LOS ANGELES - JUNE 19: Shaquille O’Neal #34 and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers pose with Lakers legend Magic Johnson after winning the NBA Championship trophy after defeating the Indiana Pacers in Game Six of the 2000 NBA Finals on June 19, 2000 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2000 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

15 Jun 2001: Kobe Bryant #8 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates with the Championship trophy following game five of the NBA Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Lakers won 108-86 to take the series 4-1 and the NBA Championship Title. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Ezra O. Shaw/Allsport.

USA’s Kobe Bryant waits to check in during the gold medal game against Spain at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)