Thursday, July 26, 2012

Kobe Bryant's relationship with front office has improved

By Mark Medina, Los Angeles Times

The phone in Kobe Bryant's pocket trembled at an unexpected time.

He had been in the middle of overseeing his basketball camp in Santa Barbara and had just wrapped a clinic at the local Boys & Girls Club. And he was just days away from beginning practice with Team USA in preparation for the 2012 London Olympics.

But a phone call brought him back from all the non-Lakers-related pursuits. Team General Manager Mitch Kupchak was checking in, alerting him that the front office was in serious pursuit of veteran point guard Steve Nash.

"You think you really have a chance?" Bryant asked.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-la-kobe-bryants-relationship-with-front-office-improved-in-past-year-20120724,0,6748942.story

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