No surprise here — the Lakers are going all out to try to recruit Melo — and that includes Kobe Bryant leaving vacation so he can be apart of the pitch. Carmelo Anthony has already met with the Bulls, Rockets and Mavs … and today is the Lakers turn to try to woo the star. Hit the jump for details…
Via ESPN:
Los Angeles Lakers superstar guard Kobe Bryant flew in late Wednesday night from a European vacation so he could attend and play a key part in the team’s pitch to free agent forward Carmelo Anthony on Thursday, sources with knowledge of the situation said.
Bryant has a long history and friendship with Anthony and has been courting him for some time but felt it was important to be there when the Lakers made their pitch to him at an undisclosed location in Los Angeles.
The Lakers have made Anthony and fellow superstar free agent LeBron James the main focus of their offseason, going so far as to hold off hiring a coach and signing other free agents until they could make their pitches to the two players.
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