Vernon Maxwell set the record straight after a viral podcast appearance featuring Los Angeles Lakers legends Magic Johnson and Byron Scott, during which Johnson called out the former Rockets guard.

The former champion says that he is the reason that Kobe Bryant went straight to the NBA instead of going to college.

Kobe Bryant packed a lot into his 41 years. He spent almost half his life in the NBA, playing for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1996 to 2016. In high school, he was heavily recruited by the elite ...

His team went on to win the game and the championship, with Bryant's high school career being impressive enough for him to enter the NBA straight out of school. Kobe Bryant was among the NBA's ...