It started at Inglewood High. Did it ever.
Kobe Bryant arrived for his Lakers pre-draft workout in 1996 and was matched up against Michael Cooper, who had been six years removed from the NBA but might have been a decent test for a 17-year-old with no college experience.
Lakers executives Jerry West and Mitch Kupchak were there, along with a few other team officials.
The workout lasted about 15 minutes. Maybe 20.
That's when West turned to one of the Lakers employees and said, "Let's get out of here.