COURTSIDE

ANTHONY L. CUAYCONG

James has warmed to the thought of resurrecting the prospects of a franchise resident living legend Kobe Bryant left in tatters. It’s a project he deems worthy to invest the medium term in, and enough to commit to even without assurance that any other marquee name will join him. In no small measure, it’s because he believes in himself, in what he says, in the promise he brings. It’s because he knows that he is, in the final analysis, king of his fate.