Why the Los Angeles Lakers Are Handling Kobe Bryant’s Return Perfectly

The Los Angeles Lakers owe the Chicago Bulls a debt of gratitude.

No, not just because former general manager Jerry Krause's poor relationship with Phil Jackson may well have driven the Zen Master out of the Windy City after the Bulls' last championship season—though the result of that split is certainly worth pondering on the occasion of Jackson's 68th birthday.

And not just because Michael Jordan laid out a blueprint for brilliance that Kobe Bryant later followed about as closely as anyon...

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