contacts him because of an article he had wrote about leadership during the '12-'13 season.

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