Is Kobe Bryant Enough for LA Lakers to Lure Superstars?

There is no doubting the gravitational pull of Kobe Bryant. Wherever he goes, our eyeballs follow. Whatever he says, we listen. Few players in the league have ever commanded the level of respect, admiration and fear Bryant does from his peers. He's a global icon and a living legend.

And he's almost out of time.

Bryant knows this. Athletes on his level sometimes seem to be unaware of their own mortality, or at least unwilling to acknowledge it. Even last season before his torn Achilles and subsequent knee injuries, Bryant seemed to be cognizant of what was coming for him after he saw the Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
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