Then all the hope and promise of combining two of the most dynamic players of the last decade (Nash and Bryant) is lost, and the Lakers look foolish for chasing short-term aspirations with an aging star that was past his prime.
Haluk Bilginer is a huge star in Turkey and can't go anywhere without hoards of fans chasing him for an autograph, a photograph or a shake of the hand.
Chasing Yorkshire's 180-3, in which ex-South Africa Test star Herschelle Gibbs hit his first ton in Twenty20 cricket, Northants needed 13 off the final ball.
Time is indicated by chimes, and rather than hands, intricately enameled dials depict a girl chasing a kite across Paris on one watch, while a love-struck man watches a shooting star over the Eiffel Tower on the other.