By land or by air, getting to games can be difficult for Kobe Bryant: What you need to know

LOS ANGELES –

Everyone knows the 405 freeway can be a difficult drive when trying to get from Orange County to Los Angeles. Add rush hour traffic and it’s enough to make any diehard Lakers fan skip the game.

Even if they commute by helicopter.

Kobe Bryant has said that traveling the 45 or so miles from his home in Newport Coast to Staples Center can be hard on his body. All that sitting. So most times, he takes a helicopter to the arena to save on the long commute.

But apparently that can be too hard, too.