Gary Vitti admits he didn't think the Lakers made the right move when trading Vlade Divac for Kobe Bryant: "I didn't see it, ...

Former Lakers trainer reveals five toughest players, highlighting Kobe Bryant's grit and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's calculated ...

During his playing career, Shaquille O'Neal was known as a dominant force in the NBA. To his teammates, he was much more than ...

Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant helped the Lakers to three straight NBA titles, but their feud ended up tearing a dynasty ...

Former Lakers trainer Gary Vitti became an admirer of Kobe Bryant over time, but when the team first traded for Bryant, he ...

Kobe Bryant is a legend in Los Angeles Lakers history, but not everyone in the organisation was sold on his potential at ...

Lakers’ Athletic trainer Gary Vitti looks Kobe Bryant #24 after he hurt his ankle during their game against the Warriors at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Friday, April 12, 2013.

Lakers center Andrew Bynum holds his ankle as trainer Gary Vitti talks to him on April 1, 2012. Lakers trainer Gary Vitti, left, puts talc in the hand of Kobe Bryant on Feb. 2, 2016, in Los Angeles.

Pulling pranks on each other inside the locker room shouldn’t come as a surprise, nor should it be news. But some are so ...

Gary Vitti knows the rookies have been sent by the veterans to buy them, a battle he can’t win, so he puts up an adjacent sign that says “cardiac risk,” an almost daily reminder that ...

Gary Vitti eased his way into a hat store in Cleveland on a recent Lakers trip in search of a lid for his bald head, when the door quickly opened and a man burst in. “Hey, you’re Gary Vitti ...

Vitti screamed. Bryant immediately relented. Former Lakers athletic trainer Gary Vitti shares with Kristine Leahy his experience treating Kobe Bryant after he dislocated his finger during a game.