Jerry West on TNT: "I've never really mentioned this to anyone, but Kobe was gonna come and sign with the Clippers"

In 2007 Kobe told Stephen A Smith the Lakers weren't adding players such as Baron Davis or Carlos Boozer said he would've joined the Bulls or Clippers had he known and added that he'd even play on Pluto if it meant leaving the Lakers

Paul George on why negotiations with the Clippers fell through I never wanted to leave LA The first initial deal was I thought kind of disrespectful 2 years 60 million Im like Just give me what Kawhi got

Shaq Jerry West met me in a hotelHe said I cant get you to 150 million you asked for but I can get you 120 million and I got some movie deals signed up for you thatll come out to about 180 million'

PTFO Source to Pablo People at Daktronics and the Clippers had told me about this multi-million dollar deal with Kawhi and Daktronics it wasnt coming out of their end The Clippers were technically kind of funding it It was funneling money from the Clippers through Daktronics back to Kawhi

Young Kobe Bryant

Chris Paul shared that before sending him home Clippers President Lawrence Frank promised his jersey would hang in the rafters