Jonnie West: “He actually ended up in the hospital after all the stuff with Shaq and going through that. He ended up in the hospital for a few days because of exhaustion. But getting those two transactions in one summer was impressive.
Obviously, one was a known thing. At the time, Shaq was a multiple-time All-Star at that point even though he was still young. Kobe was a project.
But one of the things about my Dad that has always stuck with me was his conviction. He was dead set on Kobe, and that he was going to be great.”essentiallysports.comThis article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Jonnie West: “He actually ended up in the hospital …