Do you remember when Jason Whitlock guaranteed that Kobe Bryant would un-retire and play for the New York Knicks after he finished his final season with the Los Angeles Lakers?
I wouldn’t really blame you if you did forget, but nevertheless, it’s a thing that actually happened:
Bryant would not play for the Knicks that season, but it turns out that he actually had considered playing for them at some point. Instead, Bryant ultimately retired after 20 seasons — all with the Lakers — but he admitted to Frank Isola of The Athletic that he at least considered what playing in New York would have been like.