Adrian Wojnarowski: Now, this was 2013. Even then, it wasn’t as intense as it would be in 2023. There weren’t a zillion people on it yet. I still have this one email on my phone. His email was something like “BulMambaXX” or something, and I remember it was on my BlackBerry. He just wrote, “You don’t have to hit me every day. I’ll tell you when I’m coming back.” I said, “Okay, I’m not going to.” Kobe didn’t like to be pestered. I didn’t pester him. I said, “Alright, you’ll tell me when you’re ready.” Then, one Saturday morning, I got an email. It just said, “First day.” That was his way of saying, “I’m back.” I remember I hit someone with the Lakers and said, “Kobe just practiced.” They replied, “Yep.” So, I put it out there. -via YouTube / December 7, 2024
Kobe Bryant thought the Lakers were going to amnesty him
