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Kobe Bryant thinks the Lakers are ‘in a really good position,’ says he isn’t coming out of retirement to play with LeBron James

Kobe Bryant is enjoying life after basketball. Since retiring from the Los Angeles Lakers in 2016, Bryant has won an Oscar and a Sports Emmy, started a children’s podcast and written a book.

It’s safe to say basketball is the last thing on his mind, which is why he told Frank Isola of The Athletic that the notion of him coming out retirement to play with LeBron James is laughable.

Would you come back and play with LeBron?

No. (Laughs). That’s an easy one … because I don’t want to play no more.