knew it was a wrap for the lakers signing aldridge as soon as i found out kobe would be at the meeting
he will never make a friendly pitch like "you know what? i'm on the way out soon, we'll be equal in the offense and you're younger than me, so you can take some of the load off my shoulders and help me save energy. you'll be the man soon and i can groom you into that role. let's turn this franchise around together. we'd love to have you here, big fella"
he always on some "mamba eats first. and second. and third. you get the leftovers

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