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They had said, "Hey, we've got a a framework for a potential trade to the Pistons." That was not something Kobe was interested in doing.
He loved LA. So, I remember calling Rob Pelinka, Kobe's agent, and I asked him if there was any possible way that we could find a loophole to keep Kobe in LA. And he says, "There's something called a no trade clause." And I said, "I need Kobe to have that in his contract." And I made sure that we put that in there. Only LA sunshine.