The agitation stayed with Kobe Bryant.
Even six years removed from it all, the Lakers’ star still harbored resentment toward the Phoenix Suns after being eliminating by them in the first round of two consecutive postseasons. So much so that he admits, “I don’t like them.”
The frustration lingered with Steve Nash.
Two regular-season MVP awards and remaining one of the game’s best-ever passers aside, Nash acknowledges his thirst for an NBA championship. Why that hasn’t happened yet partly involves the Lakers, who halted the Suns’ momentum in the 2010 Western Conference semifinals. So as Nash mulled his free-agent options, he conceded a few weeks ago, “It would be hard to put on a Lakers jersey.”
That all changed within the past week. READ MORE
