There was a time when the Phoenix Suns won a couple of key battles, beating the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the NBA playoffs in 2006 and 2007. Those series defeats fueled Kobe Bryant and stoked a vicious rivalry.
Bryant and the Lakers eventually won the war — aka NBA titles — while Steve Nash got nothing. Now Nash is conceding, and he and Bryant are joining forces. That’s what NBA stars do these days. While it will help re-establish the pecking order at Staples Center that was disrupted by Chris Paul last season, the only thing that really matters is whether it will be enough to win a championship.
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