Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant (24) against the Orlando Magic during the second quarter at Amway Center.

“The man has done so much for the Lakers and the fans of the Laker nation, he deserves the money”, Buss said. “He’s super strong, very fit”, Buss said…

When asked if this was Bryant’s final year with the Lakers, Jim Buss told The Times, “My arms are like this”, and reportedly held his arms wide open, suggesting that the Lakers would welcome Bryant back.

“He just has to know, at that age, and that many miles on you, what is your role?”

Jim Buss is back everyone! However, it’s pretty hard to picture Kobe in any uniform but a Lakers one at this point in his career.

“Here’s the thing though, when you say it at the time you actually mean it and then when you get older you have more perspective and you’re like holy s-t, I was an idiot when I was a kid”.

“I didn’t appreciate Shaq until I played with Dwight.”

It’s not a number of wins. But that’s Summer League, it is a place for development, what matters is how they grow as players from these early points.

It got nasty. And the championship dynasty that could have been was broken up before the 2005 season. While Hibbert struggled to maintain consistency in 2014-15, he is not that far removed from deep postseason runs with the Indiana Pacers in 2012-13 and 2013-14.

Despite their success together with the Lakers, it is often believed the two could have achieved so much more had Bryant and O’Neal worked out their differences.

NBC Sports’ Pro Basketball Sport noted that it is just normal for NBA teams to be in “casual conversations” with their former players about possible “camp invites” and veterans helping out on developing the team’s younger players.

“I definitely did not want to leave L.A., but that’s how you have to talk in business, especially when you think you’re in control”, O’Neal said on Shaq’s Big Post cast.