Kobe Bryant, long-time Los Angeles Laker and future Hall-of-Famer, is in a bitter feud with his own mother over ownership of memorabilia potentially worth more than one million dollars.
Los Angeles added two-time MVP point guard Steve Nash earlier in the offseason, and the two new stars join five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant to form a dominant trio of top-five players at their respective positions.
Rather, it was the pitch that Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak and All-Star Kobe Bryant made to 2-time MVP Steve Nash to join Los Angeles that filtered through the crowd like the wave.