LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant says the growing pains LeBron James and the Lakers have endured for much of this season are a necessary evil but that they will square things away soon enough.
"They have a determination to figure it out," Bryant told Lakers play-by-play announcer Bill MacDonald at the team's annual "All-Access" event at Staples Center on Monday. "They will figure it out. They have talented pieces and Rob has put them in position with incredible flexibility. They will figure it out. So, enjoy the journey because we'll be champions before you know it, and then we'll just be laughing at all the Warrior fans who all of the sudden came out of nowhere.