Reportedly, a reason LeBron James joined the Lakers six years ago was the tremendous way they took care of Kobe Bryant in Bryant's final seasons.

“Part of the reason James came to the Lakers as a free agent in 2018 is the standard of care they showed during the final seasons of Bryant’s career a decade ago, sources said,” Ramona Shelburne of ESPN wrote. “James liked playing for an iconic franchise as much as he liked how it treated its iconic players.”